"Water for Mulobere"

 you have visited campus recently, more than likely you saw this video during your admissions information session.  The video features Brian Bell, a civil engineering student in the Institute of Technology, who worked with Engineers without Borders (EWB) to research ways to alleviate trash problems in developing countried like Haiti.

Institute of Technology student Brian Bell of Engineers Without Borders

Every time I see this video clip, I have to remind myself that these are University of Minnesota students, studying engineering and the sciences, who are developing these innovative ways to solve global problems.  Just think, this could be your future -- using what you are learning in the Institute of Technology to have a positive impact on the world!

The project in Haiti isn't the only real-world issue that our students are working on. In fact, a new documentary film produced by the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment features science and engineering students who are part of the University's student chapter of Engineers Without Borders that traveled to Uganda to install a solar-powered water pump at the Hope Integrated Academy.  This film will premiere this Tuesday, April 27th at Coffman Memorial Union Theater on the U of M campus. Check it out: "Water for Mulobere".

"Water for Mulobere" trailer

-Dani