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UNM Student Group Engineers Without Borders Featured in the Albuquerque Journal
April 17, 2012
The student group Engineers Without Borders (EWB) was recently featured in an Albuquerque Journal aritcle for the organization's work on a clearn drinking water project in Bolivia. The article highlights the ongoing, impressive work that UNM students have done to bring clean drinking water to the Tsimane people in Bolivia. Quoted in the article are civil engineering students Kent Steinhaus (EWB treasurer, featured in photo above) and Ryan Webb (EWB president) along with Kelly Isaacson, former UNM student and current professional project mentor to the group. To learn more about the UNM chapter of EWB, visit the group's website.