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Keeping a Dry Eye on Drought in East Africa

Feb. 4, 2021

As rainfall is increasingly scarce in East Africa, existing groundwater supplies become the main source of water for people, livestock and agriculture. Maintaining access to this life-sustaining resource requires an extensive network of wells and pumps. Earth observations from NASA satellites can indicate that a drought might be on the...

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A Steady DRIP with NASA Satellites

Feb. 4, 2021

NASA satellite data helps the people who maintain crucial infrastructure by highlighting the places most at-risk for drought and informing early warning actions to prevent the worst drought impacts on local communities.

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Center leading work to study trail bridge use in rural Rwanda

Dec. 14, 2020

A team from the center recently published results from a pilot impact evaluation of trail bridges in rural Rwanda. They installed sensors to monitor use at 12 bridge sites constructed by Denver-based nonprofit Bridges to Prosperity.

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Linden To Receive Prestigious 2020 Clark Prize

Nov. 11, 2020

The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and the Joan Irvine Smith and Athalie R. Clarke Foundation will present the 2020 Clarke Prize to Professor Karl Linden on Nov. 10. NWRI administers the prestigious $50,000 prize. Linden is the Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development at the University of Colorado Boulder and...

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Nominations Now Open for 2021 Global Engineering Awards

Oct. 27, 2020

The Mortenson Center is hosting the Third Annual Global Engineering Awards recognizing a professional and a student whose work aligns with the Mortenson Center鈥檚 mission and vision. Nominations are now open and will be accepted until January 31, 2021. The Global Engineering Awards seek to highlight the work of individuals...

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Gift caps growth year for Mortenson Center in Global Engineering

Aug. 20, 2020

A gift of $2 million from the Mortenson family caps an impressive year of growth for the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, including new federal and nonprofit funding totaling more than $11 million and significant research findings.

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The Global Engineers: Building a Safe and Equitable World Together

July 20, 2020

The Global Engineers: Building a Safe and Equitable World Together , is inspired by the opportunities for engineers to contribute to global prosperity. This book presents a vision for Global Engineering, and identifies that engineers should be concerned with the unequal and unjust distribution of access to basic services, such...

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The Intersectionality of WASH, Climate Change, and the Coronavirus

July 17, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided clear guidance on the most critical measure we can all take to protect human health and reduce the spread of COVID-19: 鈥淗ands should be washed with soap and water.鈥 While clear and simple, this directive is far from attainable for the...

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MacArthur Foundation honors drought emergency strategy

June 24, 2020

A CU Boulder and Millennium Water Alliance-led program committed to ending humanitarian drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa has been named one of the Top 100 in the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 100&Change competition ...

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DRIP Honored at San Francisco Design Week

June 15, 2020

Recognized as ground-breaking design and commitment to thought leadership in meeting the needs of a positive future for society in IoT category. The 2020 San Francisco Design Week Awards is an international design competition seeking to encourage thought leadership by supporting designers whose works contribute towards a positive future for...

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