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Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics News - November 2016

Engineering alumna Claire Tomkins explains to the audience at the Engineers Breakfast why we need an engineer in the White House.

UA Engineering Homecoming 2016 Highlights the Profession's Humanity

The UA Engineering annual homecoming breakfast made a strong case for the belief that society's ills will persist unless those with skills in technology and critical thinking, not to mention compassion, are given room to flourish in the...
Mari Tuji, with purple headscarf, and her neighbors collect water from one of 10 water-dispensing stations in Kelecho Gerbi, Ethiopia, built by Water1st and a local organization. (Photo courtesy of Water1st International)

UA Alumna Lifts Burden for Communities Lacking Clean Water

University of Arizona civil engineering alumna Marla Smith-Nilson is delivering clean water and expanding opportunities in impoverished countries around the world.