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Engineering Capstone Team Visits Partner Village In Tanzania
Maureen Langlois
A team from The Ohio State University’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering traveled to Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region in May to work with a…
Water-Focused Teacher Training Emphasizes Systems Approach
Maureen Langlois
Why are GWI and others concerned with providing sustainable systems solutions for communities facing water resource challenges? “It is because all your health come from…
2016 GAP Student Blog: Tackling Team Work In Tanzania
Maureen Langlois
As we’ve all come to know, group work inherently comes with peaks and valleys, high fives, handshakes and deep-seeded displeasure. Fisher makes a huge push for group work…
Congratulations, Graduating GWI Masters Students!
Maureen Langlois
The end of the spring semester saw three GWI student associates graduate from Ohio State:
Paree Allu (M.S., Mechanical Engineering), currently working as a…
2016 GAP Student Blog: The Land Of The Masai
Maureen Langlois
Mention East African culture or the dominant Swahili language to a Westerner and you might just stir up images of brightly clad Masai people with gauged (stretched lobe…
2016 GAP Student Blog: Adapting In Tanzania’s Business Environment
Initially, we planned on writing our second business blog about our first meeting with our colleagues at the University of Dodoma. There’s plenty to say about the differing style including: how…
2016 GAP Student Blog: Tanzania’s Own Island Paradise
Maureen Langlois
Throughout the centuries of the colonial age, Zanzibar was claimed, conquered and held by Portugal, Oman and, most recently, Great Britain. The island gained its…
Tanzania Visit Establishes, Reaffirms Collaborations
Maureen Langlois
In an April visit to the Tanzanian cities of Dodoma and Dar es Salaam, GWI Interim Director Marty Kress and Senior Research Associate Rebecca Gianotti advanced the…
EVENT: Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop In Toledo To Discuss Health Impacts
Maureen Langlois
GWI Faculty Advisory Committee member Jiyoung Lee will co-lead a workshop for health professionals on the front lines of harmful algal blooms in Toledo, Ohio next month…