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Study Calls for New Global Standard for Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation

By Associated Engineering Press

A new study conducted jointly by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine calls for a new global standard for improvements in household drinking water and sanitation access.

Co-authors include… Mark Elliott, Gillings School alumnus and now assistant professor in University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering; and Alycia Overbo, research associate at The Water Institute.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: January 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features: