By Aidan Ocampo and Hector Ontiveros Morales On Monday, September 12, we left Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev region early in the morning as our bus headed south towards Sde Boker. This Kibbutz served as the retirement and final resting place of Israel’s first prime minister, Ben Gurion. We visited his tomb as
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Drip Water Irrigation in Israel By Shyam Chandra and Damien Koh On September 11th, 2022, the Israel GET group paid a visit to an Israeli community known as Kibbutz Hatzerim. There we learned about a local-born company called Netafim and their unique drip irrigation technology. A Kibbutz is a type of Israeli shared community with
Israel’s largest Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse Facility By Molly Whalen and Kayd Bhagat For Wildcats, purple is the color for Northwestern pride. Here in central Israel at the Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Plant, purple represents the color of pipes that contain recycled wastewater. Today, the Trekkers ventured just outside of Tel Aviv to learn about
Aqueduct and ancient water supply and water management By Emilia McDougal, Alex Perry, Nikhil Sriram Today our group headed an hour north of Tel Aviv to visit Caesarea, a historic seaport and current national park bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Originally founded by Herod the Great around 20 BCE, the site has seen generations of inhabitants,
King Hezekiah water tunnel, Gihon spring, overall ancient city water supply By Destiny Lara, Charis Lee, Peter Pinder Our trip’s third day in Israel involved a tour of Jerusalem’s City of David where we immersed ourselves in the ancient beauty of the city while learning how two major factors (water and religion) impacted the human
By Vianey Guadian, Natalia Rodriguez, Hector Morales After having lunch at a traditional Hummus restaurant in the center of Haifa, our bus ascended to the top of the Baha’i Gardens, situated on Mt. Carmel. Mt. Carmel maintains historical importance as a holy site and the name translates to ‘God’s’ vineyard. We observed the entire Haifa
Water Research Lab Tour By Aidan Ocampo, Iphigenie Bera, Sara Bhaidani For most, the first destination on Northwestern’s Global Engineering Trek (GET) to Israel left students with a lasting impression of the significant role water plays on a regional and global scale. As Wildcats visited Technion, they were provided a valuable introduction to groundbreaking research
We’re excited to announce that #H2NOWChicago has launched its real-time water quality monitoring platform for the 2022 season at www.h2nowchicago.org. The project provides real-time information about microbial water quality in the river, allowing Chicagoans and visitors to make more educated decisions about how and when to interact with the waterway. We’re a proud partner in
Seeking two student Fellows to support the development of a Health, Equity, and Nature Report for Lake County. It’s a very exciting project, and a great opportunity for on-the-ground learning. Click on the description for more information! Fellowship Description