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In the EPICS curriculum for K-12 schools we help students learn how to solve real life challenges for real people to create real impact in communities. Through this experience students learn that engineers are creating a better world for all of us. 

When I read the following news story my first thought was "I wonder if these engineers are graduates of an EPICS program?"

Engineering a Better Food Bank

For the past few years, a team of engineers has spent long hours poring over data files and complex computer models. They weren't designing nuclear reactors or high-tech cars--they were using their technology and expertise to improve programs that feed the hungry.

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