All Stories

Two talented and accomplished undergraduate students have been endorsed by West Virginia University for the British Marshall Scholarship.

As students begin their engineering journeys, many grapple with their understanding of the discipline and how it relates to their identity as engineers. Researchers at  West Virginia University are focused on empowering students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with tools, resources and services to support and retain them beyond their first year.

Over 1,000 K-12 students vied for victory at the 35th annual Pumpkin Drop hosted by the  West Virginia University  Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

If Stumptown Ales owner Cindy Robeson got a college experience do-over, she’d pick West Virginia University without hesitation. Her confidence in that choice, she said, comes from watching three of her children blossom on the Morgantown Campus.

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Warrior Met Coal Walter J. Scheller, III delivered the Poundstone Lecture in a private event at West Virginia University on Oct. 3, as part of the Mining Engineering William N. Poundstone Lecture Series at the Erickson Alumni Center.

With a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Education grant, West Virginia University is preparing its undergraduates with new industrial grade resources which will allow for increased student capacity and new instructional activities and experiments.

Computer science and cybersecurity undergraduate programs in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University have reached a significant high of 41% in enrollment growth this year. Over the past five years, enrollment has grown by 77%.

When the objective is to build and program a 1:10 scaled race car, minimize laptime, race head-to-head, and cross the finish line without crashing, one might think it’s simple, right? Not when it has to be completed autonomously. 

As first-time participants of the F1Tenth competition, the West Virginia University  team, based at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, stepped up and did just that — placing second against teams from USA, Canada and China. 

The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, and the Statler College Academic Diversity Committee, announced the recipients of the College’s 2024 Excellence in Cultivating Engagement and Belonging Award. The awards were distributed to the recipients in conjunction with WVU’s Diversity Week celebration. 

Mining engineering students from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University have swept the competition yet again, earning first place for the ninth time since 2000 in this year’s 27th annual Carlson Software Senior Design Competition.