In many workplaces, safety was once treated as an afterthought rather than the high priority that it is.
As Dr. Jeremy Gouzd, coordinator of the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University’s online Safety Management, M.S. programexplains, “Companies would often look at a tenured employee and say, ‘All right, you’re our safety guy. Congratulations!’”
A decade ago,
West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth
elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines. Now, the University
is ready to expand that work to help secure a domestic supply of the critical materials
essential to modern technology, enhancing national security interests and economic
innovation.
The family of longtime civil engineer and lawmaker David B. McKinley is honoring his wish to establish a $100,000 scholarship to benefit future engineers studying at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
On Sunday May 17, 2026 at the West Virginia University Hope Coliseum, the newest cohort of Statler alumni joined an elite group of innovators and leaders around the globe. The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources awarded 419 undergrad and 67 graduate degrees to a new generation of engineers and computer scientists, celebrating their transition from the classroom to creating positive change in the world.
Demonstrating coordination and resilience, a team of students from the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources earned first place at the inaugural Project MFG Additive Manufacturing National Championship.
When the world’s largest live-fire cyber defense exercise began simulating attacks on power grids, communications systems and national infrastructure, WVU students were already at their keyboards, not as observers, but as part of the international team defending a nation in crisis.
Six members of the
West Virginia University Class of 2026 and two December 2025 graduates have
earned the
Order of Augusta, the University’s most prestigious honor for academic excellence,
leadership and service. The eight inductees were selected from the 52
WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors.