New coding and service camps highlight Engineering Challenge Camp schedule
Students from 17 states will head to Morgantown this summer to attend one of 14 Engineering Challenge Camps being offered by West Virginia University.
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WVU to host training sessions for Project Lead The Way teachers
Middle and high school teachers from seven states will head to West Virginia University this summer to advance their skills in the classroom through Project Lead The Way.
WVU nabs fourth place finish in year three of EcoCAR 3 competition
With one year left to go in the four-year EcoCAR 3 competition, the team from West Virginia University finds itself in some pretty good company. After a two-week stint that featured stops in Michigan and Washington, D.C., the team from WVU placed fourth overall, joining Ohio State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Georgia Tech at the top.
WVU Foundation honors philanthropists
The West Virginia UniversityFoundationhas announced the recipients of its 2017 Outstanding Philanthropy awards.
WVU professor’s patented system could save lives and make cities more resilient after natural disasters
WVU professor Hota GangaRao and Praveen Majjigapu, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering, have developed a system that will increase the strength and endurance of structures in earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other large blasts, helping communities prevent catastrophe. The system is also beneficial for repairing historic or aging structures.
Faculty inspire students to pursue research, achieve NSF fellowships
Two West Virginia University students will take their research projects to a new level and one NSF fellow will bring her research to the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources thanks to prestigious graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
Demasi named WVU Foundation Scholar
Wheeling native Miriam Demasi is one of five students to be named a WVU Foundation Scholar, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.
Engineering program shapes student’s future in more ways than one
When Breanna Haught of Mannington decided to attend West Virginia University she was unsure of the direction she wanted to take with her studies. Having excelled in math and science, she decided to pursue a degree in industrial engineering, a decision that would impact her life in unimaginable ways.