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The West Virginia University Mine Rescue Team, based at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is the best in the world.

A team of West Virginia University mining engineering students have once again secured first place in the national Senior Student Design Award competition for their comprehensive underground mine design plan.

The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to innovation, achieving a record high of $52.2 million in total research expenditures for the 2023 fiscal year. As a result, all engineering programs reached the top 100 rankings in the latest National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey. 

To keep miners safe, a West Virginia University researcher is creating a training program that uses augmented reality headsets to prepare workers to operate around high-risk vehicles.

A West Virginia University student is continuing on the path of service he started while in high school — as a volunteer for community canned food drives, trail maintenance and garbage cleanup projects — thanks to private scholarship support.

Researchers at West Virginia University will develop technologies and strategies that will revolutionize hydrogen energy on regional and national scales as part of WVU’s addition to the Center for Clean Hydrogen.

Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Chris Williamson will visit the West Virginia University Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies in Core, West Virginia, on Oct. 30 to acknowledge accomplishments in mine emergency preparedness.

The West Virginia University Foundation is honoring three individuals and a local corporation with 2024 Outstanding Philanthropy Awards for their tremendous generosity, leadership and dedication.

We’re built different here in West Virginia. Grit runs in our blood, and we know what it means to work hard.