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Charles Dickens once said “no one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”West Virginia University’sEngineers Without Borderschapter is anything but useless.

In July of 2015, the West Virginia University Extension Servicespearheaded a university-wide effort that rushed to the aid of Harpers Ferry, a town of 300 that had its booming tourism industry threatened by a catastrophic fire.

Three West Virginia University engineering students have received prestigious University Fellowships.

A team fromWest Virginia Universitycaptured first place in the steel bridge competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Virginias Conference, held at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., March 31–April 2.

The 273-mile-long Illinois River is a primary tributary of the Mississippi River and part of an important waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. Barges transporting goods ranging from grain to oil traverse the waterway thanks in large part to several locks and dams managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In August, GFRP wicket gates were installed on one of those navigational structures – the Peoria Lock & Dam on the Illinois River at Creve Coeur, Ill.

The  Structural Engineering Institute Graduate Student Chapter at West Virginia University has been named the 2016 SEI Graduate Student Chapter of the Year.

For the second time in two years, two faculty members from West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have earned the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.

Career fairs can be nerve-wracking. For freshmen, sophomore and junior students, the future of their careers can ride on placement into a respected internship or co-op. For seniors about to graduate, the pressure to find a position in the real-world can add overwhelming anxiety to a year already filled with tough classes and rigorous schedules.

An elementary school in Monongalia County has earned the United States Green Building Council's LEED Gold certification, thanks in part to innovative research and construction development being explored at West Virginia University.