On a day that saw 355 pumpkins survive the 11-story drop from atop West Virginia University’s Engineering Sciences Building, it was team 314 from South Middle School in Morgantown that took top honors in the 31st Annual Pumpkin Drop. Their pumpkin landed just one-foot from the target, earning them the $100 first prize.
Emil
Czul (pronounced “Sewell”), a late West
Virginia University alumnus raised in Lochgelly and a 1950
graduate of Oak Hill High School, is making certain that future generations
from Fayette County will not struggle to afford college as he did.
Two researchers from West Virginia University have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration to train miners for mine emergency prevention and preparedness.
Since the age of 7, West Virginia University sophomore Benjamin Twiest has always wanted to be an Imagineer.
At least one member of the West Virginia University Class of 2019 already knows where she will be headed post-graduation.
Researchers at West Virginia University have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study methane emissions from natural gas well sites. The three-year grant comes with more than $320,000 in funding.
While many students traveled far and wide to participate in internships, three students in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University found the best opportunities right on campus.