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For the first time in the history of the Materials Science and Technology University Ceramic Mug Contest, students from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University rose to exciting heights with successful ceramic mug drops and earned top placement in the competition.

Two professors from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources were selected as recipients of the Distinguished Mountaineer Award from the office of Governor Jim Justice. 

West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in political science, law and petroleum and natural gas engineering will benefit from a dedicated alumna’s planned gift estimated at more than $1 million.

A West Virginia University student veteran is partly crediting the supportive environment the University provides to students like him with his military success on the national level, success that now includes a competitive fellowship.

Recognized for their exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement, Matthew Hudson, Giana Loretta, Sonia-Frida Ndifon, Trevor Swiger and Callyn Zeigler have been named the  West Virginia University 2022 Mountaineers of Distinction, a  Mountaineer Week tradition.

At the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, a group of engineers is betting on the combined promise of two paths to carbon-neutral power: hydrogen and biomass.

The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources was selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to receive a grant as part of an initiative to fund mine safety awareness, education and training in key mining industry states.  

Two Mine Rescue teams from West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources took home top honors in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – 2022 Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Competition. The event was held on October 29, in Julian.  

For technical degrees like engineering and computer science, lectures and tests are customary in the classroom. The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is flipping the script on traditional learning practices by offering a new experiential learning course for engineering students.