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Margaret Bennewitz doesn’t like unanswered questions––certainly not those of people worried about whether or not they have breast cancer.

In the summer of 2022, Amirah Mitchell started working on developing an artificial intelligence program that would understand human emotion, using deep learning approach. This was after she was given the opportunity to be a part of WVU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. The biomedical engineering undergraduate researcher used the opportunity to start her project on how the technology could predict the emotional state of humans, whether happy, sad, angry, etc.

Navigating through higher education for any student can be challenging and overwhelming. An adviser in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University has been nationally recognized for her role in guiding students on the path to academic success.

A West Virginia University alumnus aims to boost the number of women working in STEM fields via a $50,000 scholarship gift to his alma mater.  

Brook Woldegabriel, a graduate research assistant for the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been selected for the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program. 

Nicholas Ohi knew from a young age that he was interested in science and engineering but had no idea where that would one day lead. 

As a native West Virginian, Kimberly Morris grew up knowing she was destined to become a Mountaineer. What she didn’t know was that one day she would be graduating from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with two degrees and a thriving small business. 

The waste flushed down toilets could be a valuable source of resources and profits — and easier on the environment, according to a West Virginia University engineer’s research.

Flying with balloons takes on a whole new meaning for a team comprised of university and high school students across the state of West Virginia who will participate in a ballooning project that will live stream video to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.