Jonathan Sabo, a mine rescue and fire brigade instructor with
West Virginia University’s
Mining Extension Service, has been inducted into the National Coal Mine Rescue
Hall of Fame. Established by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Hall
of Fame honors individuals who stand out as exceptional in the field of mine rescue.
The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host a workshop for small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking funding for potential research projects through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Companies and workers in several northern West Virginia counties affected by downturns in the coal sector will receive assistance transitioning into opportunities in the region’s growing manufacturing sector with assistance from industrial extension agents at WVU.
On Saturday, April 2, student mine rescue teams from three universities will join their counterparts fromWest Virginia Universityfor a competition to be held theAcademy for Mine Training and Energy Technologiesin Core.
One of the worst mining disasters ever in the United States rocked a tiny community about an hour-and-a-half south of Morgantown 10 years ago.
For 18 years,West Virginia Universityhas led the state'sManufacturing Extension Partnership, providing consulting services to help manufacturers innovate, compete and grow. That work will continue for the next five years, thanks to $2.5 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
George and Camilla "Mimi" Bennett and CONSOL Energy were among the recipients of the West Virginia University Foundation's 2015 Outstanding Philanthropy awards.
Mention Sago, Aracoma and Upper Big Branch to a miner, and memories of lives lost quickly cloud their faces. That is especially true for Eugene White, director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, who participated in rescue operations at each of those mining disasters.