MEDIA ADVISORY: College to host Engineering in Sustainability, Middle School Engineering Challenge Camps
The Statler College will host two Engineering Challenge Camps the week of June 24.
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Wang reveals new cell type in the human brain; plays crucial role in visual search
Every day, people are asked to find something – a familiar face in a crowd, a child in the park, a particular house on a street. While researchers have long-since known that the ability to effectively search and detect goal-relevant targets is controlled by top-down signals from the brain’s frontal area, a researcher from West Virginia University has found evidence that the human medial temporal lobe – or MTL – also plays an essential role in this process.
College to host Females in the Field, Middle School Engineering Challenge Camps
The Statler College will host two Engineering Challenge Camps the week of June 17.
WVU finishes second in NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge
Not a leaking drain plug nor a blown water line could keep the MIDAS II team from West Virginia University from placing in NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge.
Bennett one of six inducted into Order of Vandalia
George Bennett was one of six individuals selected for induction into Order of Vandalia for 2018. He joins a distinguished list of recipients including Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Hazel Ruby McQuain, Sen. Jennings Randolph, John Chambers, James "Buck" Harless and Jack Fleming.
WVU engineering students sweep SAMPE Additive Manufacturing Contest
Engineering students from West Virginia University’s Student Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering swept top honors in the Student Additive Manufacturing Contest that was held during the 2018 SAMPE Conference and Exhibition on May 21-24, in Long Beach, California.
WVU finishes second in DOE-GM sponsored EcoCAR 3 competition
At the end of year two of the EcoCAR 3 competition, the team from West Virginia University won the “Team to Watch” award, which is presented to the school that shows strong improvement from year one as well as the potential to grow in future years of the competition.
Researchers receive funding from the Alpha Foundation to study mine safety and health
A pair of research teams from West Virginia University have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health.
WVU engineering students launch water restoration project in McComas
A group of students from West Virginia University’s Chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to Mercer County on May 4-7, to conduct an assessment on an abandoned water system.
MEP helps Truston achieve ISO certification, expand business
Truston Industries has a lot to be proud of. As one of the largest suppliers of port security barriers worldwide, the company designs, fabricates and installs custom solutions for the marine, energy and industrial markets.