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In celebration of Engineers Week, an annual event that celebrates professionals in all fields of engineering, the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources hosted a scholarship video contest based off of the central theme of this year’s festivities, ‘Imagining Tomorrow.’

New technology created by engineers at West Virginia University will improve safety in underground mines by reducing the likelihood of “fall of ground” related accidents, one of the leading causes of injuries in underground mines, which occurs when part of the roof or a pillar collapses.

West Virginia, birth place of Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, will now be at the center of developing the next innovation in barrier-breaking transportation.

In a letter from Vice President of WVU Talent and Culture, Cris DeBord addresses employee expectations for the Return to Campus in the fall.

Students will return toWest Virginia University’sthree campuses to begin fall classes on Wednesday, Aug. 19, the University announced Wednesday(June 3).

A mining engineering doctoral student in the Statler College is investigating separation techniques for the removal of radioactive and hazardous materials from rare earth elements, chemical elements in Earth’s crust that are essential ingredients in modern technologies such as cell phones, rechargeable batteries, GPS equipmentand many defense applications.