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Through drive and dedication, a West Virginia University student took a summer internship goal and transformed a production line—benefitting healthcare providers and the general public during the global pandemic.

Applications are currently open for recent graduates and working professionals looking to pursue a newly launched Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Department of Industrial Management and Systems Engineering in West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

Ashish Nimbarte, professor of industrial engineering at West Virginia University, has been named chair of the department, effective July 1, 2022.

For Gianna Mascio, the decision to come to West Virginia University was easy—and her entire family supported it.

A Black Appalachian first-generation college student graduating with a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average, a two-term Mountaineer Mascot passionate about finding novel therapies for mental health disorders and a young entrepreneur who has worked to empower small farmers in West Virginia are among the accomplished student leaders who have been honored with West Virginia University’s most prestigious student award, the Order of Augusta.

A West Virginia University engineering student has been named a finalist in the Collegiate Business Plan Competition and awarded $5,000 for his small business DashPlain. 

Five new West Virginia University faculty members have been selected by the Office of the Provost following a rigorous application process as the recipients of the 2022-24 Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Applied Faculty Fellowship, a multi-disciplinary initiative to bolster WVU’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.

The campaign for West Virginia University Student Government Association ended Wednesday evening (March 9) as the SGA Judicial Court certified Chloe Hernandez and Pareera Uqaily as president and vice president, respectively, for the 2022-23 academic year. The pair represents the first female-minority ticket to win an SGA presidential election.