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Reigning champions Team Mountaineers represented the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and West Virginia University this past weekend, placing second in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC) finals held at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

Each year, a group of dedicated members of Pi Kappa Phi take on the challenge of a lifetime, pushing their limits and stepping into the unknown to make a difference. 

Welcome to our Meet the Grads series, highlighting the incredible students from the Statler College who are earning their degrees during the 2024 Spring Commencement. 

With $1.75 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a team of West Virginia University researchers will collaborate with teams at Marshall and Florida International University to address cybersecurity needs in AI technologies.

A determination to position West Virginia University at the forefront of computer sciences and electrical engineering has inspired two alumni to contribute $750,000 to produce long-term alliances with best-in-class academic leaders.

Eight members of the West Virginia University Class of 2024 who have made remarkable achievements across academic disciplines while using the power of purpose to serve others and foster innovation for a sustainable future are among the talented student leaders honored with the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious University student award.

Starting this summer, undergraduate students will perform hands-on, cutting-edge robotics research that solves real-world problems in Appalachia while working in the five robotics labs at West Virginia University.