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Brian Anderson has received $1.2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a three-year research project aimed at finding ways to use the energy beneath our feet _ geothermal energy, that is, stored in the hot rocks beneath the surface of the earth.

The work of West Virginia University's Hota Ganga-Rao was highlighted by a new national initiative _ ScienceWorksForUS _ as an example of a significant research initiative made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Engineering students from West Virginia University _ currently constructing a fully functional GM hybrid vehicle _ recognize the importance of reaching out to young people and educating them about the growing impact of sustainable resources on their futures. On Thursday, Nov. 19, students from WVU's School of Engineering will talk to 5th and 6th graders at East Park Elementary school in Fairmont at 9:30 a.m. and to 3rd and 4th graders at Skyview Elementary school in Morgantown at 2:00 p.m.

More than 180 teams dropped pumpkins from the top of the Engineering Sciences Building on Friday.

James E. Smith, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, is approaching the end of one of the most exciting and fruitful periods in his career.

With the holiday season fast approaching, engineering students at WVU are planning an event to help local children ride into a happy holiday season. Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honorary, is hosting its Fall Bicycle Drive Nov. 1-14. Used bikes for children or adults that are in repairable condition will be accepted, then repaired and donated to area residents in need.

West Virginia University's Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE) will soon take its transportable vehicle emissions laboratory to Washington D.C., to test the emissions from several different types of alternative-fuel buses that are part of that city's transit fleet.

The WVU student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is sponsoring the competition, which is open to WVU students and school students all over the state.

Reducing campus crime is a top priority for the WVU Police. To help their mission they are teaching students and employees to replace fear with confidence.

WVU today dedicated a state-of-the-art, simulated underground coal mine for training new and experienced miners. The new facility - 340 feet long by 110 feet wide and set up much like an actual underground mine - is located at the WVU Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies near Core. It will be used for training new miners and foremen, rescue teams, mine fire brigades and for other specialized training.