Soaring Denver-Area Rents Spur $200 Million Student Housing Bond

“We are located in the west side of Denver and it’s very, very expensive,” said Kristen Volpi, vice president and chief financial officer at the Colorado School of Mines. “Students are unable to find private apartments that they can afford, so they ....
March 13, 2024

Plan to drill for oil and gas near Lowry Landfill Superfund site southeast of Denver raises red flags

Hydraulic fracturing features a brief application of pressure to rock formations to release oil and gas, while wastewater injection is “an ongoing process that injects significant volumes of wastewater over long periods of time,” said Jill Carlson ....
March 11, 2024

Denver area youth experience hands-on engineering at Girls are SMART conference

“By introducing it at a young age, it gets them interested a lot earlier, and shows them more options that they can go into,” said Mary Nimey, a member of the Society of Women Engineers.
March 9, 2024

A bit deeper into Maine lithium motherlode

"Do I think what's going on at the Salton Sea will replace any or all lithium mining in this country?" said Corby Anderson, a professor and associate director at the Colorado School of Mines. "No, I don't. It's not a panacea. It's an opportunity."
March 6, 2024
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Imperial College London academics worked with Chinese military-linked institutions

Suveen Mathaudhu, a professor in the metallurgical and materials engineering department at Colorado School of Mines, said the recent papers identified by the FT fell under the category of basic scientific research. But he added: “As with any other ....
March 5, 2024

Mines fraternity supporting colon cancer research with bike-a-thon

For at least a week, a group of Colorado School of Mines students will be biking non-stop. But, instead of a destination, they’re biking toward a dollar amount.
March 5, 2024

Going with the Flow: Universities, Operators Team on Flow Assurance Research

Is it possible to use water from inside the Arctic Circle as waterflood fluid in an over pressured reservoir without precipitating gas hydrates? And if hydrates do form, do they affect the productivity of the formation? An operator in the icy waters ....
March 5, 2024

Colorado School of Mines, USGS, major miners join forces to study geologic hydrogen

The Colorado School of Mines and the US Geological Survey (USGS) have established a joint industry program to study the potential of a low-carbon alternative energy source: geologic hydrogen.
March 5, 2024