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Mines is preparing students to become well-rounded leaders, innovators through blend of technical rigor, creative learning

We may be renowned for our expertise in applied science and engineering, but Mines is also enhancing students’ education by seamlessly blending the humanities, arts, social sciences and other related fields into our curriculum — often in surprising and creative ways.

Two Mines faculty members win NASA Early Career Faculty Award

Club Sports at Mines leveling up with dedicated esports space

2 Mines students awarded Fulbright Scholarships to conduct research abroad

Two Teach@Mines students named to Colorado Future Educator Honor Roll

VIDEO: Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

VIDEO: Mines alum brings escape room startup to life with support from campus innovation ecosystem

Mines professor co-leading research project to investigate freshened water under the ocean floor

News Headlines

June 3, 2025

2 Mines students awarded Fulbright Scholarships to conduct research abroad

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May 28, 2025

Mines professor co-leading research project to investigate freshened water under the ocean floor

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May 28, 2025

Mechanical Engineering PhD student wins National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Mines Magazine

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June 4, 2025

Club Sports at Mines leveling up with dedicated esports space

May 7, 2025

A commitment to service: Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02 talks entrepreneurship, social impact and empowering future innovators

April 30, 2025

Mines alum uses geology background to help unearth energy solutions

Videos

A gloved hand holds a small metal scoop of processed mine tailings in a laboratory setting. Behind it, lab equipment and a mixing drum are visible. Overlaid text reads: “Rebuilding with Mining Waste – Inside the lab.”

VIDEO: Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

Collage of three scenes: a student tightening a pipe structure, a group solving clues in an escape room, and Jalen Thomas speaking inside a modern building. Banner text reads “Colorado School of Mines – How an Escape Room Idea Became a Startup.”

VIDEO: Mines alum brings escape room startup to life with support from campus innovation ecosystem

Four Colorado School of Mines undergraduate students sit for interviews in a library setting, each wearing Mines apparel. A banner below them reads “Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.”

VIDEO: Class of 2025 graduates reflect on their undergraduate experience at Mines

Research

Mines professor co-leading research project to investigate freshened water under the ocean floor

Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative receives support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Jessica M. Smith named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

In The News

‘Disruptions all over the place’ if today’s China talks fail

Rod Eggert, research professor of economics and business, says substitutes for magnets made from rare earth minerals are less efficient. China is the nearly exclusive source for these magnets.

June 10, 2025

Electric gridlock: Can the growing West’s infrastructure evolve fast enough to keep the lights on?

Omid Beik, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering, is quoted in this article examining the state of the West's electrical grid.

June 8, 2025

The seabead is now a battlefield

Morgan Bazilian, director, Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Alex Gilbert, fellow with Payne, co-authored this analysis. They write that "the rules-based global order is under siege at sea."

June 4, 2025

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