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Students in Engineering Technology Management

Considering an MBA? For STEM grads, an Engineering and Technology Management master’s degree is the better option

Advance your STEM career with a one-year master’s in business management designed for future tech leaders and problem-solvers.

Deep underground, particle physics and quantum computing converge

New underground lab spaces drive next-level quantum research

Considering an MBA? For STEM grads, an Engineering and Technology Management master’s degree is the better option

Media tip sheet: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

Muons and machine learning provide new window into sealed nuclear storage casks

Colorado School of Mines launches Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program for returned Peace Corps volunteers

Memorable Mines Moments of 2025: Campaign for MINES@150 breaks records, new provost and more

News Headlines

January 7, 2026

Media tip sheet: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

crowd of students walk on sidewalk with campus in background and Mines flag in foreground

December 22, 2025

Memorable Mines Moments of 2025: Campaign for MINES@150 breaks records, new provost and more

Xue Wang holding Rath plaque with President Johnson and VP Copan

December 19, 2025

Chemical Engineering PhD wins Fall 2025 Rath Research Award at Graduate Commencement

Mines Magazine

Blue Key students standing behind Blaster the Burro

December 17, 2025

Blue Key has shaped the Oredigger experience with a century of tradition

December 3, 2025

Lessons from a Mines alum’s path to leadership in a dynamic energy landscape

Elizabeth Holley testifies before select committee

December 1, 2025

U.S. policymakers turn to Mines for trusted expertise on critical minerals

Videos

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Chris Higgins stands in a field at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, leaning on a large white tank with two wooden planks on top. In the background are large machines and testing equipment, related to PFAS research.

VIDEO: PFAS research at Mines targets water contamination

Research

Wouter Van De Pontseele wears blue gloves while assembling wiring on some equipment

Deep underground, particle physics and quantum computing converge

Student in a reflective vest and hard hat examining equipment in an underground lab

New underground lab spaces drive next-level quantum research

Mark Deinert and Andy Osborne stand in front of window with Mines campus behind

Muons and machine learning provide new window into sealed nuclear storage casks

In The News

Venezuela’s coltan and the quiet fragility of tantalum and niobium

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Greg Clough, deputy director at Payne, co-author this article about the importance of Venezuela's coltan reserves.

January 13, 2026

The next hot career: Mining engineering

Sebnem Düzgün, professor, Fred Banfield Distinguished Chair and associate department head in mining engineering, explains how Mines is transforming its mining engineering program to meet new challenges.

January 13, 2026

Drilling into the details Of Venezuela’s oil

Jennifer Miskimins F.H. Mick Merelli/Coterra Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair and professor in petroleum engineering and the president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, discusses the heavy oil found in Venezuela with Science Friday host Ira Flatow.

January 12, 2026

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