Concerns Grow on How ‘Dirt Sciences’ Will Keep Attracting Talent

Jennifer Miskimins, professor and department head of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, discusses the challenges faced by U.S. universities in recruiting students to study petroleum engineering, geology, mining engineering and more.
June 12, 2025

‘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

Wrestler breaking barriers after life-changing accident

Less than two years after Electrical Engineering student Yahir Chairez-Salazar's was injured in a crash, he's back on the wrestling mat for the Orediggers. Chairez-Salazar lost his leg in the car accident, but not his desire to be competitive in wrestling.
June 3, 2025

The Quantum Imperative

Morgan Bazilian, director, Payne Institute for Public Policy, authored this column that argues quantum is critical to US tech leadership and that ignoring it risks economic, scientific, and national security setbacks.
June 2, 2025

Goldenite Corner: Two professors with local ties win prestigious national fellowships

Colorado School of Mines professor Jessica M. Smith and University of Washington-Bothell professor Nora Kenworthy — a Golden High School Class of 2000 graduate — were among this year’s recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.
May 30, 2025

Trade war with China highlights auto sector’s need for rare-earth mineral supply

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business at Colorado School of Mines, explains why U.S. rare earth mining cannot compete with China's subsidized production.
May 28, 2025

Can Colorado better source, produce rare earth minerals? Mining experts weigh in on how

The Denver Gazette conducted an exclusive interview with Ian Lange, professor of economics and business at Colorado School of Mines, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon; Kelly Caufield, executive director of CSI; and Adam Eckman, president and CEO of the ....
May 26, 2025

Scientists Search for Freshwater Off Vineyard Shores

“Nobody has done a direct study of these offshore groundwater systems,” said Brandon Dugan, the co-chief scientist on the expedition and a professor at the Colorado School of Mines. “It’s exciting for the Island and the region, and exciting globally ....
May 20, 2025

US oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it

John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering, warns that the subsurface may not be equipped to handle the chemicals from fracking and could spread them unpredictably.
May 20, 2025

Golden-area groups collaborate to design first-of-its-kind modular home

Golden Hills residents have been working with the Neighborhood Rehab Project, Colorado School of Mines students and staff, and a local housing development company to design a first-of-its-kind modular home that's affordable, sustainable and scalable.
May 18, 2025