Trump embraces pesticides after previously promising crackdown
Christopher Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses the presence of PFAS in pesticides and medications.
November 22, 2025
Here's what the remediation for environmental issues may look like at Burnham Yard
John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses what the developers for a new Denver Broncos stadium are likely to find when they start cleaning up the Burnham Yard site.
November 20, 2025
DIA's search for alternative energy source generates pushback
Thomas Albrecht, professor of chemistry, discusses the differences between the compact kind of nuclear reactor being considered for Denver International Airport and older, larger types of nuclear reactors that were more dangerous.
November 19, 2025
Supply-chain delays for transformers, cables, and breakers push power grid to the brink
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece that notes manufacturers have multiyear, billion-dollar backlogs as new data centers, industrial electrification, and peaking-capacity projects flood their ....
November 18, 2025
Kiewit, exec’s joint $4.3M gift establishes construction engineering program chair at Colorado School of Mines
A $4.3 million-endowment to Colorado School of Mines from Kiewit Corp. and Chairman Bruce Grewcock will create a program chair to oversee a new Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering degree.
November 17, 2025
Waymo self-driving cars are ‘learning’ Denver’s streets
Frankie Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Jason Slowinski, associate vice president of infrastructure and operations, discuss Waymo's roll out of autonomous cars in Denver and Colorado School of Mines experience with a shuttle service that utilized autonomous vehicles.
November 9, 2025
How students maintain the iconic ‘M’ in Golden
Students in Blue Key Honor Society, the custodians of Mines' mountainside emblem, recently changed the M to light up as a bat to celebrate Halloween.
November 6, 2025
Rare Earths Are Hot. Not All of the Government’s New Buys Will Thrive.
Morgan Bazilian and Brad Handler of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, and student researcher Andrew Bauman authored this opinion piece on the potential impact of the U.S. government's renewed push ....
November 5, 2025
China’s rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing’s grip on the market
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said he thinks the U.S. and its allies can make significant progress in a year’s time to lessen China's dominance of the rare earths market.
October 30, 2025
One of the country's few rare earth processing plants opens in Exeter
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, discusses the potential for a rare earth processing plant in New Hampshire.
October 30, 2025
The hidden mineral reserve: How U.S. mine tailings could cut imports and reduce toxic waste
Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, discusses how mine waste can be processed to fulfill part of the country's need for critical minerals.
October 27, 2025
Families discover fossils, robots and more at Mines Museum’s Spooktacular
Hundreds of costumed youngsters and their families stopped by the Mines Museum of Earth Science for the fifth annual Spooktacular, a candy-free event that emphasizes STEM-based activities and goodies.