Colorado School of Mines has a long tradition of women pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields – dating back to 1898 when Florence Caldwell was the first woman to

“What is it you think you’re gonna find? Boredom sets into the boring mind.” - Lars Ulrich, Metallica Weimer Distinguished Chair and Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology professor Lesli Wood isn’t a

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 7, 2015 – On May 25, 2014, the longest landslide in Colorado history devastated the small agricultural community surrounding West Salt Creek in Mesa County. Three people perished

GOLDEN, CO, Sept. 4, 2015 — Colorado School of Mines raised $40.6 million in philanthropic gifts and commitments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and secured planned gift commitments totaling

GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 27, 2015 – The Colorado School of Mines Edgar Experimental Mine celebrates its 150th birthday on Sept. 19 with a gold rush era event between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the mine (365 8th

Images of Zeolite taken with a secondary electron detector (the second image has been enhanced.) GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 19, 2015 — The Colorado School of Mines Department of Geology and Geological

Geology student Alyssa Schwarz wrote this placard for the photographer Vittorio Sella gelatin silver print, titled 'Weisshorn and Mischable from Summit of Castor, Mt. Rosa.' (as seen in the Foothills

GOLDEN, CO, July 23, 2015 — Colorado School of Mines’ premier policy institute for earth resources has a new name: the Payne Institute for Earth Resources. From left: Colorado School of Mines

Economics and Business Professor Jim Horan is igniting a balloon filled with hydrogen to demonstrate the differences in the properties of hydrogen and helium. (Photo Credit: Trevor Hall) Geology

GOLDEN, Colo., May 27, 2015 – “Pore Scale Phenomena: Frontiers in Energy and Environment,” a book edited by Colorado School of Mines faculty devoted to understanding the physical and chemical