Popular Mechanics recently chose Colorado School of Mines as its top science and tech college in the Rocky Mountain region. Labeled "The Most Eccentric Engineering School in the West," Mines was one of seven universities across the U.S. and Canada to be highlighted by the magazine. From the article: "Despite the antiquated name, School of Mines is a standard STEM-focused undergrad and graduate institution. But understand, it's not a normal engineering school. Mines will offer the world's first space resources (asteroid mining) program next fall and has the nation's only university-sponsored ....