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Feb
01
2019
Mines notches top-10 finish in NSA Codebreaker Challenge
Colorado School of Mines students hacked their way to a top-10 finish in one of the most important cybersecurity competitions in the nation. Twenty Mines students participated in the 2018 NSA Codebreaker Challenge, which ran from the end of NewsJan
24
2019
Mines students honored for commitment to diversity
Two Mines students were recognized this week for their outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus. Leah Reeder, a junior majoring in applied mathematics and statistics, and Peter Weddle, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, NewsJan
10
2019
Senior Scholar Athlete Award winners in league of their own
In their last official duty as student-athletes, Brody Oliver and Jennifer Kendall stood on either side of the commencement podium and launched into the Mines fight song: I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three hundred pounds,The college bell NewsDec
21
2018
Mines students win Facebook Hackathon with navigation app
Finding your way around a new building can be a challenge – it’s not like you can just pull up your smartphone’s map app and pinpoint your location like you would outside. “A lot of companies – Google, Google Maps, Facebook – have been working on NewsDec
17
2018
Grad student, oSTEM at Mines honored at national conference
Max Pisciotta, a master’s student in mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, was recognized for the Best Graduate/Postdoc Poster at the 2018 oSTEM Annual Conference. Short for Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, NewsDec
14
2018
Outstanding grads honored at Fall 2018 Commencement
Colorado School of Mines celebrated its midyear commencement Dec. 14, conferring a total of 226 bachelor’s, 187 master’s and 55 doctoral degrees during undergraduate and graduate ceremonies at Lockridge Arena. Special recognition was given to NewsDec
12
2018
Hypersensitive hearing helper wins Capstone Showcase
An improved pair of noise-canceling headphones designed specifically for a former state trooper who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the line of duty was awarded first place in the Fall 2018 Capstone Design Showcase on Dec. 4. The NewsDec
11
2018
Hydrology PhD student honored at AWRA conference
A Colorado School of Mines PhD candidate in hydrology was named the best student presenter at the American Water Resources Association’s annual conference, held Nov. 4-8 in Baltimore, Maryland. Ryan Gilliom’s presentation, titled “Using Policy and NewsDec
10
2018
Cornerstone Design projects tackle extreme disasters
A pair of lightweight chainsaw chaps for forest firefighters took the top prize at the Fall 2018 Cornerstone Design Final Competition on Dec. 5. A total of 26 student teams from Introduction to Design (EDNS 151) exhibited their projects at the NewsNov
29
2018