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Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Learn more about the three Mines students and recent grads who were selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for academic year 2025-26.

Mines appoints inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair to lead energy innovation

Mines researcher part of NASA-selected satellite mission

Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

#idigmines: Celebrate a decade of love for Mines on Feb. 12

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Payne Institute for Public Policy announces inaugural Industry Advisory Board

Colorado School of Mines Foundation honored with award for college and university board leadership

News Headlines

February 12, 2026

Mines appoints inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair to lead energy innovation

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February 2, 2026

Colorado School of Mines Foundation honored with award for college and university board leadership

February 2, 2026

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Mines Magazine

Blue Key students standing behind Blaster the Burro

December 17, 2025

Blue Key has shaped the Oredigger experience with a century of tradition

December 3, 2025

Lessons from a Mines alum’s path to leadership in a dynamic energy landscape

Elizabeth Holley testifies before select committee

December 1, 2025

U.S. policymakers turn to Mines for trusted expertise on critical minerals

Videos

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Chris Higgins stands in a field at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, leaning on a large white tank with two wooden planks on top. In the background are large machines and testing equipment, related to PFAS research.

VIDEO: PFAS research at Mines targets water contamination

Research

Mines researcher part of NASA-selected satellite mission

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

In The News

How Colorado School of Mines students turned the iconic mountainside 'M' into a Valentine's heart

Tyler Ware, graduate student in electrical engineering, explains how he and his fellow M Club members transform the 'M' on Mount Zion into a red heart for Valentine's Day.

February 14, 2026

Mining ranked: The critical minerals lost to U.S. mining waste, by tonnage

Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, authored an article in Science examining critical minerals found in U.S. mine waste. Visual Capitalist uses Holley's data to create a visual representation of her study's findings.

February 12, 2026

This mineral makes your life run – and now it’s a trade issue

Rod Eggert, research professor of economics and business and deputy director of the Critical Minerals Innovation Hub, says much of United States' manufacturing base - autos, aircraft, appliance - would be crippled without access to neodymium.

February 11, 2026

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