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5 Questions with George Saunders: What STEM students asked the acclaimed author and Mines alum

George Saunders ’81 returns to Mines to explore how art and science shape each other in a candid Q&A – with questions submitted by current Mines students and recent graduates.

5 Questions with George Saunders: What STEM students asked the acclaimed author and Mines alum

Business engineering teaches STEM-minded undergraduates to be industry leaders

Arthur Lakes Library honored as 2025 Library of the Year by U.S. Government Publishing Office

Mines honored with flown space memento from Lockheed Martin Orion leaders

Robert Johnston joins Payne Institute for Public Policy as senior research fellow

Potential Gas Committee reports 15 percent increase to future natural gas supplies in the United States, the highest reported level on record

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

News Headlines

September 29, 2025

Business engineering teaches STEM-minded undergraduates to be industry leaders

arthur lakes library building in front of foothills in fall

September 25, 2025

Arthur Lakes Library honored as 2025 Library of the Year by U.S. Government Publishing Office

President Johnson, Paul Anderson and others pose with Orion artifacts on football field

September 25, 2025

Mines honored with flown space memento from Lockheed Martin Orion leaders

Mines Magazine

July 9, 2025

Economist turned energy leader: "Coming to Mines was the first step"

June 25, 2025

In a career path fueled by endurace, Mines alum starts athletic performance business

June 24, 2025

New fellowship program helping to turn Mines faculty research into startup reality

Videos

Rendering of the future Mines–USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility, showing a modern, multi-story building with large glass windows, elevated walkways, landscaped terraces, and people walking around the exterior plaza at sunset.

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

Two Colorado School of Mines students wearing safety vests, hard hats, and headlamps examine the rock ceiling inside the Edgar Experimental Mine using a mounted inspection camera. The underground setting is lit with work lights, revealing rough stone walls.

Colorado School of Mines is shaping the future of mining

A gloved hand holds a small metal scoop of processed mine tailings in a laboratory setting. Behind it, lab equipment and a mixing drum are visible. Overlaid text reads: “Rebuilding with Mining Waste – Inside the lab.”

VIDEO: Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

Research

USGS and Mines forge new ground in critical minerals research with state-of-the-art facility

Snow melts earlier in burned forests, new Science Advances study finds

Molybdenum mine in the mountains seen from above

Media tip sheet: Economics of critical minerals

In The News

Inside Trump’s foray into mineral ownership

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said that even though the U.S. government is taking an equity stake in specific mining companies he doesn't believe the government will take over the mining operations.

October 8, 2025

Sustainable village at Mines Park opens in Golden

Kirsten Volpi, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Mines, noted The Village at Mines Park was designed to provide a safe, welcoming and connected community that supports academic achievement and personal well-being.

October 8, 2025

Colorado-based startup fills gap in quantum market thanks to vision from School of Mines graduates

Connor Denney, a PhD candidate in electrical engineering, and Logan Pauli, master's graduate in quantum engineering, created a quantum amplifier company, Bifrost, that has secured $4 million dollars in seed funding.

October 6, 2025

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