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Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Mines’ vertically integrated research gives undergrads a chance to lead, mentor and innovate across disciplines from Day 1.

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

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Mines appoints Executive Director of Critical Minerals Strategy and Advancement

Scientists discover Antarctica’s subglacial water flux is double previous estimates

Media tip sheet: Critical minerals extraction and processing

News Headlines

February 4, 2026

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

February 2, 2026

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

January 27, 2026

Mines appoints Executive Director of Critical Minerals Strategy and Advancement

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

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

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

plane parked on antarctic ice with bright sun (Surface over Mercer Subglacial Lake in Antarci (Photo by Philipp Arndt)

Scientists discover Antarctica’s subglacial water flux is double previous estimates

In The News

How wildfires are causing snowpacks to disappear earlier in different regions in the West

Arielle Koshkin, graduate research assistant and Mines PhD graduate in hydrologic science and engineering, discusses her study that considers how fires impact the speed of later snow melts.

February 3, 2026

America’s critical-minerals strategy looks increasingly Chinese

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, says that China's withholding of critical minerals in 2025 brought about a paradigm shift.

February 3, 2026

US creates stockpile for critical minerals to protect manufacturers from China's dominance

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, spotlights gallium supplies as he considers the new U.S. plan to create a critical minerals stockpile.

February 3, 2026

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