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female PhD graduate in regalia holds award between President Johnson and Vice President of Research Walt Copan

Computer Science PhD wins Rath Research Award at Spring 2025 Graduate Commencement

Colorado School of Mines awarded 45 doctorates and 385 master’s degrees at the May 8 ceremony. Spring 2025 Commencement continues Friday, May 9 with three undergraduate ceremonies.

Computer Science PhD wins Rath Research Award at Spring 2025 Graduate Commencement

A commitment to service: Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02 talks entrepreneurship, social impact and empowering future innovators

4 Mines students named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows

Colorado School of Mines ranks No. 3 in the nation for 40-year ROI among public universities

Space-debris removal device wins top honors at Spring 2025 Capstone Design Showcase

Colorado School of Mines student team selected for NASA Human Lander Challenge

Raise your voices engineers: Spring 2025 Commencement at Colorado School of Mines set for May 8-9

News Headlines

Female graduate wearing cowboy hat shakes hand of President Johnson

May 1, 2025

Raise your voices engineers: Spring 2025 Commencement at Colorado School of Mines set for May 8-9

Collage of four NSF grad research fellow winners

May 6, 2025

4 Mines students named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows

students wearing cowboy hats and graduation gowns clap

May 6, 2025

Colorado School of Mines ranks No. 3 in the nation for 40-year ROI among public universities

Mines Magazine

May 7, 2025

A commitment to service: Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02 talks entrepreneurship, social impact and empowering future innovators

April 30, 2025

Mines alum uses geology background to help unearth energy solutions

Man in camo looks at phone with foothills in distance

April 23, 2025

Mines alumni aim to provide infinite opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts

Videos

Four Mines students wearing helmets paddle a cardboard boat through rapids in Clear Creek while a large crowd watches from the riverbank during the annual E-Days Cardboard Boat Race. One student holds up a piece of cardboard triumphantly. A banner on the left reads “An E-Days Classic: Cardboard Boat Race.”

VIDEO: Mines students put their engineering skills to the test in the annual Cardboard Boat Race

A group of Colorado School of Mines students pull a navy-blue ore cart down Colfax Avenue during the annual E-Days tradition.

VIDEO: What’s it like to do the Ore Cart Pull? We asked students along the route

Close-up of hands taping a cardboard boat, with bold text that reads "E-Days’ Wildest Tradition Returns" and a red banner below that says "Cardboard Boat Race." The background features a dimly lit workspace.

VIDEO: The Cardboard Boat Race - An epic tale of tape, teamwork and engineering under pressure

Research

Jessica Smith in front of CoorsTek Center

Jessica M. Smith named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Male student in safety gear poses by purple door inside underground mine

Colorado School of Mines is developing a quantum research lab inside a literal mine

Trefny Center celebrates 10 years of transformative teaching support

In The News

Colorado School of Mines graduate bringing attention to both the future and history of mining

Alexandra Nickle, who graduates May 9 with a bachelor's degree in mining engineering, leads tours of the Edgar Experimental Mine in Idaho Springs.

May 9, 2025

Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.

Pejman Tahmasebi, associate professor of petroleum engineering, discusses how detailed mapping of land subsidence can inform groundwater management and urban planning to mitigate infrastructure risks.

May 8, 2025

How Japan Has Adapted Standards to Make Its Buildings Quake-Proof

Shiling Pei, professor of civil and environmental engineering, highlights the uncertainties surrounding the seismic performance of tall mass timber buildings as Japan updates its codes for high-rise construction.

May 5, 2025

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