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Considering an MBA? For STEM grads, an Engineering and Technology Management master’s degree is the better option

Advance your STEM career with a one-year master’s in business management designed for future tech leaders and problem-solvers.

New underground lab spaces drive next-level quantum research

Considering an MBA? For STEM grads, an Engineering and Technology Management master’s degree is the better option

Media tip sheet: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

Muons and machine learning provide new window into sealed nuclear storage casks

Colorado School of Mines launches Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program for returned Peace Corps volunteers

Memorable Mines Moments of 2025: Campaign for MINES@150 breaks records, new provost and more

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

News Headlines

January 7, 2026

Media tip sheet: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

crowd of students walk on sidewalk with campus in background and Mines flag in foreground

December 22, 2025

Memorable Mines Moments of 2025: Campaign for MINES@150 breaks records, new provost and more

Xue Wang holding Rath plaque with President Johnson and VP Copan

December 19, 2025

Chemical Engineering PhD wins Fall 2025 Rath Research Award at Graduate Commencement

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

Student in a reflective vest and hard hat examining equipment in an underground lab

New underground lab spaces drive next-level quantum research

Mark Deinert and Andy Osborne stand in front of window with Mines campus behind

Muons and machine learning provide new window into sealed nuclear storage casks

Chemical Engineering PhD wins Fall 2025 Rath Research Award at Graduate Commencement

In The News

Drilling into the details Of Venezuela’s oil

Jennifer Miskimins F.H. Mick Merelli/Coterra Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair and professor in petroleum engineering and the president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, discusses the heavy oil found in Venezuela with Science Friday host Ira Flatow.

January 12, 2026

Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining

Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains why it's so difficult to bring Greenland's rare earths to market.

January 11, 2026

Denver oil companies join Trump talks on Venezuela

Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, discusses the risks and rewards for oil companies who choose to do business in Venezuela.

January 9, 2026

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