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Colorado School of Mines celebrates Spring 2025 Undergraduate Commencement

Mines conferred a total of 1,118 bachelor’s degrees to May graduates during three ceremonies on May 9, the second of two days of festivities for Spring 2025 Commencement.

Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative receives support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

2025 Faculty Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and mentorship

Cornerstone students improve everyday products with design thinking

VIDEO: Class of 2025 graduates reflect on their undergraduate experience at Mines

VIDEO: Graduate students reflect on research, resilience and community at Mines

Colorado School of Mines celebrates Spring 2025 Undergraduate Commencement

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

News Headlines

five faculty members standing on stage holding awards

May 13, 2025

2025 Faculty Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and mentorship

May 12, 2025

Cornerstone students improve everyday products with design thinking

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

May 8, 2025

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

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 Colorado School of Mines undergraduate students sit for interviews in a library setting, each wearing Mines apparel. A banner below them reads “Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.”

VIDEO: Class of 2025 graduates reflect on their undergraduate experience at Mines

Four Colorado School of Mines graduate students sit for interviews in a library setting, each wearing Mines-branded clothing. A banner below them reads “Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.”

VIDEO: Graduate students reflect on research, resilience and community at Mines

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

Research

Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty Initiative receives support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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

In The News

US oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it

John Spear, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, compared fracking to emptying a syringe filled with mayonnaise into your thigh: it puts a whole bunch of material into a space that’s not equipped to handle it.

May 20, 2025

This Startup Invented Wood That’s Stronger Than Steel. Here’s How

Shiling Pei, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, comments on the potential of Superwood in seismic applications, noting the importance of connection performance in wood structures.

May 14, 2025

The most promising ways to destroy ‘forever chemicals’

Christopher Higgins, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, discusses emerging technologies aimed at breaking down PFAS, or "forever chemicals," highlighting the global research efforts to effectively eliminate ....

May 13, 2025

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