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50 years later, survivors reflect on Vail gondola crash
9NEWS journalists Kevin Vaughn and Tom Cole utilized a report from the Ropeway Collection in the Arthur Lakes Library as they put together their four-part series on the Vail gondola crash that occurred in 1976.
March 23, 2026
Scrubbing away lunar dust
Christopher Dreyer, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, said that like staticky Styrofoam packing peanuts, electrostatically-charged moon dust is hard to get off surfaces.
March 23, 2026
High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Smitty’s Supply stormwater discharges
Christopher Higgins, AMAX Distinguished Chair and professor of civil and environmental engineering, said only a handful of technologies are effective at removing PFAS from water, and removing them isn’t the same as destroying or breaking them down.
March 23, 2026