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Nurses throw surprise graduation for Colorado School of Mines senior diagnosed with cancer
Nurses at University of Colorado Hospital performed a graduation ceremony for David Boylan, a chemical engineering major, who was planning to attend commencement ceremonies at Mines before a surprise diagnosis of leukemia less than one week before ....
May 21, 2026
Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business and Viola Vestal Coulter Chair of Mineral Economics, questioned whether deep sea mining is the most cost effective way to obtain critical minerals and rare earth elements.
May 21, 2026
The Pentagon wants to operate a nuclear microreactor in Colorado. Here’s what that might look like.
Thomas Albrecht, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, says that rather than removing waste from the microreactor onsite, at some point the reactor will be removed and replaced with a new unit so that waste can be processed offsite.
May 21, 2026