The traditional M Climb up Mount Zion returns this week after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are excited and proud that Mines and our hometown of Golden will be the test bed for this new technology, which will lead to new developments in how it is improved and scaled up so that the environmental and human benefits can be extended well beyond Mines, Golden, and our state," Mines President Paul C. Johnson said.

The Associate in Engineering Science degree will smooth the path for transfer from community college to a four-year degree program at Mines.

Why did you choose to come to Mines? What have you enjoyed most about being here? I chose to go to Mines because of the caliber of the university, the new advanced manufacturing program and the

Dataquest Magazine has named Colorado School of Mines one of the top five universities worldwide for robotics research. Also on the list of “engineering courses and colleges that are changing the

Nexus Controls, a Baker Hughes business, and Colorado School of Mines co-sponsored the three-day STEM camp on the Mines campus.

Copan, who officially joins Mines on July 6, is the former Under Secretary for Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce and 16th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The Mining Engineering Department at Mines was ranked No. 1 in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released in May for 51 different academic disciplines and fields.

In the new role, Sam Spiegel will oversee all of Mines Online’s education programs, including adult learning, continuing professional education, academic courses and degree/certificate programs.

Mines held commencement ceremonies over three days, celebrating graduate and undergraduates students in the Spring 2021 class, as well as graduates from the Class of 2020, who returned for an in-person celebration.