An interdisciplinary team of Mines students is in Virginia this week competing in NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge, part of NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) brand of competitions. The “Orbiting Orediggers” are one ....

A study of the effectivity of systems to filter contaminants from groundwater, led by Colorado School of Mines Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Christopher Higgins and published in the journal Environmental Science and ....

Ebru Bozdag, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geophysics, is working with an international team of researchers to develop better models of the Earth’s interior. These models will help scientists understand the layers of the earth and how the ....

A new joint report, "Microbes and Climate Change" from the American Society for Micobiology (ASM) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) explores how microorganisms have both changed and been changed by the climate throughout Earth's past. John ....

With coal still accounting for 30 percent of electricity generated in the U.S., this resource is by no means obsolete in the national energy market. The Washington Post explores the discrepancies that exist between employment and production of mines ....

Petroleum Engineering Adjunct Professor William Fleckenstein was recently interviewed by Denver Channel 7 in regards to the fatal home explosion that occurred last month in Firestone, Colorado. After initial investigation, the cause of the explosion ....

During his keynote speech at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration's 5th Annual Current Trends in Mining Finance conference in New York, Division of Economics and Business Professor Graham Davis told delegates that proposed financial ....

Division of Economics and Business Assistant Professor Peter Maniloff contributed to the E&E News story, “Greens: 'We'll take to the streets' to fight drilling order.” The story details President Trump’s executive order to potentially expand offshore ....

The Mines Tiny House team, which is preparing for the 2019 Solar Decathalon by first building a tiny house, was featured on Denver 7 news. From the story: "A group of college students at the Colorado School of Mines is preparing to debut their energy ....

College of Engineering and Computational Sciences professor Christopher Higgins was recently quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer about chemical contaminations of water supplies on and near military bases. The article focused on testing the military ....

9News Denver recently came to Colorado School of Mines to hear what Petroleum Engineering Adjunct Professor William Flekcenstein has to say about the fatal April 17th home explosion in Firestone, Colorado. The explosion occurred when two men were ....

After two recent earthquakes rattled northwest Colorado, the Craig Daily Press turned to the Colorado Geological Survey for some insight. Matt Morgan, deputy director and senior research geologist for CGS, tell us more about the Craig and Rangely ....