Can Trump convince oil companies Venezuela is a good bet?

Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, discusses the challenges associated with getting the Venezuelan oil ....
January 8, 2026

Keeping ourselves in the loop: 6 human-centered activities for the age of AI

Carter Moulton, faculty developer, lays out strategies for effectively using AI as part of your instruction plan.
January 8, 2026

Why does Venezuela have so much oil? Geology

Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor, and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, explains why Venezuela has the perfect geology for oil.
January 7, 2026

Maduro’s capture won’t disrupt global oil markets

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, is a co-author on this examination of how regime change in Venezuela will, or won't, impact international oil markets.
January 6, 2026

The superalloy dilemma: can America break its mineral dependency?

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article that analyzes a new “super alloy” made of niobium, tantalum, titanium, and hafnium.
January 5, 2026

To explore space, scientists want to turn the moon into a gas station

George Sowers, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, explains how water on the moon could be turned into fuel to power space travel and research on the moon.
January 2, 2026

Colorado School of Mines professor creates gel to better heal wounds, burns

Melissa Krebs, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, is interviewed about the wound-healing gel she created.
December 30, 2025

What happens if the U.S. can’t get enough magnesium? You don’t want to find out.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article looking at the role magnesium plays within the U.S. defense industry.
December 23, 2025

Why aren’t more power lines buried in Colorado?

Quihua Huang, associate professor of electrical engineering, says that burying power lines is a very expensive proposition as compared to using overhead lines.
December 19, 2025

Colorado School of Mines gets creative with its December graduation

Jason Slowinski, associate vice president of infrastructure and operations, explains how he led the effort to keep Mines' graduation ceremony on-track despite having to do it using power from an emergency generator.
December 19, 2025

Strong winds prompt Xcel to shutoff power in some areas

Qiuhua Huang, associate professor of electrical engineering, explains why high winds caused Xcel Energy to make the decision to shutdown electrical grids in the west Denver metro area.
December 17, 2025

Bullion Run

Tom Brady, professor of practice in economics and business, explains the forces driving up the price of gold.
December 17, 2025