GOLDEN, Colo., March 26, 2013 – Dr. Jim McNeil, professor emeritus, Colorado School of Mines Physics Department, will describe his efforts to use basic physics to understand and improve the safety of

Arvada, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines was recently awarded the Genesis Award, which honors a company that has contributed to the economic vitality of Jefferson County through creative leadership

A group of current and former Mines students traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over spring break to work on home construction and in the schools of area favelas (slums). “Our main project was to

GOLDEN, Colo., March 19, 2013 – Colorado School of Mines will host a two-day symposium focused on research involving carbon management March 27-28. The 2013 Carbon Management Research Symposium will

GOLDEN, Colo., March 18, 2013 – Tom Spicer, Colorado School of Mines’ director of athletics since 2004, has resigned his position with the university to become director of athletics at Colorado Mesa

From the intellectual to the adventurous, students employed by Mines report that, along with a paycheck, their work provides balance, fun and intellectual stimulation. Having access to a deep pool of

In an effort to develop energy self-reliance for mining operations, Colorado School of Mines Mining Engineering Professor Masami Nakagawa is leading a feasibility study for solar-wind hybrid power

GOLDEN, Colo., March 12, 2013 – Colorado School of Mines ranks 57 th in U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 ranking of engineering graduate schools, an increase from last year's ranking of 63. Several

A slow, persistent landslide is undermining a short section of I-70, about a mile from the highest point on the nation’s Interstate Highway System. Finding a solution is a conundrum that one Mines

GOLDEN, Colo., March 6, 2013 – Colorado School of Mines will participate in a $4.4 million NASA grant that will help researchers develop a telescope to be deployed on the International Space Station