Only one Miss America crown is as unique as the one on display at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. The tiara, which contains several different gemstones, was worn by Miss Colorado for the

By Todd Neff Forests across the Mountain West have gone orange and faded to gray. Since about the turn of the millennium, the mountain pine beetle’s appetite for lodgepole has killed off some four

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

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 4, 2013 – Colorado School of Mines will honor individuals for their career achievements and service to the university during the Celebration of Alumni dinner on April 26. The

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 15, 2013 – Nearly 100 area high school students will converge on the Colorado School of Mines campus Feb. 19 to experience “a day in the life of engineers” in celebration of a

A new, permanent refuge chamber for Colorado School of Mines’ Edgar Experimental Mine is the latest in mine safety rescue technology and training. The MineARC Refuge Chamber is capable of sustaining

GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 4, 2012 – Colorado School of Mines has been awarded a $3.9M Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) grant from the National Science Foundation to advance

Set in one of the world’s most important cultural epicenters, the city that gave rise to artistic paragons from Michelangelo to Rossini, stands a musician’s dream venue: St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s

A 1976 alumnus has contributed $5 million to Colorado School of Mines to support the university’s Underground Construction and Tunneling Program and to provide scholarships for undergraduate students