UPDATE: Oct. 17, 2012 – Names of the second and third colleges have been announced. The College of Applied Science and Engineering (CASE) encompasses Chemistry and Geochemistry, Chemical and

“The fact that success can be measured down to the hundredth of a second is perfectly aligned with being a Mines student,” says Colorado School of Mines swimmer Michaela McNiff, whose major is

Mines celebrated the grand opening of a new comprehensive student wellness center named for former Mines Physician Dr. W. Lloyd Wright, Sept. 14, 2012.The new facility houses a number of student

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 13, 2012 – A program underway at Colorado School of Mines is providing intensive training to a group of engineers, managers and financiers from several Chinese petroleum companies

Large scale impacts of the mountain pine beetle epidemic are shown in Rocky Mountain National Park. Close-up of "pitch tubes," the holes pine beetles bore into trees to lay their eggs. GOLDEN, Colo

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 11, 2012 – “Gold Prospectors ,” a rare gemstone carving from the artist Vasily Konovalenko , is on display at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum for the next year. The

GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 7, 2012 – More than $32.5 million in private contributions made the fiscal year ending June 30 the most successful fundraising year in Colorado School of Mines’ 138-year history

Exploration geologists can devote entire careers to searching for undiscovered mineral deposits without ever chalking up a find. But for those who do, it’s tremendously rewarding, and many go on to

A smile sets in on Dr. Ramona Graves’ face as she gazes through the soaring panels of glass in the nearly finished lobby of Marquez Hall, the smell of fresh paint permeating as an electric saw whines

GOLDEN, Colo., July 17, 2012 – Wendy Harrison, Colorado School of Mines professor of geology and geological engineering, has been named division director for the National Science Foundation’s Division