Climate change is already happening in Colorado. Here are 10 signs we can see right now.

Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, says we should expect decades of additional warming in Colorado due to climate change.
March 22, 2026

Opinion: Denverites want Flock license plate cameras out of town. Air surveillance should be next to go.

Tom Williams, associate professor of computer science and director of the Interactive Robotics Research Lab, warns that surveillance by robot drones threatens civil liberties.
February 17, 2026

Colorado School of Mines adds quantum engineering degree

The Bachelor of Science in Quantum Systems Engineering will be the first degree of its kind in the U.S.
January 17, 2026

Small modular nuclear reactors are having a moment. Will they arrive in time for Pueblo?

Mark Jensen, director of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program, explains why small modular nuclear reactors would have a lower risk of meltdown than traditional reactors.
September 15, 2025

Quantum campus opens in Arvada, Colorado unveils new job board

Quantum Commons, owned by Colorado School of Mines, opens in Arvada. At a ceremony attended by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, officials from the corporate park unveiled a new job board focused on quantum-focused positions.
August 30, 2025

A moon rover is driving around a ranch in southern Colorado. Here’s why.

Angel Abbud-Madrid, professor of practice in mechanical engineering and the director of the Center for Space Resources, discusses the university's involvement with the development of a moon rover. The rover has been tested in a lab at Mines that contains simulated moon dirt, called lunar regolith.
August 26, 2025

A gasoline spill raised alarms about Animas River impacts near Durango. The risk is small, not gone, experts say.

Lesley Sebol, manager of the Groundwater Resources Mission Area for the Colorado Geological Survey, called the detection of contaminants at a seep downhill from the spill “significant.”
August 11, 2025

Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs hosts a proving ground for cleaning up longtime PFAS contamination

Chris Higgins, AMAX Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a host of other Mines PFAS experts, hosted a PFAS media event at the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs. The Mines officials explained the work being done at the base to discover the best way to capture and destroy the "forever chemicals."
July 10, 2025

Electric gridlock: Can the growing West’s infrastructure evolve fast enough to keep the lights on?

Omid Beik, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering, is quoted in this article examining the state of the West's electrical grid.
June 8, 2025

Colorado doubles down on quantum technology despite federal funding questions

This article about World Quantum Day, April 14, 2025, discusses the investments Colorado is making in quantum. Mines' involvement in the Elevate Quantum consortium is referenced. Quantum COmmons, a 70-acre site in Arvada, is owned/operated by Mines and is being developed with Elevate Quantum to accelerate growth of the quantum industry and workforce.
April 15, 2025