Humanities & Design

Mines grad student builds lunar trencher to advance space mining, aiming to unlock Moon resources and fuel the future of space exploration, with help from Mines ProtoFund

A team of Capstone Design students is using the InnoHub ProtoFund to innovate RC car parts and gain real-world prototyping experience.

Researchers at Colorado School of Mines are revealing the risks of aquifer sinkholes and groundwater loss from local farms to megacities, threatening infrastructure and livelihoods.

Endowed by Colorado School of Mines alum Ben Fryrear ’62, the chair supports Mines faculty working to further the university’s vision and mission.

NSF and Lemelson Foundation back Mines research preparing engineers to solve technical, social and environmental challenges.

George Saunders ’81 returns to Mines to explore how art and science shape each other in a candid Q&A – with questions submitted by current Mines students and recent graduates.

A new paper in Nature Communications calls on energy developers to incorporate state-of-art knowledge to ensure decarbonization projects benefit the communities that choose to host them.

Mines experts explain wildfire impact from emergency notification to debris flows to snowpack loss, highlighting post-fire recovery.

We may be renowned for our expertise in applied science and engineering, but Mines is also enhancing students’ education by seamlessly blending the humanities, arts, social sciences and other related fields into our curriculum — often in surprising and creative ways.

Teams redesigned existing systems to improve functionality for user groups with resources at Labriola Innovation Hub