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The Angel Family Foundation has invested $5 million at Mines to advance space resources education, research facilities and next-generation planetary tech.

Backed by the State of Colorado, Mines Venture Fund II will invest $10 million in tech startups founded by Mines alumni, faculty and students with a focus on deep tech.

Colorado School of Mines is leveraging a transformative partnership with the Kern Family Foundation to become a national resource for innovation in undergraduate engineering education.

Cecilia Diniz Behn named inaugural Joe and Jane Gray University Chair, advancing interdisciplinary biomedical research at Mines.

Today, faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents and friends are coming together to show just how much they love Mines with the 10th anniversary of #idigmines Giving Day.

The Mines Foundation Board of Governors has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Celebrating the 2025 Alumni Awards: Honoring Orediggers whose leadership, service and innovation uplift the Mines community

The $4.3 million gift from Kiewit Corporation and Bruce Grewcock ’76 will grow Mines’ Construction Engineering program and industry impact.

Lockheed Martin employees honor Mines with NASA-flown Orion artifacts, celebrating alumni impact on space exploration.

“The impact of this campaign will be long-lasting," said Mines President Paul C. Johnson. "We now have facilities, programs, faculty expertise, professional development opportunities – and most importantly – students and graduates that the world can’t find elsewhere."