Colorado Matters: Exploring Colorado’s Newest National Natural Landmark, A Toxic Sulphur Cave

John Spear, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, is one of the few people to have spent time inside Sulphur Cave.
February 16, 2021

Drivers Should Be ‘Pretty Wary’ Of I-70 In Glenwood Canyon, Even After The Grizzly Creek Fire Is Out

The fire will lead to more rock falls, said Paul Santi, a professor of geology and geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. ... “For the next year or two, I’d be pretty wary of driving through there during a rainstorm,” Santi said.
August 20, 2020

College Grads Navigate The Strange And Scary Job World Created By Coronavirus

“I think it’s going around social media that our generation’s first memories are 9/11, and now we’re all graduating into a job market that is virtually nonexistent,” said Colorado School of Mines civil engineering graduate Madelyn Caviness.
May 15, 2020

Colorado Matters: ‘Dark Waters’ And How ‘Forever Chemicals’ Affect Colorado

Attorney Robert Bilott, who inspired the film, joins Colorado PFAS experts on stage at Colorado School of Mines. Host Ryan Warner also speaks with activist Mark Favors, whose family has been hit by cancer.
February 7, 2020

Why Do We Document All Presidential Conversations? And How Is Trump’s Call With Ukraine Unusual?

“The mechanisms of government are so tremendously complex that the meetings and conversations the president has, have important implications across the range of government agencies,” said Ken Osgood, a professor of U.S. political and diplomatic ....
September 29, 2019

The Colorado Classic Is The Only Race Of Its Kind, And It’s Inspiring Women Across The State

Participants include Erica Clevenger, a professional cyclist and PhD student in environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She’s on the Sho Air Twenty20 team, which is sponsored by companies like Clif Bar & Company and Humm Kombucha ....
August 23, 2019

Colorado Matters: Colorado Classic Empowers Women Bicyclists With 220 Mile Race

Cyclist Erica Clevenger, of Golden, will compete in the 220 mile race. She juggles the sport and her studies at the Colorado School of Mines. She joined us to talk about the race and its message of empowerment.
August 21, 2019