Colorado's hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers

“Our hot springs all derive from meteoric water, rain or snow,” says Paul Morgan, a longtime geothermal specialist with Colorado Geological Survey.
May 29, 2024

Collateral damage: American innovation

Walter G. Copan, vice president for research and technology transfer at Colorado School of Mines, wrote this opinion piece about the potential impacts of a Biden administration proposal to try to lower drug prices.
April 26, 2024

Forever chemical study planned for Schriever Space Force Base focused on soils

"If we want to address the long-term problem, we really need to figure out how to remove the PFAS from the soil or prevent the chemical from leaching," said Christopher Higgins, civil and environmental engineering professor at the Colorado School of ....
November 26, 2023

When it comes to Colorado in the summer, 'geology is life'

Of all places in Colorado, those unexpected marvels are a few favorites of Matt Morgan, the state geologist with Colorado Geological Survey. Take it as a tip: Don’t let your gaze get stuck on the high peaks and deep canyons to the west, however ....
May 19, 2023

Adaptive technologies aimed at improving lives of injured veterans

Joel Bach, a mechanical engineering associate professor at Colorado School of Mines, leads roughly 60 seniors annually through a capstone design course in which they focus on creating adaptive sports and recreation equipment in the Human Center ....
February 27, 2022

New homes in Rockrimmon highlight risk of mine subsidence, insurance availability

All mine workings eventually subside, although it can be an extremely slow process — sometimes taking centuries, said Colorado School of Mines Professor Jurgen Brune, who teaches mine engineering.
January 29, 2022

EPA's forever chemical plan could have limited impact on Colorado Springs-area contaminated aquifer

The permitting process could help track down sources of pollution or former sources and make the public more aware of them, said Chris Higgins, a Colorado School of Mines professor focused on the lasting chemical compounds
October 20, 2021

Colorado Springs explores reusing water from sewage treatment plants

Residents also got a look inside the process at a mobile demonstration trailer developed by Utilities, Colorado School of Mines and Carollo Engineers to understand the process.
August 19, 2021

Colorado School of Mines freshman receives humanitarian award named for Princess Diana

Colorado native and current sophomore at Colorado School of Mines, Jeeva Senthilnathan, was recently named a 2021 Diana Award recipient. The Diana Award is a global humanitarian award named for the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
July 12, 2021

Recruitment for large-scale "forever chemical" study starts later this month

Some residents had levels of the chemical that were much higher, said Colorado School of Mines Professor Christopher Higgins, a lead researcher on the study.
July 10, 2021