- <p dir="ltr">Three Colorado School of Mines students have been awarded the U.S. Department of State’s <a href="https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/">Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship</a> to study or intern abroad during the 2024-2025 academic year.</p>
- $5M endowed chair to chart new approaches for solving existential issuesJoe W. Gray, PhD, a 1968 Colorado School of Mines graduate in physics and a trailblazing inventor of biomedical engineering technologies for understanding, diagnosing and treating cancer, has made a $5 million gift to create the Joe and Jane Gray Endowed University Chair.
- Mines researchers aim to get “earthquake proof” lateral system for tall wood buildings added to U.S. building codeWith funding from the Charles Pankow Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service, Shiling Pei and his team have begun a FEMA P695 study on the mass timber rocking wall lateral system, the first step toward submitting a proposal for an official update to the ASCE-7.
- Colorado School of Mines celebrates Spring 2024 Undergraduate CommencementColorado School of Mines celebrated its Spring 2024 Undergraduate Commencement on May 10, conferring a total of 962 bachelor’s degrees during three ceremonies at Lockridge Arena.
- Hydrology PhD wins Rath Award at Spring 2024 Graduate CommencementColorado School of Mines awarded 50 doctorates and 311 master’s degrees May 9. Spring Commencement continues May 10 with three undergraduate ceremonies at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in Lockridge Arena.
- Mines PFAS expert weighs in on regulating "forever chemicals"Chris Higgins is among an international group of environmental consultants, regulators, land managers and academics that have jointly published an evaluation of differing approaches to regulation of the substances popularly known as ‘forever chemicals.’
- Interchangeable electric vehicle powertrain wins top honors at Spring 2024 Capstone Design ShowcaseThe student-designed and -built powertrain will be used by mechanical engineering students in an automotive lab class at Mines.
- Two Mines Peer Educators honored for work to promote student well-beingStudents Robert Delmark and Natalia McEvoy were recognized for their dedication to the Betsy’s Friends Peer Education Program, which was established in 2021 by Mines alum Steve ‘63 and Carolyn McCandless.
- Mines team places first overall in ASCE regional competitionLeading the way was Mines’ Concrete Canoe and Surveying teams, both of which won first place and a bid to nationals in their respective events.
- Capstone Design team qualifies for finals in NASA human lander competition<figure role="group" class="caption caption-div media--type-image media-view-mode-inline-container" data-title="Members of the Prudent Landers-FAST team test their prototype using lunar regolith on the Mines campus."></figure>