Colorado School of Mines is preparing students for an AI-integrated workforce by building AI literacy, critical thinking and responsible use into computer science education.
Tom Williams, professor of computer science and creator of a robot comedy show at Denver's RISE Comedy, said to his knowledge his show on October 2, 2026 marked the first time a robot did improv live in Colorado.
Morgan Rabinowitz, an electrical engineering major and Hillel co-president at Mines, said building the sukkah felt different from the projects that usually bring engineering students together.
Tzahi Cath, professor of civil and environmental engineering, led a research group that deployed a water treatment system inside a 20-foot shipping container in the heart of the Permian Basin. It was designed to produce water clean enough for crop irrigation.
Tom Williams, associate professor of computer science and director of the Mines Interactive Robotics Research Lab, has a new Robot Riot comedy show at RISE Comedy that considers what happens when robots die.
Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine, one of the most unique university research spaces in the country, gives mining students the opportunity to learn in an actual mine.
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A robot entered a Denver comedy club. (This isn’t a joke.)
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A robot walks into a Denver comedy club. Tom Williams sees more than a punchline.
Footnote: Edgar Experimental Mine