2026 News

October 29, 2026

Matthew Crane earns DARPA Young Faculty Award for optical memory research

Aerial view from Guggenheim Hall's gold-domed tower overlooking campus buildings and fall foliage, with South Table Mountain in the distance.

October 27, 2026

Adam Duran recognized with KEEN Rising Star Award

Students in yellow hard hats sit at desks in a classroom hewn out of a mine

October 26, 2026

Mines receives $1M DOE PROSPECT Planning Prize to expand critical minerals workforce

Bailey Koenig McNeil Innovators

October 26, 2026

McNeil Innovators: Bailey Koenig builds bridges between student projects and entrepreneurship

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum poses with a group of Mines students and university leadership

October 22, 2026

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visits Mines to discuss critical minerals and energy security

Jack Walters speaks at a microphone

October 22, 2026

Mines student-founded HapWare earns TIME Best Inventions of 2026 honor for accessibility technology

Uzbekistan agreement signing John Bradford

October 21, 2026

Mines expands partnership with Uzbekistan through the Center of Excellence in Geology and Mining at the University of Geological Sciences

Aerial view of the Energy and Minerals Research Facility under construction on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, with scaffolding, cranes and rooftop equipment visible and foothills in the background.

October 16, 2026

Peek inside the new USGS and Mines research facility in Golden

October 15, 2026

Angel Abbud-Madrid named The Angel Family Foundation Chair in Space Resources

Parisa Bazazi

October 14, 2026

Parisa Bazazi wins DOE Early Career Research Program funding for critical mineral recovery work

Class of 2030 in the shape of an M at Marv Kay Stadium

October 9, 2026

Find Your Drove: Inside the Mines Class of 2030

Two students look at a laptop screen on the desk in front of them during class

October 8, 2026

Colorado School of Mines recognized as AI-Engaged Campus