2026 News

Guggenheim Hall in the fall

February 2, 2026

Colorado School of Mines Foundation honored with award for college and university board leadership

Kamil Ciesielski and students Robert Laurie and Thomas Perkins work on a VIPER program project on quantum materials

February 2, 2026

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

January 27, 2026

Mines appoints Executive Director of Critical Minerals Strategy and Advancement

Research plane sits on Antarctic ice with bright blue sky and sun in background

January 26, 2026

Scientists discover Antarctica’s subglacial water flux is double previous estimates

Jeff Squier working in the lab with green laser light illuminating his hands

January 22, 2026

‘Quantum imaging’ could open new window to nanoscale universe

A detail from “The Trek through Time” depicting the Paleocene Epoch

January 21, 2026

Mines geologists look to 66-million-year-old “clues” to predict future of global rainfall

Steve Fenberg and Wendy Lea

January 20, 2026

Wendy Lea, Steve Fenberg appointed to Mines Board of Trustees

Female student works in a quantum laboratory lit by green light

January 16, 2026

Mines student explores cutting-edge quantum research at Argonne National Laboratory

A researcher in an orange safety vest works with PFAS equipment outside at Peterson Space Force Base

January 15, 2026

Beyond 99.99%: Why billion-dollar PFAS cleanup must account for airborne byproducts

A Mines student works in the nanofabrication lab.

January 15, 2026

Colorado School of Mines establishes nation’s first quantum systems engineering bachelor’s degree

A Mines professor and two graduate students wearing blue protective gloves work on an exposed dilution refrigerator in a lab space.

January 15, 2026

Building the workforce for today's—and tomorrow's—quantum jobs

Aerial view of Guggenheim building surrounded by trees, set against a backdrop of dry, rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

January 14, 2026

GTO Technologies receives final $2.7 million of $5 Million seed funding round