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Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, explains why it's so difficult to bring Greenland's rare earths to market.
January 11, 2026
Denver oil companies join Trump talks on Venezuela
Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, discusses the risks and rewards for oil companies who choose to do business in Venezuela.
January 9, 2026
Can Trump convince oil companies Venezuela is a good bet?
Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, discusses the challenges associated with getting the Venezuelan oil ....
January 8, 2026
Keeping ourselves in the loop: 6 human-centered activities for the age of AI
Carter Moulton, faculty developer, lays out strategies for effectively using AI as part of your instruction plan.
January 8, 2026
Why does Venezuela have so much oil? Geology
Luis Zerpa, Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, associate department head, associate professor, and director of The Center for Rock and Fluid Multiphysics, explains why Venezuela has the perfect geology for oil.
January 7, 2026
Maduro’s capture won’t disrupt global oil markets
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, is a co-author on this examination of how regime change in Venezuela will, or won't, impact international oil markets.
January 6, 2026
The superalloy dilemma: can America break its mineral dependency?
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this article that analyzes a new “super alloy” made of niobium, tantalum, titanium, and hafnium.
January 5, 2026
To explore space, scientists want to turn the moon into a gas station
George Sowers, professor of practice in mechanical engineering, explains how water on the moon could be turned into fuel to power space travel and research on the moon.
January 2, 2026
Colorado School of Mines professor creates gel to better heal wounds, burns
Melissa Krebs, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, is interviewed about the advanced wound-healing gel she created to help burns and hard‑to‑heal wounds recover more effectively.
December 30, 2025
What happens if the U.S. can’t get enough magnesium? You don’t want to find out.
Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co‑authors this article examining how magnesium underpins U.S. defense capabilities and why reviving domestic magnesium production is critical for national security.
December 23, 2025
Why aren’t more power lines buried in Colorado?
Quihua Huang, associate professor of electrical engineering, says burying power lines is significantly more expensive than using overhead lines, which is a key reason most lines in Colorado remain above ground.
December 19, 2025
Colorado School of Mines gets creative with its December graduation
Jason Slowinski, associate vice president of infrastructure and operations, explains how he led the effort to keep Mines’ graduation ceremony on track by running it on power from an emergency generator.
December 19, 2025
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