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Colorado School of Mines has been selected to participate in the 2025 Beckman Scholars Program, funded by the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation. The program supports exceptional undergraduate students for a 15-month mentored research experience in chemistry, biological sciences and related interdisciplinary fields. This is the first time Mines has been chosen for the prestigious

Butterfly Pavilion, based in in Westminster, and the Government of Mexico have joined forces on new project aimed at restoring the wintering grounds of monarch butterflies in Mexico’s Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The project was unveiled during a joint press conference at the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores in Mexico City. The monarch butterfly, known for its

DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) has responded to Steel Connect Inc.’s recent letter to DMC stockholders. The company’s board emphasized that, in accordance with its fiduciary duties, it routinely engages with third parties, including Steel Connect, that show interest in Broomfield-based DMC and its businesses. Steel Connect, which holds a 9.9% stake in DMC, reiterated

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital has opened The Baby Place Rooftop Garden, a new space designed to enhance the experience of patients and their families during their stay. The garden, opened on Jan. 16, features various seating areas surrounded by plants and flowers, providing a peaceful retreat for visitors, patients and caregivers. The centerpiece of the

NASA announced new study contracts aimed at supporting life and work on the lunar surface. The contracts, part of the agency’s Artemis campaign for deep space exploration, were awarded to nine American companies across seven states. These contracts are under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix R and will help address challenges in

Rebecca Mitchell has been appointed to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees by Gov. Jared Polis. A Mines alum, Mitchell will serve a four-year term on the board through December 2028. Mitchell is the State of Colorado’s Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission, representing the state’s position in Colorado River interstate issues

Natural Grocers, the Lakewood family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, has introduced four new varieties of single-use Organic Coffee Pods as part of its Natural Grocers Brand Products line. The coffee pods are designed for quality and convenience while also promoting eco-friendliness. They are certified compostable at local industrial composting facilities and feature plant-based mesh

Lakewood-based KRTL Holding Group Inc. has successfully registered Industria Químico Farmaceutica SIGMA CORP. S.R.L. (SIGMA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Federal Establishment Identifier (FEI). This milestone underscores the collaboration between KRTL and SIGMA in enhancing regulatory readiness and gaining access to the U.S. market. Bolivia, known for its biodiversity and natural resources,

Golden-based IPT Well Solutions, in collaboration with Providence Operating and Baker Hughes, completed a successful drilling campaign encompassing nine wells with zero trips. This achievement highlights operational efficiency and performance, with the project featuring challenging well geometries, including high tangents in vertical sections and extended laterals exceeding two miles. The drilling program accomplished several key

Scienaptic AI, a New York-based AI-powered credit underwriter, has announced that its Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) has secured strategic equity investments from four new partners. The coalition has added three new credit union clients: Alliance Catholic Credit Union, Partner Colorado Credit Union, based in Arvada, and Advantage One Credit Union, along with the Michigan

A new device designed to replicate the coldest environment in the universe is currently being housed at the Colorado School of Mines. The Maybell Quantum Big Fridge, a dilution refrigerator intended for quantum computing, boasts temperatures around 270 times colder than deep space and 200,000 times colder than the coldest weather ever recorded on Earth.

Quantinuum, the Broomfield-based quantum computing company, unveiled plans to open a new research and development hub in New Mexico. This site aims to advance photonics technologies, which are essential to the development of Quantinuum’s trapped ion quantum computing technologies. New Mexico has positioned itself as a leader in quantum information sciences and photonics technologies. In