Becky Lafrancois named first Swiger Professor for Business Excellence Lafrancois is creating a framework for non-business majors and minors to develop a set of credentials under the umbrella of "building business acumen"—a central part of the MINES@150 strateg … Mines faculty member testifies before U.S. House committee on critical minerals Dr. Roderick Eggert testified before the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources on critical minerals and the structure and role of the U.S. Geological Survey’s cri … Mines professor to chair federal advisory committee on energy transition, metal markets Ian Lange, associate professor of economics and business and director of the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Colorado School of Mines, has been asked to chair a Commodity Futures Trading Commi … $1M gift for professorships will spur innovation in business education The endowment gift creates the Andy and Sherry Swiger Professorship for Business Excellence. Mines faculty will compete for funding and the prestigious title through a proposal process.Mines graduate student named one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining Juliet Akamboe, a graduate student in the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Colorado School of Mines, has been recognized as one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining in 2022.Mines economics professor appointed to Colorado state advisory committee Ian Lange, associate professor of economics and business at Colorado School of Mines, has been appointed to the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.19 Mines faculty members awarded promotion, tenure for 2022-2023 The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees has awarded promotions and/or tenure to 19 Mines faculty members for the 2022-2023 academic year. Additionally, five Mines faculty members were granted t … Four Mines research projects win Proof of Concept Awards Contact lenses that can selectively deliver therapeutic drugs, a “spoof proof” smart car key, and carbon-storing concrete are among the recipients of 2021 Proof of Concept Awards from the Mines Office … Colorado School of Mines launches its first quantitative, data-driven undergraduate business degree The Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering and Management Science will begin enrolling students in the fall of 2021.Study: Cost of oil and gas setbacks minimal but increase beyond 1,500 feet Requiring 1,500 feet between oil and gas operations and buildings or waterways would have minimal impacts on oil and gas availability, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder …