Cliff and I went camping outside of Ras Al Khaimah with the adventure club last Thursday and Friday. It was in the mountainous part of the country, and while the mountains don’t quite compare to those of Colorado, the camping location was about as perfect as it could be.

First, let me start with the basketball update that I promised. As you can see, there is a glory picture, which means that we came away with the championship in the tournament!

It’s been close to two weeks since coming to Abu Dhabi and it still never ceases to amaze. We are finally past the period of being the new students on campus and are starting to get back into a routine.

For several years now, I have been purchasing the same make, cut, style and size of jeans. And now for several months, my dry-cleaned jeans will stay on the hangar and in the plastic; it’s far too warm to wear them.

It’s been six days since I arrived in Abu Dhabi for the first time, and I’ve learned that this city certainly knows how to make an impression! The United Arab Emirates was founded 40 years ago, and Abu Dhabi was nothing more than a small settlement on the Arabian Gulf back then. Today, the city is a bustling, cosmopolitan hub of commerce and opulence.

Greetings from the United Arab Emirates. My flight arrived Thursday evening, and a taxi took me to the PI, only about 20 minutes from the airport. By the next morning, the three CSM students had arrived, and set off for the day.

I’m Ian Robinson, a junior at Colorado School of Mines majoring in Petroleum Engineering. In one week I’ll be getting on a plane bound for Abu Dhabi to study there for four months. Wow—only one week left. Just writing it down makes me realize I still have a lot to get done.

Hello family, friends, Mines alums, et al. Thank you for your interest in this adventure and for checking out this blog. Be sure to read Ian’s and Robert’s posts as well!  Let me introduce myself and give a little bit of background.   I’m Clifford Sanden, a junior at Colorado School of Mines studying petroleum

In eight days, I will be flying out to Abu Dhabi to begin a study abroad semester at The Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. Obviously, I need to pack my bags, but this blog will probably be more interesting if I discuss some of the things on my mind instead of detailing which Polos I’m taking.

A name has been chosen for Colorado School of Mines’ first college: the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences. Heading the new college is Kevin Moore, G.A. Dobelman Distinguished Chair and professor of engineering.

In an ESPN broadcast that followed Wednesday night’s Orange Bowl game, in which West Virginia broke a bowl scoring record in its 70-33 win over Clemson, winning coach Dana Holgorsen credited Mines football coach Bob Stitt for teaching him the play that The Mountaineers scored with four times. The topic is trending on Twitter and getting coverage in national

Integrity is the Foundation of Authentic Leadership By Richard T. O’Brien, President and CEO, Newmont Mining December 16, 2011 Introduction President Scoggins, Board of Trustees, graduates, students, parents, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honor for me to speak to this graduating class. You have been very kind to ask me here today, and

Halloween can be a difficult time for those with type 1 diabetes, but thanks to co-hosts Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and The Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, local families affected by the disease were able to celebrate together on October 30 at the organizations’ annual party.

Take a photo tour through the sleek, modern expansion of Brown Hall.

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Love the smell of chain grease in the morning? A gorgeous day in Golden greeted racers for Stage 6 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which took riders up and down Lookout Mountain, through the center of Golden three times and into Denver for the finish. Many members of the Mines community were present to cheer on the cyclists.

Most current urban water systems were designed and built in the first half of the 20th century and are ill-prepared to cope with the impacts of climate change, population growth and ecosystem demands. On top of that, the infrastructure is deteriorating.

Twenty-five years ago, a colleague mentioned to Annette Bunge that dermatologists at the University of Utah were finding strange results in their study of chemicals moving through skin. Boldly crossing the discipline barrier, Bunge took a sabbatical in Utah, where she applied an engineer’s perspective to the biological problem, and quickly resolved the anomaly.

Students and alumni celebrated this year’s homecoming (September 30 – October 1) by reuniting with old friends, parading down Washington Street and watching their team trounce Fort Lewis. Here are a few scenes from the events. Click on a thumbnail below to view the entire photo, and mouse over it to view the arrows that

During BLM’s tournament at Indian Tree Golf Club held on August 12, something very unlikely happened on the 13th hole.

For Jennifer Rotramel-Ronhovde ’08, the odds get better with every person who joins the list. Having been diagnosed with leukemia on February 14, 2011, and after a first round of chemotherapy that didn’t find its mark, the search is on for a suitable bone marrow donor. To support her efforts, her sorority, Sigma Kappa, has teamed

In two of three major construction projects at Mines, work (or play) has begun. Freshmen moved into the LEED Silver-certified Maple Hall August 19, and classes are now being taught in the similarly credentialed addition to Brown Hall. Click on a thumbnail below and use arrow keys to rotate images.

Freshmen on college campuses across the nation are adjusting to their new lives: making friends, missing home and getting used to a new set of academic expectations. At Mines, these expectations have always been high and come as a wake-up call to many. But overall, this year’s incoming class appears to be up for the challenge.

Well, as expected, my hopes of easy and regular wifi access have been dashed. We are staying at the Southern African Wildlife College in Mpumalanga, South Africa at the moment, and we are almost finished with the construction of one of the major aspects of our trip: building the playground at God’s Will Disabled School.

Hold onto your keyboard/phone/iPad or whatever you are viewing this on and and prepare for a wild ride: this video features a torrent of fast-moving clips taken from 2006 alumnus Brady Romberg’s career as a professional stuntman.   To learn more, take a look at Brady Romberg’s homepage.    

Andrew Patten ’53 was flipping through the summer 2008 issue of Mines magazine recently when a photo caught his eye. He subsequently sent this detailed discussion of landmarks visible in the image, which we’ve published below. It appears we were off by at least 14 years with out estimated date for the photo of 1908. We are

It’s been awhile since we’ve had proper internet access (didn’t ever have the chance to get back on in Durban), so once again this will be a fairly long post…We’ve just barely reached the halfway mark of our trip, but it feels as if we have been here for over a month. We have been

On our last day in Cape Town (yesterday), we took a day trip down to the Cape of Good Hope, which is the most south-western point of the African Continent. The day started out kind of rainy, which can be a big downer for a trip to the coast. To cheer everyone up, Heather and

Oliver uploaded these photos but did not have time to provide details. He promises to elaborate shortly. We took and unplanned visit to Kayelitchka, which I may have misspelled, a Township in Cape Town. Townships are home to millions of impoverished South Africans; basically, they are extensive shanty-towns that people have constructed out of any

The first leg of our trip is a four day stint in Cape Town. We are staying at the University of Cape Town, which is situated at the base of a mountain and overlooks the city. We had been told that Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it