Igniting the entrepreneurial spark
He didn’t realize it at the time, but in his teens, Frank Labriola ’52 was laying the foundation...
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Category: Feature Stories
What comes next
As a child growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Rebecca Kramer ’09 always flipped to the back of...
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Deploying data against disease
Like so many college students in 2020, Orediggers lived and studied through an unprecedented...
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The future is (still) underground
For 10 years, mining consultant Amy Jacobsen ’89 lived on a sailboat. Wind and solar energy...
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Ready for takeoff: Colorado’s aerospace economy is soaring, and Mines graduates are helping the industry rocket into the future
After more than three decades at Lockheed Martin, Paul Anderson ’85 has plenty of well-known...
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Joining forces: Military veterans find support at Mines and careers at national labs
One of Marine Corps veteran Michael Knight’s dreams is to work for the National Renewable Energy...
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What makes an Oredigger?
For more than 100 years, Mines has enjoyed a reputation as a tough, no-nonsense educator of...
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Oredigger snapshots: New alumni open up about their Mines experience
Mechanical Engineering Austin Hayes ’19 Technical sales engineer, ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc....
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On the frontlines of tech: Continual advancements in digital technology have Mines alumni thinking on their feet
The pace of change in business today is almost unfathomable. Globalization is a foregone...
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Smart engineering: Technological innovations improve efficiencies and teach young engineers valuable skills
Wearables, thermostats and virtual assistants—the kind of smart devices we’re familiar with...
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Moonshots: Mines made significant contributions to the space race of the 20th century and now plays a central role in a new race to learn more about space resources
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. Eastern time, astronaut Neil Armstrong touched his foot to the...
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Leading like a boss: Many Mines alumni are in executive positions at oil and gas companies, guiding the industry toward a bright future
The oil and gas industry has changed dramatically over the past two decades. Competition for...
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International influence: Mines alumni pursue careers all over the world, shaping the oil and gas industry’s global landscape
Mines is known around the world for producing leaders in the oil and gas industry, and a degree...
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Gaining a global perspective: Study abroad students bring worldly experiences home to the classroom and forward into industry
As the world becomes increasingly connected via technology and travel, experience with other...
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Shifting to solar steam: The Belridge Solar project leads the way to eco-friendly oil production
It’s not often that you’d mention “solar energy” and “oil field” in the same breath. But 45 miles...
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Current Issue: Spring 2021
