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Mines' new PFAS Remedial Technology Engineering Center will bring together academic researchers, industry leaders and engineering practitioners to serve as a national hub for the evaluation, validation and advancement of PFAS treatment technologies.

Mines' Capstone Design Showcase featured a multitude of innovative student projects, including one from a team that partnered with Bennett’s Longhopes Donkey Shelter to build an autonomous poop-scooping robot.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authors this piece about how demand for copper is surging while copper suppliers are struggling to keep up and are likely to fall even further behind in the coming years.

Corby Anderson, professor of mining engineering and director of the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, says copper miners across the globe are dealing with lower grade ore and trying to find out how to produce more of the metal.

A study by Adrienne Marshall, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, and Steven Smith, associate professor of economics and business, finds that water rights holders are being impacted by climate-change-driven earlier and shifting water availability.

For their Senior Capstone Project, a group of Mines students were tasked by Project S.E.R.V.E. with building a dog harness with a rolling cart attachment for Nebraska Navy veteran Mary Emmerick and her service dog.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Jahara Matisek, research fellow at Payne, co-author this article arguing that the Hormuz crisis is showing China how maritime pressure can weaken rivals.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, discusses what motivated the UAE to make the decision to leave OPEC.

Hongyan Liu, teaching professor in civil and environmental engineering, and Allison Jansen, a senior in civil engineering, discuss the Timber Strong Construction Competition in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Sarah Balgooyen, research industry liaison officer for PFAS@Mines and lead author on a PFAS study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research, says diet is the primary PFAS pathway for most people.

Mines' explosives lab near Idaho Springs, CO is profiled; the lab allows Mines students to prepare for roles within mining and other industries.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Jahara Matisek, senior fellow at Payne, authored this column focused on the role gallium plays in radars used by the U.S. Department of Defense.