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Mines and Jeffco Public Schools announce new program that goes into effect in 2026. Jeffco students queried about guaranteed admission to Mines for STEM-focused students who meet specific requirements were enthusiastic about the offering.

Segment discusses a just announced, first of its kind agreement between Jeffco Public Schools and Mines that guarantees admission to Mines for Jeffco students who meet specific requirements.

Ian Lange, associate professor, Economics and Business, is quoted. "If the problem was that we don't have the dirt, that would have been solved already," said Lange. "It's a financial thing. It's an economic thing. China is a cartel; all their firms act together to lower prices. Their goal isn't profit maximization."

"The bold vision for moving forward with domestic mining is certainly there," said Morgan Bazilian, professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines, adding that the permitting reform will be key.

John Jechura, professor of Practice, Chemical and Biological Engineering, is quoted in this story examining the implications of new tariffs being placed on petroleum products from Canada. Jechura said that the tariffs make it possible Coloradans will see higher prices.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Mines, is quoted in this article on Ukraine's critical minerals and rare earth elements. "The media and even parts of the administration are using the term incorrectly," Bazilian says, referring to rare earth elements. "The point is that rare earths are not really and should not be the focus of any Ukraine deal. The country itself, I don't believe, has ever produced rare earth."

Ian Lange, associate professor of Economics and Business, is quoted. When it comes to rare earths, for example, only China has the technology to separate and turn them into the metals the US seeks, said Lange. "The US does not have a separations facility," he said. "So, I guess you could say this might be the first step along a path towards more independence from China, but there's still a lot more to walk."

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at Mines, is quoted. Bazilian cautioned that competition is keen for next-generation experts, noting that 100% of its students get multiple job offers. "If we don't find ways to make [geothermal] exciting, we will fail to train the workforce of the future we need," he said.

Ian Lange, an associate professor of economics and business at Mines, is interviewed for this National Public Radio program. "People have called (gas) a bridge fuel, because it (has a) lower CO2 content than coal. It's pretty flexible in terms of its operations," Lange said.

On the hunt for burial sites in Templeton Cemetery in Woodland Park, four students from Mines applied 21st century technology to uncover 19th century graves. With ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic device and a GPS system, the students found clues to graves of the city's pioneers who contributed to the development of Woodland Park.

The goal of the three-year program is to bring energy efficiency to low-income families and communities. Paulo Tabares-Velasco, Mines associate professor of mechanical engineering and the project's lead researcher, is quoted.

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Mines Payne Institute for Public Policy, co-authored this article outlining the challenges associated with a minerals deal being negotiated with Ukraine. The agreement would obligate Ukraine to pay 50 percent of the proceeds from the "future monetization of all relevant Ukrainian Government-owned natural resource assets" to a fund that the two countries would co-own.