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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. announced that shareholders approved a proposal to convert all of the outstanding shares of the company's Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis and to rename the Class A stock as "common stock." Newmont Mining Corp.

Design of experiments for discrete ill-posed problems is a relatively new area of research.

Shannon McAvoy, 18, of Windsor and a senior at Windsor High School, puts plates of food out on tables at Faith United Church of Christ in Windsor on Thursday evening where she ran and coordinated the Annual Windsor Kiwanis Holiday Dinner.

Bill Perrin cracks a joke and extracts a smile from his wife Sara Spaulding, left, and Colorado School of Mines students Karlyn Adams and Stephanie Crabtree during a visit Monday, Nov.

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RIFLE, Colorado - As much as 95 percent of the oil and gas wells in the world are now dependent on the technique known as hydraulic fracturing, because the easily reached petroleum reserves have basically been used up, an expert told a local audience this week.

ASD Inc. is proud to announce the recipients for the Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program for the 2010 calendar year.

Former Colorado Springs City Manager Richard Zickefoose, a quiet but serious leader who had a calming effect on City Hall during a tumultuous time, died Sunday.

Q: What is the 8th Continent? A: We help people turn space-derived technologies into jobs and companies.

A passion for science has created a big goal for Shannon McAvoy. "The foundation of my future is majoring in biological and chemical engineering," McAvoy said.

The ability to tap into shale formations has given the countrya s natural gas reserves a 35 percent bump, according to a Colorado School of Mines report.

Robert Gensemer has joined GEI Consultants as a senior ecotox- icologist. PROJECT WISE: The nonprofit appointed Laura Gabbay as executive director.

Excellent scholars Wiggins senior wrestlers Kohl Knutson, left, and Kyle Pollock signed with top academic institutions where they ll continue their athletic careers this fall.

Denise L. St. Cyr of Parker has been named to the University of Northern Colorado Board of Trustees, while Dick Monfort, board chairman, was re-appointed by Gov.

New technologies make it cheaper and easier to extract gas from shale rock. With coal being too dirty and wind farms and nuclear power plants arriving late, it seems the world is left with a stark choice: keep on polluting or turn out the lights.

After-school activities: Academic team, Orange & Black newspaper, volleyball. Favorite book: "1984" by George Orwell.

Using next generation gas turbine technology to increase output and efficiency, GE Energy recently introduced its upgraded Frame 7FA gas turbine to meet growing performance requirements for power plant operators.

If the U.S. dollar strengthens and the global economy weakens as government stimulus runs dry, oil could plummet in a massive "head-fake" to $20/barrel. Any discussion of the price of oil must factor in the relative value of the petro-dollar, a.k.a. the U.S. dollar.

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES: Announced that Tissa H. Illangasekare, the Amax Distinguished Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering and professor of civil engineering, has been chosen by the faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University in Sweden to receive an honorary doctorate in Natural Science and Technology.

Sophomore running back Rustin Dring ran for a career-high 219 yards and the Nebraska-Kearney defense came up with eight sacks as the Lopers beat Colorado School of Mines, 24-12, Saturday afternoon.