Research News
August 3
Colorado State University To Add Solar Power Plant on Foothills Campus in Fort Collins
Colorado State University this fall will install a two-megawatt solar power plant on the university’s Foothills Campus as part of Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards program – enough solar power to meet more than 10 percent of the university’s electric energy needs on the Foothills Campus.
July 30
Cancer Center Looks at New Way to Treat Cancer, Enrolls Pet Dogs in Clinical Study
A study at Colorado State University’s Animal Cancer Center is looking at a new way to treat cancer in animals and people. The study is investigating the impact of a drug on cells that suppress the immune system and allow cancer tumors to grow. Initial results in mice and dogs show that the drug can reverse suppression of the immune system and halt tumor growth in dogs and, in some cases, even shrink tumors.
July 30
Envirofit International and Colorado State University Receive International Design Award
The cookstove design and development teams at Envirofit International and the Engines and Energy Conversion Lab at Colorado State University have won a Bronze IDEA for Envirofit’s clean cookstove in the Ecodesign category in the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards. The Bronze International Design Excellence Award is shared with the industrial design groups Red Ingot LLC and Sector 7 Studios, LLC.
July 20
Cardiac Research at Colorado State University Shows Diseased Heart Valves in Dogs Produce Serotonin
A significant part of the question of what causes mitral valve disease in dogs, giving scientists and medical experts clues into new possible ways to treat or prevent the disease, may have been solved by a Colorado State University veterinarian. The discovery refutes the current believe that mitral valve disease, the top heart disease in dogs, is inevitable as a part of aging in pets.
July 16
Colorado middle school teachers are participating in a Research Experience for Teachers at the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology at Colorado State University this summer.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
CSU STARTUP ENVIROFIT EXPANDS CLEAN BURNING COOKSTOVES TO MEET GLOBAL DEMAND
Envirofit International, a technology leader using sustainable, scalable business models to solve global health and environmental problems, is introducing its next generation of clean cookstoves for emerging markets. Featuring the EnviroFlame Combustion System and Envirofit Cooking System, the Envirofit G-Series represents a revolutionary change to traditional cookstoves paradigm, enabling Envirofit to enter new global markets and meet increased demand around the world.
Monday, June 22, 2009
STUDY LOOKS AT HERBAL SUPPLEMENT’S EFFECTIVENESS AT REDUCING PAIN IN DOGS
Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital is looking for dogs with pain and arthritis to participate in a study. The study looks at whether or not an herbal supplement can relieve pain.
Friday, June 19, 2009
CSU RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS JULY 11-12
Researchers from Colorado State University are looking for members of the public to participate in a citizen science experiment, July 11-12 at CSU. As part of the experiment, volunteers will participate in a free workshop and online training where they will learn citizen scientist skills such as invasive species and plant identification, GPS use and monitoring protocols. Following the training, the new citizen scientists will test their skills against professionals in the field.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
GOVERNOR’S ENERGY OFFICE HELPS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY WITH PROJECT TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ENGINEERING BUILDING
Colorado State University, in partnership with the Governor's Energy Office, this week is installing photovoltaic cells on CSU's Engineering Building overlooking the plaza on campus as a greenhouse gas reduction measure that can also serve as a demonstration to the university's commitment to sustainability.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CUTS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH WOODY BIOMASS BOILER
Colorado State University has partnered with the Colorado State Forest Service to install a biomass boiler heating plant on the Foothills Campus to reduce the university's greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy costs.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FIND THAT ATOMIC VIBRATIONS LEAD TO ATOM MANIPULATIONS
As electronic devices get smaller and the methods for small-scale manufacturing advance, scientists at Colorado State University are working to perfect even smaller structures by manipulating individual atoms.
Monday, June 08, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AWARDED $2.7 MILLION NSF GRANT TO TRACK CELLS, TRAIN STEM SCIENTISTS
Colorado State University scientists this month received a $2.7 million National Science Foundation grant to train graduate students on cutting-edge research while also preparing them to share their knowledge with K-12 teachers and industry.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ATMOSPHERE WINS NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NOAA
Colorado State University's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, or CIRA, will receive up to $64.4 million from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration as a renewal of the two organizations' research affiliation. Chosen through an open competitive process, the Cooperative Institute will continue to investigate satellite applications to improve regional and global-scale weather forecasts, water resource forecasts and provide integrated weather information to meet future aviation and surface transportation needs.
Friday, May 22, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $100,000 GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS GRANT FOR INNOVATIVE GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Colorado State University has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for an initial year of research. The grant will support an innovative global health research project to develop a vaccine system that attacks the saliva of sand flies to prevent them from spreading infectious diseases like leishmaniasis.
Monday, May 18, 2009
REGIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE RECEIVES $36.4 MILLION TO CONTINUE INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence was recently awarded $36.4 million from the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, to continue the fight against the world's most important infectious diseases through researching vaccines, tests and treatments.
Willson's Leadership Recognized
Bryan Willson, co-founder of Envirofit International and Solix Biofuels, joins President Barack Obama, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the first "Scientific American 10" honor roll for innovations that benefit humanity. Full Story
Thursday, May 07, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY LEADING SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH
Researchers in Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences are helping to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues and address problems of food safety, food quality and economics. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops.
Thursday, May 04, 2009
CSU SCIENTIST FIND BACTERIA AND FUNGI ACTIVELY GROW IN FROZEN ARCTIC TUNDRA
In a new study published this spring, Colorado State University researchers from the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory have shown that both bacteria and fungi not only survive, but actively grow in the frozen Arctic tundra - a finding that has significant implications for life on cold planets such as Mars, and for the response of Arctic soils to global climate change.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
NSF AWARDS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS $800,000 TO MODEL CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF BIOFUELS, DESIGN SMART MATERIALS
The National Science Foundation has granted Career Awards worth $800,000 to two Colorado State University engineering professors who will use computer simulations to study - and potentially improve - the chemical makeup of biofuels and the design of "smart" materials.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
NEW STUDY SHOWS WIDESPREAD AND SUBSTANTIAL DECLINES IN WILDLIFE IN KENYA’S MASAI MARA
Populations of major wild grazing animals that are the heart and soul of Kenya's cherished and heavily visited Masai Mara National Reserve - including giraffes, hartebeest, impala, and warthogs - have "decreased substantially" in only 15 years as they compete for survival with a growing concentration of human settlements in the region, according to a new study co-authored by a Colorado State University researcher published in the May 2009 issue of the British Journal of Zoology.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER HONORED WITH SCHOLARSHIP IMPACT AWARD
A Colorado State University professor renowned for his research on ecosystems processes in grassland habitats has been named this year's recipient of the Scholarship Impact Award, one of the highest annual honors given by the university.
Monday, April 27, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CLEAN ENERGY SUPERCLUSTER ANNOUNCES 2009 SEED GRANTS
The Clean Energy Supercluster has distributed its second round of seed grants to help foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and jumpstart larger research initiatives. A total of 10 grants totaling $192,300 were awarded.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
CSU STARTUP ABOUND SOLAR OPENS FIRST PRODUCTION FACILITY
Abound Solar (formerly AVA Solar), a manufacturer of low-cost, thin-film photovoltaic solar panels and one of Colorado State University's most successful spinoffs, on Tuesday opened its first full-scale production facility in Longmont with about 400 invited guests.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EXPLORING CHEMOTHERAPY, DRUG DELIVERY TO TISSUES VIA TINY NANOTUBES ON TITANIUM IMPLANTS
A Colorado State University mechanical engineering professor is in the first year of a new study to determine whether nanotubes on titanium implants can deliver chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics directly to skeletal implants, limiting the spread of drugs throughout the body and reducing side effects on patients.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
HURRICANE FORECAST TEAM AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY REDUCES FORECAST, PREDICTS AVERAGE SEASON IN 2009
The Colorado State University forecast team predicts an average 2009 Atlantic basin hurricane season based on the potential for a weak El Nino event and an observed cooling of tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures.
Monday, March 30, 2009
OPEN UP AND SAY ARF: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHES RELIABILITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE’S TECHNIQUE OF LOOKING AT TONGUES TO DIAGNOSE ILLNESSES IN DOGS
Despite an increasing trend among holistic veterinary providers to diagnose some illnesses by looking at a dog's tongue, Colorado State University research shows that the practice needs further investigation as to its actual diagnostic value in the veterinary clinic. The research, conducted by the university's Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine, looked at the reliability of Chinese tongue diagnosis to identify cardiovascular disease and musculoskeletal pain.
Thursday, March 10, 2009
MAHTEMATICS PROFESSOR NAMED INAUGRAL INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SCHOLAR
Don Estep, professor in the Mathematics and Statistics departments, has been named the inaugural Interdisciplinary Research Scholar as part of Colorado State University's emphasis on research that benefits society.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS EXPLORE GRAYWATER IRRIGATION AS POTENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION TOOL
Graywater - nonpotable water from showers, handwash sinks and laundry - is used for residential landscape irrigation in a number of states in the Southwest; however, little is known about long-term effects of this practice, according to Colorado State University civil engineers.
Monday, March 02, 2009
COLORADO STATE'S SCHOOL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ANNOUNCES NEW RESEARCH WORKING GROUPS
Colorado State University's School of Global Environmental Sustainability is pleased to announce the spring 2009 research working groups dedicated to meeting the broad array of environmental and sociological issues of sustainability. The working groups will build upon some of CSU's traditional areas of scientific strength - water, crops, livestock, land-use change and global change.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
A study by Colorado State University researchers on the future of agriculture in the state is seeking input on variables such as economic conditions, commodity prices, water, environmental factors and land use. Details of a study that involves computer modeling were unveiled today at the annual Governor's Forum on Colorado Agriculture in Denver.
Friday, February 13, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS DISCOVER WHY MOSQUITOES TRANSMIT INFECTIOUS DISEASE WITHOUT FALLING ILL, MAY HOLD KEY TO PREVENTING SPREAD OF DISEASE
Colorado State University researchers have discovered that mosquitoes that transmit deadly viruses such as dengue avoid becoming ill from the virus by mounting an immediate, potent immune response, but their immune system doesn't completely eliminate the virus, allowing them to pass it on. The discovery is a step toward finding a way to prevent mosquitoes from spreading the virus to new victims.
Friday, February 06, 2009
RESEARCHER ON BRAIN-CONTROLLED ROBOTS TO SPEAK AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
A Swiss researcher, who is the first in the world to show that a person can drive a wheelchair just by changing their thoughts, will deliver a series of speeches Monday, Feb. 9, at Colorado State University.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
CSU STARTUP ENVIROFIT INTERNATIONAL FEATURED IN VIDEO RUNNING THIS MONTH ON CTV CABLE CHANNEL 11
Envirofit International, an award-winning startup out of Colorado State University's Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, is featured this month on CSU Channel 11.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR CENERGY, BUSINESS SIDE OF CLEAN ENERGY SUPERCLUSTER
Tim Reeser, an entrepreneur and former technology company executive, has been named the chief operating officer of Cenergy, the business operations side of Colorado State University's Clean Energy Supercluster.
Monday, January 26, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CANCER SUPERCLUSTER FOSTERS CHROMATID-PAINTING BUSINESS TO HELP IDENTIFY RISK OF CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES
A bioscience company dedicated to improving detection of DNA damage on a scale never before possible has been born from Colorado State University's Cancer Supercluster. The process may someday help doctors to better identify people at risk of developing cancer, improve treatments and even uncover unknown causes of mental retardation and infertility.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR NAMED TO RESEARCH! AMERICA’S PAUL G. ROGERS SOCIETY FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Barry Beaty, Colorado State University Distinguished Professor and infectious disease expert, has been selected to join a group of 25 experts in global health research who will advocate for greater U.S. investment in global health research. These experts join 50 of their peers in Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research in a united effort to build a national conversation around the value and importance of U.S.-funded global heath research.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARIANS HOST WORKSHOP ON CAUSES AND CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS FOR BACK PAIN IN SMALL ANIMALS
Dr. Narda Robinson and Dr. Bonnie Wright from the Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine at Colorado State University will host "Ow! My Aching Back! Causes and Conservative Treatments for Back Pain in Small Animals." The event will run from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Room 118-120, in the Animal Cancer Center.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY: WIND HOLDING LLC, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY TO HOST MEETINGS ON CSU GREEN POWER PROJECT
Friday, December 19, 2008
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AND NEOTREX ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP TEST TO DETECT CANINE HEMANGIOSARCOMA
Colorado State University Research Foundation and NeoTREX entered into an exclusive license agreement this week with Veterinary Diagnostics Institute of Irvine, CA for development of a biomarker assay which detects canine hemangiosarcoma.
Wedenesday December 17th, 2008
INFECTIOUS DISEASE HUB ON FOOTHILLS CAMPUS
Colorado State University celebrated the groundbreaking of the University's Research Inovation Center. The 72,000-square-foot, $53 million facility will be the latest addition to Colorado State's Infectious Disease Research Center. It will be located in the Judson Harper Research Complex on the university's Foothills Research Campus.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
NEW COLORADO STATE INSTITUTE STUDIES CRITICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
The new Institute for Society, Landscape and Ecosystem Change, directed by Colorado State University researchers Christopher Fisher and Kathleen Galvin, will provide a forum through which faculty on campus can address questions centered on the critical connections between human societies and environmental change. The new institute will focus on how people both cause and respond to environmental problems.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
COLORADO STATE ENGINEERS IMPROVE RADAR FOR MILITARY TO USE IN URBAN AREAS
A Colorado State University engineering team has developed a military radar system that will track enemy movement through cities filled with tall buildings, trees and other obstructions.
Monday, April 07, 2008
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS TEST NATURE'S OWN FILTER TO DETECT BIRD FLU VIRUS IN VIETNAM
Recent outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu, have become a worldwide concern in light of widespread mortality in domestic poultry and wild aquatic bird species. Scientists are equally concerned about the possibility of an avian influenza pandemic developing in humans.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
GENES PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT NOT TO FUNCTION MAY HOLD KEY INFORMATION ABOUT DISEASE, AGING ACCORDING TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
Genes that scientist believe are turned off are actually functioning at a low level that has previously been undetected, a discovery that could help answer questions about chronic disease and aging. The new research from Colorado State University will be released this week.
Monday, March 24, 2008
IMPROVING AFGHANISTAN'S WATER AND TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT OF NEW CSU RESEARCH PROJECT>
Developing a framework that enables Afghanistan to manage its limited water supply and develop the agriculture research system are two objectives of a three-year, $5.5 million USAID grant awarded to Colorado State University.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES RON SEGA VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Ron Sega, who led the U.S. Air Force team that received a Presidential award for energy management and conservation, has been named vice president for Energy, the Environment and Applied Research at the Colorado State University Research Foundation.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
COLORADO STATE DRIVING CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH TO MARKET TO HELP STATE ECONOMY, SOLVE GLOBAL ISSUES
Colorado State University today announced an innovative model to rapidly move the university's clean energy research into the global marketplace, creating new companies and jobs that enhance the state's economy while improving lives throughout the world.
Friday, March 14, 2008
COLORADO STATE TO HOST GLOBAL WATER RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM MARCH 25 ON CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES
Colorado State University, an international leader in water resources research, begins a series of water events in March with a water colloquium on March 25 to discuss the role that CSU plays in solving cross-disciplinary water challenges in Colorado and around the world.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
TRACOM SOCIAL STYLE MOST EFFECTIVE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM EVALUATED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDY
The Social Style training model is easier to understand and use than either DiSC or Myers-Briggs, according to a new research study from Colorado State University and Regis Learning Solutions. The study is the first-ever comparative study of the three leading training programs in interpersonal skills.
Monday, March 03, 2008
COLORADO STATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH NAMED ACADEMY OF TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES FELLOW
Bill Farland, vice president for Research at Colorado State University, has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
WILDLIFE BIRTH CONTROL THAT MAY HELP ADDRESS OVERPOPULATION ISSUES
Colorado State University researchers are working to perfect two short-term birth control methods that may eventually be injected by dart into wild animals such as elk, providing options for managing wildlife overpopulation in protected areas across the country.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHEMICALS ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OVER PAST 50 YEARS MEASURED
Common household chemicals and widespread pollutants are changing male reproductive health and impacting sexual function, development and cancer rates of today's generations and possibly their offspring, according to more than 15 years of research by a Colorado State University expert. For example, one study looking at sperm counts globally from 1940 - when chemicals first began to be widely produced - to the 1990s, indicates a 1.15 percent per year decline in sperm counts. These declines may be linked to chemical exposure.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
W.M. KECK FOUNDATION GIVES COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY $1.1 MILLION FOR QUANTUM COMPUTER-RELATED RESEARCH
Colorado State University has been awarded a prestigious $1.1 million gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation to support a quantum computer-oriented research program that holds the potential to develop a key step that could make possible the development of a large-scale quantum computer.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
GLOBAL WARMING MAY CHANGE HIBERNATION PATTERNS; GENETIC VS. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Changes in snowfall, summer precipitation and ambient temperatures around the globe attributed to global warming could affect the survival of hibernating species such as groundhogs, marmots and ground squirrels, according to Colorado State University Professor Greg Florant.
Friday, January 25, 2008
COLORADO STATE SPONSORS 'INNOVATION MONTH" IN FEBRUARY FOR ENTREPRENEURS, RESEARCHERS
Colorado State University and CSU Ventures will co-host a series of events for university researchers, entrepreneurs and the Northern Colorado business community during February to encourage partnerships, startups and speed discoveries to the marketplace.
Friday, January 25, 2008
URANIUM SYMPOSIUM EXPLORES SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Scientific and technical issues around uranium mining will be discussed during a day-long symposium held at Colorado State University on Saturday, Feb. 2. Topics include toxicology, environmental assessment, fuel potential and risks of energy production, occupational health and safety, milling and in situ recovery.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
SYMPOSIUM ON IMAGING TO EXPLORE USE OF TECHNOLOGY JANUARY 28
The revolution in imaging science that is raising the possibility to see objects and structures not previously imagined is the motivation for holding the Colorado State University Symposium on Imaging from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, in the Lory Student Center main ballroom.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
"NEW PERSPECTIVES IN CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH" SPEAKERS SERIES STARTS JAN. 23
Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, visiting assistant professor of history at Assumption College, will be the inaugural speaker of the Colorado State University "New Perspectives in Contemporary Research" Spring 2008 Speakers Series starting on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
COLORADO STATE SCIENTISTS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE SOFT X-RAY LASERS WITH DISCOVERY
Colorado State University scientists have found a way to dramatically improve the quality of laser light at extremely short wavelengths, according to a paper that was published Sunday online by Nature Photonics.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
TOPICAL CREAM SHOWN TO BENEFIT EQUINE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN STUDY
Colorado State University Equine Orthopaedic Research Center scientists have discovered that a topical cream may be the first cream available to both treat osteoarthritis and relieve pain.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
STATE NARROWLY AVOIDS ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WITH WINTER STORMS
Enough snow fell on Colorado in the last five weeks of 2007 to avert dangerously dry conditions that were once again emerging, said Nolan Doesken, state climatologist and senior research associate at Colorado State University.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION WORK GARNERS RECOGNITION
Through four decades of research and the countless lives he has touched along the way, Paul Wilbur, professor of mechanical engineering, has impacted the field of ion propulsion and space exploration as a phenomenal researcher and world-class educator.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
FELLOWSHIP FOR COLD-WATER FISHERIES RESEARCH
One of the world's foremost experts in cold-water fisheries, Prof. Emeritus Robert Behnke, recently announced a gift to endow a fellowship for a CSU grad student to study critical cold-water fisheries issues related to habitat, disease, native species and more.
Monday, December 17, 2007
CSU ENGINEERING STUDENTS, VET MED ACUPUNCTURIST WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE VIRTUAL DOG
Learning acupuncture without knowing anatomy can be a shot in the dark, but a Colorado State University veterinary assistant medicine professor and electrical engineering students aim to remove the guesswork by creating a simulated, anatomically accurate dog for teaching purposes.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
NASA SATELLITES HELP LIFT CLOUD OF UNCERTAINTY ON CLIMATE CHANGE
New findings from NASA's CloudSat and other spacecraft in NASA's
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
NITROGEN TRAVELING TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK IS LARGELY FROM EASTERN PLAINS, STUDY SAYS
The highest concentrations of trace nitrogen affecting ecology in Rocky Mountain National Park originate from sources east of the park, according to initial results of a new study by Colorado State University researchers.
Friday, December 07, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BREAKS GROUND ON $42 MILLION DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL CENTER
Colorado State University broke ground today during a ceremony on its $42 million Diagnostic Medicine Center south of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The 90,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion in December 2009, will house the university's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Animal Population Health Institute and the Extension veterinarian.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
CSU ATMOSPHERIC SCIENTIST STUDIES PARTICULATES, HOW CLOUDS FORM IN SKIES ABOVE COLORADO, WYOMING
The air gets a little thin at 25,000 feet above south-central Colorado, but that makes it ripe for the picking for Colorado State University atmospheric researcher Paul DeMott.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH EXPANDS
In 1999, most Americans had their attention focused elsewhere when the crows started to die in New York City. At first, it was just the wild birds. But then the birds in the Bronx Zoo began to succumb to the mystery illness. West Nile had arrived in the U.S.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: NEUROSCIENCE GROUP DISCUSSES BRAIN RESEARCH AND BRAIN FUNCTION
The Front Range Neuroscience Group will present recent developments in brain research at its annual meeting, sponsored by Colorado State University, University of Colorado, University of Denver and the University of Wyoming. Topics include a how a newly discovered selective androgen receptor modulator may impact behavior, providing profound implications for the use of these receptors in treating some neurological disorders.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BREAKS GROUND ON DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE CENTER
WHAT: Colorado State University will break ground on a $42 million Diagnostic Medicine Center at the Veterinary Medical Center. The Diagnostic Medicine Center will house the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, the Clinical Pathology Laboratory, the Animal Population Health Institute and the university's Extension veterinarian.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSTS OPEN HOUSES AT NEW REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LABORATORY
Colorado State University will host three community open houses in the recently completed Regional Biocontainment Laboratory before the building is closed and research begins. The open houses will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13; noon-2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14; and 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Monday, November 12, 2007
NASA HONORS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Colorado State University's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere has earned a top award from NASA for its ongoing data processing work on the CloudSat satellite orbiting Earth.
Friday, November 09, 2007
CSU PROFESSOR TO DISCUSS BIOFUELS AT ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS BREAKFAST IN DENVER NOV. 13
Kenneth Reardon, professor and associate department head of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Colorado State University, will speak about CSU's research in biofuels and biorefining for the 2007/2008 Engineering Innovations Breakfast Series on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
OBESITY, DIABETES AND WELLNESS FEATURED BY NORTHERN COLORADO HEALTH RESEARCH COALITION
Obesity, diabetes and wellness research will be discussed at the November meeting of the Northern Colorado Health Research Coalition. The meeting, which runs from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Fort Collins Hilton, is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: INFECTIONS, BACTERIA CRITICAL FOR HEALTHY LIFE
Mothers around the world are armed with anti-bacterial gels, sprays and baby blankets, diligently protecting their children from nasty forms of bacteria. But recent research shows that society's anti-bacterial and anti-infection crusade makes children and adults more likely to develop asthma and allergies
Friday, November 02, 2007
CSU VP, FORMER AIR FORCE UNDERSECRETARY LED TEAM THAT WON 2007 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Ron Sega, former Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and current Vice President for Applied Research at the Colorado State University Research Foundation, led the Air Force team that won the overall Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in Washington, D.C., today. These awards honor federal employees for their support, leadership and efforts in promoting and improving federal energy management.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
COLORADO STATE CANCER BIOLOGY STUDENT RECEIVES YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Dr. Luke Wittenburg, a graduate student at Colorado State University in the cancer biology program, recently received the Veterinarians in Biomedical Research: Building National Capacity 2007 Young Investigator Award, conferred in Bethesda, MD.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
NASA DATA MAY HELP IMPROVE ESTIMATES OF A HURRICANE'S PUNCH
As Tropical Storm Noel churns off Florida's east coast, NASA and university scientists have announced they have developed a promising new technique for estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones from space. The method could one day supplement existing techniques, assist in designing future tropical cyclone satellite observing systems, and improve disaster preparedness and recovery efforts.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
ENGINEERING, PHYSICS FACULTY RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD IN WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY
Two Colorado State University faculty members, Amy J. Pruden-Bagchi, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Jacob Roberts, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, were honored by President George Bush today with the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
PLANT DISEASES EXPERT DENNIS GONSALVES TO DELIVER ANNUAL THORONTON-MASSA LECTURE AT COLORADO STATE
Dennis Gonsalves, one of the world's leading experts on plant viral diseases, will be the speaker at the eighth annual Thornton-Massa Lecture at Colorado State University.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
COLORADO STATE SCIENTIST STUDIES ‘FOSSIL EARTHQUAKES,’ POSSIBLE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING FUTURE QUAKES
A Colorado State researcher is studying Earth's ancient earthquakes, or fossil earthquakes, to get a better understanding of how and why earthquakes happen.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
MACARTHUR FOUNDATION ‘GENIUS’ TO SPEAK AS PART OF CSU’S DISTINGUISHED WOMEN IN SCIENCE PROGRAM
Professor Margaret Murnane of the University of Colorado at Boulder, a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" and world leader in ultrafast laser science, will speak as part of Colorado State University's Distinguished Women in Science and Engineering Lecture Series Nov. 1 and 2 at the CSU-Fort Collins campus.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
U.S. AIR FORCE UNDER SECRETARY AND FORMER ASTRONAUT TO JOIN COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Ronald M. Sega, former NASA astronaut and current Under Secretary for the U.S. Air Force, will join Colorado State University as a professor of systems engineering and as vice president for Applied Research for the Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF).
Monday, August 27, 2007
COLORADO RENEWABLE ENERGY COLLABORATORY ANNOUNCES FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory has announced the selection of its first Executive Director, David Hiller, a former staff member and advisor to U.S. Senator Ken Salazar. As Executive Director, Hiller will work directly with the Collaboratory Directors and Executive Board to pursue the Collaboratory's strategic vision, expand joint research activities and increase coordination with state and federal officials.
Monday, August 27, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY PENLEY TO SPEAK ON BIOSCIENCE PANEL
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES CANCER SUPERCLUSTER, CREATES NEOTREX, APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Building on more than 35 years of excellence in cancer research and biomedicine, Colorado State University today named its second Supercluster, Cancer Research and Treatment, along with NeoTREX, an embedded business enterprise dedicated to speeding the transition of life-saving cancer research from the academic world to the global marketplace.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES FORMER ABBOTT VP TO HEAD UNIVERSITY’S NEW CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE ENTERPRISES
Colorado State University and Colorado State Ventures today announced pharmaceutical leader Dr. Terry Opgenorth as the chief operating officer for NeoTREX and MicroRx, the enterprise arms of the university's first two Superclusters.
Monday, August 20, 2007
LIKE CHEERIOS IN A BOWL, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH HELPS MODEL SELF-ORGANIZATION OF MOLECULES
Much the same way Cheerios collect together while floating in milk or toothpicks align while floating in water, particles on the molecular level will self-organize - a process driven by mutual attraction and friction.
Monday, July 30, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR NAMED JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOW
Marvin Paule, a longtime professor of biochemistry and current chairman of Colorado State University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow by the U.S. Department of State.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
RESEARCHER STUDIES ENGINES USED IN NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, REDUCE EMISSIONS
With the proper engine design optimization, extracting natural gas from the ground can be a more efficient, cleaner burning process that results in lower emissions, says a Colorado State University professor who is researching engine technology used for natural gas gathering.
Monday, July 02, 2007
COLORADO STATE, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITIES STUDY HOW HURRICANE WAVES AFFECT WOODFRAME STRUCTURES
A Colorado State University engineering professor will conduct a first-of-its-kind study this summer on the force of hurricane-strength waves and their damage to woodframe residential buildings.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
HOW WEIGHT-LOSS PREVENTS BREAST CANCER REOCCURRENCE-SUBJECT OF NEW COLORADO STATE STUDY
Breast cancer is twice as likely to reoccur in women who are overweight or obese. Whether the process of weight loss provides protection against cancer, or if it is necessary to reach a healthy weight to reduce the reoccurrence of cancer is a key question addressed in a new study to be conducted by the Cancer Prevention Laboratory at Colorado State University.
Monday, June 25, 2007
COLORADO STATE RESEARCHER STUDIES EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON BOBCATS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A Colorado State University wildlife researcher is working with the U.S. Geological Survey and The Nature Conservancy to examine how and where wild bobcats are moving in Southern California by tracking their movements across the landscape with global positioning satellite, or GPS, collars.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS UNIQUE TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE, OPENS DOOR TO INEXPENSIVE PREVENTION FOR WORLD POPULATION
A Colorado State University research team has developed a novel vaccine to prevent tuberculosis, one of the world's most deadly diseases. The vaccine triggers the body's immunity in a novel way by activating specific immune system functions that enhance the response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
PROFESSOR RESEARCHING USED TIRES AS FILLER IN ROADBEDS, FOUNDATIONS TO COMBAT EXPANSIVE SOILS
A Colorado State University professor is researching whether some of Colorado's 40 million stockpiled rubber tires - the largest batch in the nation - can be reused to bolster residential foundations and road bases to mitigate the effects of expansive soils.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
RITTER SIGNS BILL FUNDING CARBON-STORAGE RESEARCH
From the Coloradoan - Promoting his new energy economy, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill Wednesday funding Colorado State University researchers to study effective ways for farmers to store carbon in soil.
Monday, May 21, 2007
ENGINEERING PROFESSOR TO EVALUATE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN DENVER, OTHER CITIES
Colorado State University's Urban Water Center has been awarded a contract valued at $800,000 from the Water Environment Research Foundation in a first-of-its-kind study to develop planning tools for municipalities to determine the best way to protect urban waterways from pollution due to stormwater runoff.
Monday, May 21, 2007
GEOLOGIST RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Colorado State University scientist Holly Stein received the prestigious Helmholtz-Humboldt Research Award for her groundbreaking scientific research in ore deposit geology and geochemistry.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
COLORADO STATE ENGINEERING RESEARCHER’S WORK COULD SPEED DRUG DISCOVERY, CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
A Colorado State University chemical and biological engineering professor has proven that miniaturized diagnostic "spot" tests (called microarray assays) used for biomedical disease and drug screening assays could rapidly increase drug discovery, protein characterization and clinical diagnoses of infectious disease if designed correctly. Although not ready for hospital or office use, microarrays represent a novel miniaturized multi-spot diagnostic format that has huge potential for patient diagnosis if found reliable and approved.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
FEWER THAN NORMAL MILLER MOTHS IN 2007, SAYS COLORADO STATE ENTOMOLOGIST
It will be a below-average year for miller moths along the Front Range of Colorado, according to Colorado State University entomologist Whitney Cranshaw. Low numbers of caterpillars and the effects of snow cover from heavy winter storms will reduce encounters with the moths as they make their annual migration to the mountains from the plains.
Monday, May 7, 2007
UNIVERSITY CONFERS HONORARY DEGREE ON INTERNATIONAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH LEADER DURING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Colorado State University conferred an honorary doctoral degree on Dr. Lorne A. Babiuk at Spring 2007 commencement ceremonies Friday, May 11. University President Larry Edward Penley awarded the Doctor of Science degree to Babiuk in recognition of his exceptional contributions to developments in vaccinations and the biotechnology industry.
Monday, May 07, 2007
FOUR COLLEGES MAKE UP NEW SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Colorado State University is now accepting applications for a doctorate program in bioengineering via the new Schoolof Biomedical Engineering>- the first of its kind in the state. The program, which will begin in Fall 2007, will involve more than 50 faculty members in four colleges: the College of Applied Human Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Monday, May 07, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SCIENTIST AWARDED FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP TO RESEARCH AND TEACH IN MALI, AFRICA
Niall Hanan, Colorado State University research scientist from the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, or NREL, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to spend a year in Mali working with local universities studying the ecological dynamics of West African savannas.
Monday, May 07, 2007
COLORADO STATE OFFERS STATE’S FIRST DOCTORATE IN BIOENGINEERING AS PART OF NEW SCHOOL
Colorado State University is now accepting applications for a doctorate program in bioengineering via the new School of Biomedical Engineering - the first of its kind in the state.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
REMOTE SENSING PROGRAM FEATURING COLORADO STATE SCIENTISTS TO AIR ON CSU-TV 11 DURING MAY
During the month of May, CSU-TV Channel 11 will present "Remote Sensing," a program featuring several Colorado State University scientists that was produced in conjunction with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
SCIENTISTS RECEIVE $2.3 MILLION NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY GRANT TO FIND SOURCES OF OIL
Colorado State University scientists are studying how two relatively modest chemical elements can reveal a source rock's unique fingerprint, which is key information for expanding oil and gas exploration around the world.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
NOAA HONORS COLORADO STATE RESEARCHER, STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN FOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently honored Nolan Doesken, state climatologist at Colorado State University, as one of 10 "Environmental Heroes" for creating an amateur precipitation monitoring network that has 4,000 volunteers nationally - and which continues to grow.
Monday, April 23, 2007
GLOBAL WARMING WILL HAVE MIXED EFFECTS ON EASTERN COLORADO’S GRASSLANDS
New research results from Colorado State University suggest that the effects of rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and global warming will lead to an increase in grass production and a decline in forage quality for grasslands of eastern Colorado
Monday, April 16, 2007
FIRST STATEWIDE OPEN SPACE INVENTORY RELEASED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AND GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO
Colorado's first statewide inventory of open space has been released by the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board and the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University. NREL conducted the study on behalf of Lottery-funded GOCO. The inventory provides consistent, current and comprehensive information about the status and trends of open space lands in the state and detailed maps with a comprehensive set of attributes associated with each parcel.
Monday, April 09, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERS TISSUES TO REDUCE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
Colorado State University is engineering tissue in a laboratory that can replace the use of animals in research. The Tissue Engineering Laboratory, established this academic year in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, creates tissue from a combination of cells, materials and biochemicals that model living biological systems. The model tissue replaces live animals in the initial phases of many biological studies, reducing the number of animals needed for use in research.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
CO-CHAIR OF INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO ADDRESS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT CONFERENCE
Susan Solomon, current co-chairwoman of Working Group 1 of the International Panel on Climate Change - the leading source of authoritative scientific assessments on climate change - will give the keynote talk at the Colorado Global Climate Conference for high school students at 9 a.m. April 13 in Fort Collins.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
ENVIRONMENT OF BIBLICAL LANDS SUBJECT OF LECTURE AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Daniel Hillel, an international expert on sustainable management of land and water resources, will delve into the cultural history and environment of the Israelites in an upcoming lecture at Colorado State University.
Monday, April 02, 2007
BIOFUEL RESEARCH FOCUS OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM APRIL 11-12
Researchers and faculty from across Colorado State University will come together to discuss the production and ramifications of the emerging biofuel markets during the 2007 research colloquium called "BioFuels: Challenges and Opportunities" April 11-12 at the Hilton Hotel in Fort Collins.
Monday, April 02, 2007
COLORADO STATE AND USDA SCIENTISTS FIND SIGNIFICANT GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BIOFUEL CROP SYSTEMS
As fossil fuel supplies diminish and concern for greenhouse gas emissions increases, the use of biofuels has been widely accepted as part of the global solution. Researchers from Colorado State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service have conducted the first of its kind, complete analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuel production. The results revealed that a variety of bioenergy crops used for biofuels have the potential to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy generated as compared to greenhouse gases emitted from fossil fuels.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
COLORADO STATE TO BUILD WIND FARM TO OFFSET ALL ENERGY USE AS PART OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT
Colorado State University today announced plans to convert its entire Fort Collins campus energy use to 100 percent wind power.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS PROVEN ESSENTIAL TO PLANT SURVIVAL, ACCORDING TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
Iron-sulfur clusters (Fe-S) have proven to be necessary for plant growth, according to Colorado State University research. Plants involved in the research project grew normally until researchers silenced the CpNifS gene, resulting in plants with yellowish and stunted growth. The research was published last week in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL EFFECT PLANT DIVERSITY OF GRASSLANDS, SAYS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
Some U.S. grasslands will become more diverse but less productive as predicted changes in precipitation patterns related to global warming become realized, according to the first results of a long-term grassland rainfall study conducted by Colorado State University researcher Alan Knapp. Reduced production of grasslands would have a negative economic impact on ranchers.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
COLORADO STATE AND USDA SCIENTISTS FIND SIGNIFICANT GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BIOFUEL CROP SYSTEMS
As fossil fuel supplies diminish and concern for greenhouse gas emissions increases, the use of biofuels has been widely accepted as part of the global solution. Researchers from Colorado State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service have conducted the first of its kind, complete analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuel production.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
COLORADO STATE'S ANIMAL CANCER CENTER INVESTIGATES PROMISING DRUG COMBINATION TO TREAT BONE CANCER
The Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center is studying a promising combination of a new and an old cancer drug that may increase chemotherapy effectiveness without increasing unwanted side effects. The study may eventually be useful for the treatment of both human and animal cancer.
Monday, March 05, 2007
DAMMING OF RIVERS CONTRIBUTING TO ECOLOGICAL HOMOGENIZATION, ACCORDING TO COLORADO STATE RESEARCH
Tens of thousands of dams on U.S. rivers are having a detrimental effect on the biodiversity of aquatic and riparian ecosystems across the nation, according to a Colorado State University report published this week in the journal, "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
Monday, March 05, 2007
COLORADO STATE SUPPORTERS JUD AND PAT HARPER ENDOW CHAIR IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPT.
Longtime Colorado State supporters Jud and Pat Harper have named Colorado State University the beneficiary of a $1 million life insurance policy to partially fund a new $1.5 million endowed chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
COLORADO STATE RESEARCHERS WORK WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN COLORADO ON CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Researchers from Colorado State University's Colorado Natural Heritage Program, or CNHP, will be working with nearly 40 private landowners from southeastern Colorado to complete a biological inventory on ranch land in the region. A $200,000 Great Outdoors Colorado grant to the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, or CCALT, brings together this new partnership aimed at conservation.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
RAINFALL, TEMPERATURES AND SOIL QUALITY COULD BE FACTORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN COLORADO
The trend of warmer temperatures will most likely continue, resulting in new dynamics for livestock producers and crop growers in Colorado, experts at the 2007 Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum said today.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
NEW RESEARCH-TO-MARKET ENTITY ADVANCES GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS
On February 8, Colorado State University unveiled MicroRX, a first-of-its-kind enterprise to speed the transition of life-saving research on infectious diseases from the academic world into the global marketplace.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
ANTARCTIC RESEARCH AND THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR -
Every year, a number of residents from Fort Collins go to Antarctica to study the biology, climate and geology of the Earth's coldest climate. While the continent is mostly remote from human presence, the processes the residents study have a measurable impact on our day-to-day lives.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SHOWS GLOBAL WARMING MAY HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIBERNATING ANIMALS - A changing, warmer global climate over certain parts of the country may have a harsh impact on animals, said Greg Florant, a professor of biology at Colorado State University. A warm winter could mean animals that hibernate, such as marmots, groundhogs and ground squirrels, will wake up sooner and possibly before there is an adequate supply of food available in their environment.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
PARKER WATER TEAMS WITH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT MAJOR STUDY, DEVELOP RURAL-URBAN WATER MODEL - A major study - the first of its kind in Colorado - on ways to sustain irrigated agriculture while meeting the increasing water demands of the state has been jointly launched by Parker Water and Sanitation District and Colorado State University. The results of the three-year, $1 million-plus project are expected to provide crucial information that can be used in the development of water policy from both the agricultural and urban perspectives.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
EIGHT DEPARTMENTS AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RANKED AMONG MOST PRODUCTIVE IN NATION -
Eight academic departments at Colorado State University recently were ranked in the top 10 nationally in their disciplines by the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. These rankings were produced by Academic Analytics with support from State University of New York-Stony Brook and provide a scale of faculty productivity using certain measures.
Monday, January 22, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SCIENTIST AWARDED FELLOWSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION -
A Colorado State University senior scientist in the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory who has spent the past 35 years working on the development of ecosystems models has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. The number of Fellows elected each year is limited to no more than 0.1 percent of the total membership of AGU.
Friday, January 19, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RECEIVES SERVICE AWARD FROM AGRONOMY SOCIETY -
Neil Hansen, associate professor of soil science at Colorado State University, has been awarded the 2006 Syngenta Crop Protection Recognition Award, presented at the American Society of Agronomy annual meetings held in conjunction with the Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America on Nov. 12-16 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
‘GLORY ROAD’ COMING TO COLORADO STATE; MEMBER OF FAMED TEAM TO DISCUSS LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY AND COURAGE -
In 1966, Nevil Shed and five other African-American basketball players helped to desegregate men's college basketball by winning the NCAA Division I national basketball tournament. Hailed at the time as a "contest for racial honors" by Sports Illustrated, the all-African American team and their coach, Don Haskins, defeated the top-ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats and revolutionized the sport of basketball.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARIAN RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. announced Saturday, Jan. 13, that Dr. Stephen J. Withrow, DVM, DACVS, DACVIM, received the prestigious 2007 Mark L. Morris, Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AGAIN RANKS HIGH FOR NUMBER OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS -
Colorado State University ranks 12th in the nation among large universities and colleges for the number of alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers, according to 2006 rankings recently released by the volunteer organization.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
NEW COLORADO STATE BUSINESS DEGREE TACKLES GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND OFFERS INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE -
The newest degree program at Colorado State University's College of Business ultimately will help some of the world's three billion people who live on less than $3 a day.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
PUBLIC DISCOURSE WILL BE AIM OF NEW CENTER AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ISSUES FORUM SET FOR JAN. 24 -
Creating forums for the community to discuss important issues in a non-partisan environment will be the objective of the new Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
COCORAHS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S VOLUNTEER WEATHER WATCHING NETWORK, EXPANDING NATIONALLY -
Colorado State University's popular precipitation monitoring program, CoCoRaHS (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network), is making its first formal push to expand nationally thanks to a recent educational grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER DISCOVERS OXYGEN STARVATION CAUSES SHIFT IN METABOLISM THAT LEADS TO DIABETES -
Research at Colorado State University has found that stress on the metabolic system forces genes to change how the body converts energy over time, leading individuals toward a progression to type II diabetes. The discovery counters current beliefs that a defective gene or genes predispose some people to developing diabetes and instead points to changes in the role of oxygen in metabolism.
Friday, January 12, 2007
STATE AWARDS BIOSCIENCE DISCOVERY GRANTS FOR FIVE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECTS -
The Governor's Office of Economic Development and International Trade has awarded grants totaling $441,000 to five Colorado State University projects to further research in the biosciences.
January 10, 2007
HEDERSON MINE PLAN SENT TO FEDS - Colorado researchers submitted a 250-page proposal - along with nearly 1,000 pages of backup documentation - Tuesday in an effort to bring a $300 million federally funded underground laboratory to Henderson Mine, near Empire. [Jim Erickson, RockyMountainNews.com]
Friday, January 05, 2007
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S DIESEL VEHICLES GOING GREEN - Colorado State University is now using biodiesel fuel in all of its diesel-powered vehicles, including snowplows, to improve air quality and decrease dependence on foreign oil.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
COLORADO STATE RESEARCHERS PARTNER WITH JAPANESE ISLANDS TO PROTECT NESTING GREEN SEA TURTLES, PROMOTE ECOTOURISM - A group of islands off the coast of Japan is the largest breeding grounds in the region for green sea turtles and is also a popular tourist destination with lush beaches and other natural resource attractions. Researchers at Colorado State University are working with a local Japanese marine center to reduce human-caused impacts on nesting turtles as well as promote sustainable ecotourism to the islands.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
LASER COLLABORATION JUST ONE OF MANY EMERGING PARTNERSHIPS AMONG UNIVERSITIES IN COLORADO - Presidents at Colorado's major research universities - Larry Edward Penley at Colorado State University, Hank Brown at the University of Colorado and Bill Scoggins at Colorado School of Mines - are working collaboratively in ways that benefit Colorado.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
ANNUAL OUTLOOK FORUM IN DENVER EXAMINES AGRICULTURE AND THE GLOBAL CLIMATE -
The facts, effects and policies associated with global climate change will be the focus of the 2007 Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum. The conference will provide agriculturalists opportunities to examine how evolving climates can and will effect agriculture.
Friday, December 08, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FORECASTERS PREDICT ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON IN 2007 -
El Nino conditions that led to a quiet hurricane season in 2006 are likely to dissipate by next summer, leading to above-average hurricane activity for 2007, according to the early season forecast issued today by Colorado State University's forecasting team.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
COLORADO STATE ENGINES LAB TEAMS WITH SOLIX BIOFUELS INC. TO MASS PRODUCE OIL FROM ALGAE AS DIESEL FUEL ALTERNATIVE - Solix Biofuels Inc., a startup company based in Boulder, is working with Colorado State University engineers to commercialize technology that can cheaply mass produce oil derived from algae and turn it into biodiesel - an environmentally friendly solution to high gas prices, greenhouse gas emissions and volatile global energy markets.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
NATION’S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HAS POTENTIAL TO HELP REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING - Changes in agricultural practices across the nation could offset up to one-seventh of current greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and has the potential to further reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels with biofuels made from agricultural crops, according to a Colorado State University researcher's recent Pew Center on Global Climate Change report.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
$3.9 MILLION NSF GRANT FOR TOMATO GENETICS RESEARCH AWARDED TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY -
Identifying genetic controls that keep plants from interbreeding with other species are the subject of a National Science Foundation Plant Genome research grant recently awarded to Colorado State University. The research project also includes an innovative program in which undergraduate honors biology students single out and identify tomato genes involved in these processes.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
UNIVERSITY SIGNS RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH MAYO CLINIC - Mayo Clinic has signed a multi-year biomedically focused research agreement with Colorado State University to collaborate on the development of oncology and infectious disease therapeutics. Colorado State's world-leading expertise in biomedical research and Mayo's unparalleled reputation for integrating groundbreaking research and patient care provide the foundation for this innovative partnership.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
COLORADO STATE RESEARCHER CHALLENGES EARTH’S TIMELINE WITH NEW EVIDENCE OF EARLY LIFE-FORM EVOLUTION
Strains of life on Earth may have existed about 700 million years earlier than previous thought and possibly before oxygen was present in Earth's atmosphere, according to a new study by a Colorado State researcher and his collaborators.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO STRIVE FOR GREEN POWER WITH EDUCATIONAL WIND TURBINE ON CAMPUS -
The unusual double helix by the Lory Student Center may be considered a sculpture to some people, but it's actually a wind turbine. This wind turbine is called a vertical axis wind turbine, and it's another effort by Colorado State to increase knowledge about environmentally friendly sources of power.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
NEUROSCIENCE GROUP DISCUSSES BRAIN RESEARCH AND BRAIN FUNCTION - The Front Range Neuroscience Group will discus recent developments in brain research at its annual meeting, sponsored by Colorado State University, University of Colorado and the University of Wyoming, in Fort Collins. Topics include a how a newly discovered light receptor in the eye impacts the day and night cycles of humans and animals, providing clues to how disturbances such as jet lag and seasonal affective disorder might be addressed.
Monday, October 30, 2006
COLORADO STATE ADMINISTRATORS TO SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INDIAN SPACE AGENCY -
Colorado State University is poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding this week with India's national space agency to collaborate on the study of remote sensing of precipitation.
Monday, October16, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $2.6 MILLION FROM CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TO STUDY AVIAN FLU TRANSMISSION BETWEEN BIRDS, HUMANS - Researchers in Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences recently were awarded $2.6 million from the Centers for Disease Control to study how interactions between humans and birds may lead to more widespread transmission of avian influenza.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
BIOCHEMISTRY PROFESSOR EXPLORES CRITICAL EVOLUTION OF CELLS THAT LEAD TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE -
A buildup of amyloid beta proteins in the brain could cause good proteins to go bad, resulting in the formation of rod-like aggregates within neurons that leads to Alzheimer's disease, according to research by a Colorado State University biochemistry professor.
Monday, August 21, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EARNS RECORD $267.4 MILLION IN RESEARCH FUNDING - Colorado State University annual research expenditures totaled a record $267.4 million in fiscal year 2006, nearly 10 percent more than the previous year and a 35 percent ($69.2 million) increase in research expenditures over the past four years.
Monday, August 21, 2006
COLORADO STATE RANKED AMONG THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT - Colorado State University has once again ranked among the nation's top universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2007 "America's Best Colleges" edition.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AWARDS NEARLY $8 MILLION TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH - Colorado State University today was awarded $7.8 million for tuberculosis research from the National Institutes of Health, further supporting the university's already extensive research programs into the disease. The award is in partnership with the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle and Mycos Research, a Loveland-based biotechnology company.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP CREATES AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR K-12 STUDENTS - Collaboration among two universities, a high school and the local city government is creating authentic, hands-on research opportunities for high school students and valuable partnership experiences.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
CRABS HOLD SECRET TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MUSCLE ATROPHY, COLORADO STATE RESEARCHER SAYS - The ability of crabs to pull the large muscles within its claws through small joints when molting out of an old shell holds the promise of a better understanding of muscle atrophy in humans, said Colorado State University researcher Don Mykles, who was recently awarded a three-year, $473,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research in the area.
Friday, July 28, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DEMONSTRATES NEW RAPID TEST TO RAPIDLY DIAGNOSE SEVEN ANIMAL DISEASES WITH COSTLY ECONOMIC IMPACT - Colorado State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, today demonstrated a new rapid diagnostic test for seven important and economically devastating animal diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
ENGINEERING PROFESSOR RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD IN WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY - The White House on Wednesday awarded Randy Bartels, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Colorado State University, a Presidential Early Career Award - the U.S. government's highest honor for outstanding up-and-coming scientists and engineers.
Monday, July 24, 2006
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LASER LABORATORY AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPING HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPE - Colorado State University engineering researchers, working with counterparts at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have created the world's highest spatial resolution extreme ultraviolet (EUV) tabletop microscope that can see objects more than 1,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
Monday, July 17, 2006
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS COLORADO STATE $19 MILLION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO IMPROVE CLOUD MODELING
The National Science Foundation awarded Colorado State University and its partners a $19 million Science and Technology Center to build climate models that will more accurately depict cloud processes and improve climate and weather forecasting for scientists around the world.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT CAN HELP REDUCE CHANCES OF BREEDING, WEST NILE VIRUS
Despite a long dry-spell in Colorado during late spring and early summer, there is still plenty of time for mosquito populations to swell, thanks to recent wet weather much of the state has experienced over the past few weeks.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
ENVIROFIT ENGINE SOLUTION NAMED ONE OF WORLD’S TOP 10 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY FIRST DEVELOPED AT COLORADO STATE
Envirofit International Ltd., a non-profit corporation that develops new solutions for global challenges and disseminates technologies originated at Colorado State University, has been named in the latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review as one of 10 innovative technology companies that create global social change.
Monday, June 26, 2006
BLOOD TESTS RAPID AND INEXPENSIVE WITH INVENTION BY COLORADO STATE CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR; NEW COMPANY FORMED
A Colorado State University chemistry professor has developed a way to rapidly test blood for signs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease - methods that could save patients and physicians significant time and money.
Monday, June 19, 2006
PRODUCT RESEARCHED BY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARIAN PREVENTS BONE CANCER AMPUTATIONS IN PEOPLE
Dr. Simon Turner, a Colorado State University veterinarian, has done research that is helping to prevent limb amputations in humans with bone cancer. Now in about 400 people, the custom-fit bone replacement device Turner helped to test and develop gives patients facing amputation new hope, providing implants with extended life and extra stability.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
COLORADO’S AVIAN DISEASE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM HAS BIRD FLU SAMPLING KITS AVAILABLE TO TRAINED PROFESSIONALS
The Colorado Avian Disease Surveillance Program has developed avian flu sample collection kits available for the first time to professionals such as veterinarians and animal control officers to collect samples from birds to test for the deadly H5N1 strain.
Monday, April 17, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY UNVEILS FIRST SCIENTIFIC-BASED ORGANIC PRODUCTION UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN COUNTRY
A unique opportunity to study the science of organic agriculture will become available to students this fall semester through Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences. The program, which will focus on organic food and fiber production, trains students for careers in organic agriculture, the fastest-growing sector of the agricultural industry. Colorado State is the first university in the nation to develop and offer a science-based organic agriculture program for undergraduate students.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCES GREEN MACHINES IN CONTINUAL EFFORT TO CONSERVE ENERGY
Colorado State University is continuing its efforts to conserve energy by retrofitting the university's Pepsi vending machines with energy saving controllers. New Vending Misers will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 115 tons per year and will save the university over $4,300 annually.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
COLORADO STATE-RUN PROGRAM INCREASES MINORITY STUDENTS OBTAINING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREES; DIRECTOR OF NSF MINORITY PROGRAM TO VISIT THURSDAY
A statewide program designed to increase the number of minority students studying college science, technology, engineering and mathematics has had an 83 percent increase in graduation rates in the past nine years, according to the Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation, or CO-AMP.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY HOLDS HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION COLLOQUIUM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Colorado State University will host a Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Colloquium on Thursday and Friday at the Fort Collins Hilton Hotel, 425 W. Prospect Road. The event will focus on promoting, preventing and facilitating research on complex heath problems.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
COLORADO TEAMWORK LEADS TO SUCCESS OF CLOUDSAT, A SATELLITE WEATHER RADAR SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH APRIL 21
Colorado scientists from Colorado State University and Boulder-based Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. collaborated to help build the $217 million CloudSat satellite project, largely funded by NASA, that will improve weather and climate prediction and develop critical new space technologies.