Cameron Peak Fire: One year later
Read several stories taking a look at the people, facilities and research affected by the Cameron Peak Fire.
College News
CSU Mountain Campus update: research, facilities and classes resume
The Cameron Peak Fire passed through the campus in Oct. 2020, burning nearly 620 acres.
CSU named an Age-Friendly University by AFU Global Network
Colorado State University has become Colorado’s first member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network, an international group of colleges and universities that are committed to championing the needs of older adults in higher education.
CSU receives $2 million grant to help prevent future pandemics
Building on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado State University has received a $2 million commitment from The Anschutz Foundation to further the development of new solutions for building resilience and agility in stopping infectious disease transmission among animals and people.
New tool aims to help long-term care facilities decide when, how to test for COVID-19
The dashboard will help facility managers understand the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks.
New ENcourage Engineering Math Program offers incoming students confidence
The college’s new ENcourage Engineering Math Program helps incoming students learn practical applications of math in engineering.
No more cone? Psychology researchers offer better tool for visualizing hurricane danger
A new study shows that the 'cone of uncertainty' graphic is often misinterpreted and that there are better ways to inform the public about hurricanes.
Research
CSU Mountain Campus update: research, facilities and classes resume
The Cameron Peak Fire passed through the campus in Oct. 2020, burning nearly 620 acres.
New tool aims to help long-term care facilities decide when, how to test for COVID-19
The dashboard will help facility managers understand the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks.
No more cone? Psychology researchers offer better tool for visualizing hurricane danger
A new study shows that the 'cone of uncertainty' graphic is often misinterpreted and that there are better ways to inform the public about hurricanes.
Study: Men doing more family caregiving could lower their risk of suicide
Professor of Psychology Silvia Sara Canetto researches patterns and meanings of suicide by culture, trying to make sense of the variability in women’s and men’s suicide mortality around the world.
Students
New ENcourage Engineering Math Program offers incoming students confidence
The college’s new ENcourage Engineering Math Program helps incoming students learn practical applications of math in engineering.
Psychology graduate student Andrew Huebert wins Psychonomic Society Graduate Travel Award
Andrew Huebert, a graduate student studying cognitive psychology at Colorado State University, was selected as a recipient of the 2020 Psychonomic Society’s Graduate Travel Award.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Lucy Lu
In her first years here, Lucy developed a framework that combines methods from applied mathematics and computer science to fuse mechanistic partial differential equations with statistical models in a big data setting.
First Generation Award: Breaking barriers and succeeding
Since 1984, the First Generation Award scholarship program at CSU has been responsible for helping thousands of first-generation students graduate.
College Community
College of Natural Sciences celebrates 50 years
The college was created in 1968, but its departments and disciplines have a long and rich history on CSU's campus.
Still time to help School is Cool help PSD students start the year right
Colorado State University’s signature program that provides K-12 students in need in the Poudre School District with the tools for success kicks into high gear the first full week in August, and there are plenty of ways for CSU employees to be part of the effort.
Provost reappoints Deans Jan Nerger and Ben Withers, Vice Provost Kelly Long
All will serve extended five-year terms.
CURC 2021 award winners announced
Posters and presentations from the virtual Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity event are available online.
Rams Shape Science
Alex Hopkins builds on community she found on campus
Alex Hopkins found community through the Native American Cultural Center and Academic Advancement Center when she started at CSU. By the time she graduated, Hopkins was a peer mentor in both centers, as well as an accomplished alumna.
Jeremy Alcazar sees the good in all kids
Jeremy Alcazar is passionate about mentoring active, energetic children who may be labeled as “challenging.” For him, this work is personal.
Recent CSU grad hopes to make statistics more accessible to students
Okiefe Ogbe, a recent graduate from the Department of Statistics, hopes to use his experiences at Colorado State University to make higher education and the field of statistics more accessible to high school students.
Biology student seeks to protect endangered species; make research accessible to a broad audience
Sophomore Colorado State University biology student Noelle Mason has a passion for the black-footed ferret, and she’s working to protect it – along with many other species – using advanced biotechnology.
Sustainability
National Geographic film reveals how CSU researchers track bird migration through feathers
"Feathers in Flight: The Bird Genoscape Project" is a National Geographic film featuring CSU's innovative research focusing on bird migration and conservation.
Revising climate models with new CSU field data
Aerosol particles play a large role in how much heat is absorbed or deflected by the atmosphere. Understanding how long they stay aloft can improve both human health and global climate modeling.
Chemist and atmospheric scientist, A.R. Ravishankara, is part of team suggesting new steps in ending ozone layer depletion
Ozone layer researchers identify potential steps for the further success of a three-decade long treaty, the Montreal Protocol.
Two CSU professors receive highly competitive award from the Department of Energy
Justin Sambur and Mike Mooney among 50 nationwide to receive DOE Early Career Award