Gift from alumna establishes cannabinoid research center
A $1.5 million gift from alumna Leslie Buttorff will put CSU on the leading edge of cannabinoid research.
College News
Death by solar: $1.6 million DOE grant supports scientists studying bird deaths at solar facilities
CSU biologist Kristen Ruegg is working with UCLA researchers to study which bird species are most impacted by the solar industry.
Improving solar cells' back-contact is goal of $3.5 million DOE project
A CSU team is leading an effort to make cadmium-telluride solar cells even more efficient by focusing on a classic engineering bottleneck in their design.
Winning as a team: CSU named Student Veterans of America Chapter of the Year
CSU beat out more than 1,500 other on-campus SVA chapters for the honor.
Data science program welcomes three new faculty
Nate Blanchard, Andee Kaplan and Emily King are helping lay a foundation of growth for CSU's data science program.
A decade of state: Colorado State University 2010-2019
The past 10 years have been a decade of significant growth and change at CSU.
Innovating throughout history: College of Natural Sciences
Take a look back at key moments in the history of the College of Natural Sciences.
Research
Death by solar: $1.6 million DOE grant supports scientists studying bird deaths at solar facilities
CSU biologist Kristen Ruegg is working with UCLA researchers to study which bird species are most impacted by the solar industry.
Improving solar cells' back-contact is goal of $3.5 million DOE project
A CSU team is leading an effort to make cadmium-telluride solar cells even more efficient by focusing on a classic engineering bottleneck in their design.
Biology professor Kristen Ruegg receives NSF grant to study wintering grounds of migratory birds
Ruegg received the NSF Career Award Grant of 1.18 M dollars to continue her research into migratory birds. Her team will study the migration of 11 species, the first empirical test of the theory that the individuals from the same breeding site migrating to the same wintering site promotes local adaptation in wintering areas.
Funding available for SoGES Global Challenges Research Teams, Resident Fellows
The call for proposals is open to all CSU faculty and researchers, with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2020.
Students
PSM students win first and second place at national 3MP competition
Placing first and second in the 3MP competition at the 2019 NPSMA conference, PSM students Nathan Edwards and Molly Selleck demonstrated their ability to communicate science well to the general public, interpreting their research to a general public audience in just 3 minutes.
Outstanding Grad: Faviola Robles-Saenz, College of Natural Sciences
A first-generation college student and a daughter of Mexican immigrants, north Denver native Faviola Robles-Saenz has never been one to take education and opportunity for granted.
Science education students share their passion with science teachers at the Colorado Science Conference
Natural sciences students had the opportunity to meet science teachers at the Colorado Science Conference.
CSU student veteran taking reins of high school hoops team
CSU student-veteran Julius Philpot looks to connect with high school kids while sharing his love of basketball and education.
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.
Computer scientist Darrell Whitley named an ACM Fellow
Whitley is being honored for technical and professional leadership in the field of genetic and evolutionary computation.
CSU students named global University Innovation Fellows
Four students at Colorado State University have completed training to join the global University Innovation Fellows program.
CSU student veteran taking reins of high school hoops team
CSU student-veteran Julius Philpot looks to connect with high school kids while sharing his love of basketball and education.