Inflection Point offers needed community support for math classes
Three CSU students of color developed a new peer-led math space, called Inflection Point, that hopes to improve student support through community and shared learning.
College News
CSU chemists receive millions in federal dollars to fight plastics pollution
A team led by Eugene Chen in the Department of Chemistry will work on design and discovery of next-generation polymers.
Parental alienation, partner abuse: Two sides of same coin, says CSU social psychologist
A new study is the first to apply interdependence theory to power dynamics in families affected by parental alienation.
Kill it with fire: CSU researchers seek solution for pervasive PFAS pollutants
CSU researchers Jens Blotevogel and Anthony Rappé recently received a $474,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant to study and improve PFAS destruction by incineration, so the contaminants can be permanently removed from the environment without producing hazardous byproducts.
Ph.D. students awarded national lab research opportunities
Three Ph.D. students at CSU received an award from the Office of Science Graduate Student Research to continue their research at national laboratory facilities around the country.
CSU sees spike in student/employee aid gifts during 3rd-highest fundraising year
Even as the pandemic was taking a severe financial toll on people around the world, Colorado State University had one of its strongest years ever for fundraising — and donors were especially interested in contributing to programs for people in need, such as Ram Aid and Rams Against Hunger.
Getting to the heart of the matter, with COVID-19 patients
Using a noninvasive pulmonary imaging technology, Professor Jennifer Mueller leads research aimed at helping severely ill COVID-19 patients receive more targeted care and have better chances of recovery.
Research
CSU chemists receive millions in federal dollars to fight plastics pollution
A team led by Eugene Chen in the Department of Chemistry will work on design and discovery of next-generation polymers.
Parental alienation, partner abuse: Two sides of same coin, says CSU social psychologist
A new study is the first to apply interdependence theory to power dynamics in families affected by parental alienation.
Liliana Gallegos combines organic chemistry and computer modeling
Liliana Gallegos is a Ph. D. student in CSU's Department of Chemistry. She is researching ways to use computer modeling to make organic chemistry reactions more efficient and has also been awarded a Frontera Computational Science Fellowship.
Kill it with fire: CSU researchers seek solution for pervasive PFAS pollutants
CSU researchers Jens Blotevogel and Anthony Rappé recently received a $474,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant to study and improve PFAS destruction by incineration, so the contaminants can be permanently removed from the environment without producing hazardous byproducts.
Students
Liliana Gallegos combines organic chemistry and computer modeling
Liliana Gallegos is a Ph. D. student in CSU's Department of Chemistry. She is researching ways to use computer modeling to make organic chemistry reactions more efficient and has also been awarded a Frontera Computational Science Fellowship.
Ph.D. students awarded national lab research opportunities
Three Ph.D. students at CSU received an award from the Office of Science Graduate Student Research to continue their research at national laboratory facilities around the country.
A passion for primates: CSU student studying orangutans at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Ryann Gregory, a master’s student in the Department of Biology, is studying methods to increase foraging behavior with orangutans at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo for her capstone this summer.
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.
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.
National experts headline Bio-cybersecurity Challenge 2021 Symposium Oct. 1
In an effort to halt a new type of hacking, CSU will sponsor an online symposium next week featuring national experts examining the risks and opportunities of bio-cybersecurity.
Rams Read author Natasha Bowens Blair to speak at CSU Oct. 15
Natasha Bowens Blair, author of this year’s Rams Read book The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming will be at Colorado State University to share her experiences about meeting people with incredible stories centered around food justice on Oct. 15.
A Day in the Life of Adrian Macdonald: Department of Statistics by day, Leadville 100 winner by night
Meet Adrian Macdonald, chair of the Classified Personnel Council and recent winner of the Leadville 100.
Rams Shape Science
Inflection Point offers needed community support for math classes
Three CSU students of color developed a new peer-led math space, called Inflection Point, that hopes to improve student support through community and shared learning.
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.
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