Outstanding Grad: Brissa Chavez Mendoza, College of Natural Sciences
Before coming to Colorado State University, Brissa Chavez Mendoza knew she wanted to pursue a career in health care but wasn’t sure what exact direction she’d take.
Author Archives: Anne Manning
Genetic material packaged inside cells is more solid than liquid
The discovery could lead to more accurate understanding of how the genome is encoded and decoded.
Electrical engineering society names Mingzhong Wu a 2021 Fellow
IEEE cited Wu for his achievements in spintronics and magnetization.
Wielding a gun makes a shooter perceive others as wielding a gun, too
Psychology researchers have published a new set of experiments underscoring what they call the ‘gun embodiment effect.’
Professor Jim Sites establishes endowed professorship for Department of Physics
The first such professorship within the department, the endowment provides research operations funds for an incoming faculty member.
Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
New experiments and computational models reveal in single-molecule detail how viruses initiate translation of genetic material into proteins.
From flocks of birds to schools of fish, data can take many shapes
Topological data analysis is an emerging field that describes shapes of data in multiple dimensions and resolutions.
Visualizing a pandemic: Researchers aim to increase public acceptance of safe behaviors
Jessica Witt and a team from University of Michigan are identifying ways to visually communicate COVID-19 risk data to the public.
Research team inks licensing deal for COVID-19 viral detection test
The team has licensed their viral RNA-testing platform to Quara Devices, a startup company specializing in diagnostic biosensors.
Biologists trace plants’ steady mitochondrial genomes to a gene found in viruses, bacteria
Their new understanding of the MSH1 gene could lend insight into why animal mitochondrial genomes tend to mutate more than those of plants.