National Security Agency names CSU a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
CSU’s designation is awarded through the 2027 academic year.
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CSU biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors
Proteins that regulate mitosis can play essential roles in determining whether cancer cells proliferate or die.
Chemist Jean Chung to study aging-related cellular processes with $1.8 million NIH award
They say we grow until a certain age. Then, we just oxidize.
Indoor air quality experiments show exposure risks while cooking, cleaning
When you’re cooking or cleaning inside your home, what chemicals are you breathing, and are they potentially harmful? CSU chemists have given us a solid start on the answer.
Biologists unveil clues to evolutionary origins of brown-colored algae for health, biofuels research
Brown algae are brown because they have evolved a special set of pigments that absorb even more light for photosynthesis than green plants and green algae do.
CSU chemists share in $20 million award for NSF Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis
Rob Paton in the Department of Chemistry helped establish the center in 2018. His work is in developing new computational approaches that enable data science to be applied to chemical reaction discovery and optimization.
CSU researchers funded by DARPA to demystify neural networks, improve cybersecurity
CSU computer scientists and mathematicians are seeking to bring mathematics-based clarity to how artificial neural networks function, and how they can be better protected against security threats.
CSU offers new clues to how plants retain healthy genomes, avoid mitochondrial disease
A new study sheds light on how plants, however rarely, experience mutations in their mitochondrial genomes. Unlike humans, plants are able to quickly fix these mutations and not pass them on to their progeny.
Biochemists use enzymes to change how brain cells communicate with each other
A new study demonstrates the possibility of changing the identity of synapses between neurons through enzymatic means, with larger implications for studying diseases of the brain.
Chemists design chemical probe for detecting minute temperature shifts in the body
The Zadrozny Lab designs molecules that allow magnetic resonance imaging to do things that it currently can’t do.