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Video: Learn about the new Center for Sustainable Photoredox Catalysis at CSU
The National Science Foundation awarded a three-year, $1.8 million grant to launch the Center for Sustainable Photoredox Catalysis at CSU in 2023.
Math faculty member Elizabeth Arnold receives Early Career Teaching Award
Arnold was honored by the Mathematical Association of America’s Rocky Mountain Section with the 2024 Early Career Teaching Award during its annual meeting on May 20.
National Geographic Meridian Grant funds paleobotany STEM kits
The College of Natural Sciences Education and Outreach Center is a key contributor on the interdisciplinary project, translating paleobotany research into a new hands-on STEM kit to be used by schools in Colorado and Wyoming.
New research details impact of extreme wildfires on pine trees
Poor, smoke-induced air quality affects ponderosa pine trees’ ability to maintain photosynthesis and release natural chemical emissions.
Zoology graduate student the first to receive the Liz and Jack McGrew Scholarship
For the first time the Liz and Jack McGrew Scholarship was awarded to a graduate student in the CSU Professional Science Masters in Zoo, Aquarium and Animal Shelter Management.
Seven math majors represent CSU at the Joint Mathematics Meeting
For the first time, seven fully supported students represented CSU at this year's Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, CA.
NASA internship highlight: crunch numbers for cosmic communications
Two CSU mathematics graduate students participated in an internship at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center last summer as a part of the Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project.
Faculty suggests new approach in search for dark matter through future DUNE research project
A researcher at Colorado State University has developed a potential approach for identifying and understanding dark matter using the soon to be built gigantic particle detectors at the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Research highlights power of interactive, gesture-based lessons when teaching abstract math concepts
The work is led by Professor Hortensia Soto and described in a new paper published in Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies. The paper showcases how gestures and body language can be used to explain abstract algebraic ideas that may be difficult for students to engage with through formal teaching methods.
Dan Bush named a pioneer member for the American Society of Plant Biology
Bush, former chair of the Department of Biology and vice provost for faculty affairs at CSU, was honored for his significant contributions to the field of plant science and the scientific community.