Ram Legacy: Patty and Peggy Contreras
Scholarships helped Patty and Peggy Contreras go to college - now they want to level the playing field for other students by giving back.
Tag: "Department of Biology"
CSU study finds disparities in natural gas leak prevalence in U.S. urban areas
Over a several-year period, natural gas pipeline leaks were more prevalent in neighborhoods with low-income or majority non-white populations than those with high income or predominately white populations.
Top 3 sweep: Computer science students propel winning teams at Bio-Cybersecurity Student Challenge
Computer science students are creative, flexible and bring an arsenal of problem-solving skills to interdisciplinary competition.
Biology doctoral candidate leads organization of specimen collection.
Jennifer Brady, a Ph.D. candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Biology, and a group of undergraduate students are working to digitize and update the department’s collection of taxidermized and articulated specimens.
Donor gives back to biology department through specimen donation
Colorado State University’s Department of Biology recently received a collection of taxidermy specimens to assist with the education of students, thanks to the generosity of a donor with ties to the University.
Kanatous Lab using specimens for education, collaboration and outreach
Dominique Montaño, a former graduate student, helped develop a series of collaborative events to use the impressive specimen collection for education and outreach.
Biology graduate student promotes importance of self in lab
For Melissa (Mel) Morado, personal growth reflects in her scientific life, and scientific growth reflects in her personal life.
Biology faculty working to improve sustainability science education
The Colorado State University LIFE sciences faculty members demonstrate this through their willingness to adapt to changing student needs.
Supporting math and science teachers
By encouraging scientific curiosity and literacy, teachers are giving kids important life tools, including the ability to think critically, problem-solve, and communicate complex information.
Artificial intelligence enables strategic hydropower planning across Amazon basin
A new study focuses on tradeoffs between energy generation from dams and a suite of ecosystem services supplied by rivers throughout the Amazon Basin.