First-ever stem cell treatment on a non-human primate a success
Johnson said these findings will be helpful for veterinarians and medical doctors who use stem cell therapy.
LATEST HEADLINES
President McConnell opens investigation into allegations regarding CSU Athletics
This investigation will come out of the president's office. It will move quickly, and President McConnell will transparently share the outcome.
CSU researchers now predicting extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The Tropical Meteorology Project team is increasing their Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecast to 24 named storms in 2020, including the nine that have already formed.
Claim Building archaeology dig continues with visit from President McConnell
CSU President Joyce McConnell visited with Field School students uncovering an early part of CSU's 150-year history.
Epidemic model shows how COVID-19 could spread through firefighting camps
The model demonstrates potential risks and worst-case scenarios COVID-19 poses for the fire management community.
Five questions with Atmospheric Science climate scientist Zachary Labe
Zack Labe recently joined the Barnes Group as a postdoctoral researcher in CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science.
CSU experiences one of highest fundraising years in its history: Donors support research and students during pandemic
CSU’s alumni and friends demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the university’s land grant mission in 2019-20 by giving to areas that strengthen CSU’s ability to address significant global challenges and care for the community it serves – now and into the future.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Provost Mary Pedersen now part of the Ram community
I appreciate the strengths and attributes of this institution, the outstanding faculty, staff and students that together contribute to elevating CSU’s reputation as a premier university.
Guest Column: Rams Read can help campus community connect, engage
My early struggles with reading allowed me to see many of the complex and nuanced issues around class, equity, identity, race, injustice and justice that I teach as a professor today.
CSU parking and road closures August 2020
See upcoming road closures for August 2020.
Working from home ergonomics training online, on demand
The CSU ergonomics team can provide remote/virtual ergonomic evaluations of your workstation and environment, without ever having to set foot in your home or office.
COVID-19
Epidemic model shows how COVID-19 could spread through firefighting camps
The model demonstrates potential risks and worst-case scenarios COVID-19 poses for the fire management community.
Global summit on science and innovation for reopening workplaces safely starts this week
At the Clean 2020 Virtual Summit, leaders from industry, government and universities will address the urgent need for solutions as America returns to work and school.
COVID-19 expert panel set for Aug. 4
The Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging, in partnership with CSU Extension and Senior Access Points of Larimer County, will hold its third webinar in the COVID-19 Expert Panel Series.
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.
THE CONVERSATION ON SOURCE
To understand the backlash against the women in the running for vice president, watch more TV
Criticisms of women vice presidential prospects echo cultural scripts that insist women who want to be president shouldn’t be trusted.
Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
The avocado survived ecological and cultural close calls that could have relegated it to extinction, but it persevered and prospered.
In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification
When new residents and businesses move into low-income neighborhoods, they often deny that they are displacing current residents.
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
A hot desert wind is carrying a massive cloud of Saharan dust into the southern United States this week.
RAM FAMILY
CSU student with autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy excels in advocacy roles
Savanah Overturf delivered a TEDx Talk in Grand Junction in March about autism and her experiences.
Rams Read planned as catalyst for important campus conversations
A diverse group across the university is working to plan a range of events and facilitate discussions this fall around the inaugural campus read.
Program to get CSU employees back on the bike
Get Back on the Bike was built specifically for interested but concerned employees who would like formal training and support for their bicycle commute.
Jan Leach wins highest award in plant pathology
Jan Leach, an international authority on how plants resist disease-causing microbes with Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has received the Award of Distinction from the American Phytopathological Society.
CSU secures Medical Scientist Training Program award from NIH
CSU is one of three programs in the U.S. to receive this type of funding from the federal government.
CSU center co-sponsors webinar, research briefs on reassessing college admissions
Hack the Gates, a yearlong effort to reimagine college admissions co-sponsored by a Colorado State University center, culminates Aug. 4 with a final webinar and the release of eight briefs written by scholars across the country.
Community for Excellence receives grant to support student success
CSU has received a significant grant from the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative to help COSI scholarship students succeed on campus
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS & INITIATIVES
Together We Grow convenes thought leaders to foster diversity and inclusion in higher ed, agriculture
Together We Grow convened five higher education thought leaders to share their stories and perspectives on the future of higher education in diversifying the U.S. agricultural workforce.
CSU System and Latin American Educational Foundation: Partnering to support Latinx students
The CSU System's partnership with the Latin American Educational Foundation has enabled more than 400 Latinx students to enroll at one of the System’s three campuses over the past decade.
CSU System selects artists for installations at the Spur campus in Denver
The CSU System has selected eight artists to activate its future, three-building campus — Spur — at the National Western Center in north Denver with unique, large-format art installations.
CSU System: Diversity requires perspectives
A special letter from CSU System Chancellor Tony Frank was devoted to scholars telling stories of their lived experience in response to the ongoing protests systemic racism. We’re sharing that letter and those stories here, in case you missed it.