The full story on climate change requires the long view
A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate change since 1900, and what will happen moving forward.
LATEST HEADLINES
Reinvention Collaborative creates Lamborn-Hughes Institute in honor of CSU leaders
Alan Lamborn and Blanche Hughes helped create and implement CSU's nationally renowned Student Success Initiatives.
Scenes from Fall Commencement 2018
Newest CSU alums celebrated at weekend ceremonies.
Community award-winners B Sharp and Center for Community Partnerships transform lives
At last spring’s Celebrate! Colorado State awards ceremony, two unique CSU community-based programs were honored with the inaugural Community Engagement Scholarship Awards. There’s no doubt that both of this year’s groundbreaking recipients have had a profound impact on the community, but their life-changing influence goes much deeper than that.
What happens to bees in winter?
Students in CSU's honey bee clubs recently winterized the bee hives on campus.
Outstanding Grads of Fall 2018
Here are a few stories of personal challenges overcome, family responsibilities shouldered, educational changes in direction that finally led to a true passion, as well as learning, growth and success along the way to graduation.
ACT Human Rights Film Festival joins international Human Rights Film Network
The ACT Human Rights Film Festival is the latest festival to be accepted into the Human Rights Film Network (HRFN), an international partnership of 41 independent human rights film festivals.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Register now for PDI sessions, Jan. 14-16
Professional Development Institute celebrates its 40th year in 2019.
Mary Stromberger new Dean of the Graduate School
Stromberger, who has served as associate dean of the school since January 2017, will assume her new position at the first of the year.
Free week at Campus Rec helps employees kick off the new year
Award-winning fitness facilities open to all at no charge Jan. 7-11.
Guest Column: Changing the culture of committees that work on culture change
The Women & Gender Collaborative is introducing a model to foster culture change through committee service to help connect and inform campus-wide gender equity efforts.
OUTSTANDING GRADS
Outstanding Grad: Jordan Roggen, College of Agricultural Sciences
Graduating high school at the age of 16 put Jordan Roggen on an early path to higher education, but family health challenges led her on a different journey.
Outstanding Grad: Franklin Alvis, College of Health and Human Sciences
When he was in high school, Franklin Alvis of Colorado Springs was convinced he’d attend college out of state. Then his family home burned to the ground in the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, which made him want stay in Colorado.
Outstanding Grad: Kirty Krieger, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Kirty Krieger says she decided to major in microbiology in the same way Harry Potter decided to become a wizard: “The major chose me.”
Outstanding Grad: Djibril Diol, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
The road to Djibril Diol being the first in his family to earn a degree was long, as he worked to meet family obligations in both the U.S. and his native Senegal.
Outstanding Grad: Ariana Vargas, Warner College of Natural Resources
Ariana Vargas made an important decision that ignited a fire within and defined her future career trajectory.
Outstanding Grad: Jovan Rivera-Lovato, College of Liberal Arts
It’s not often that you can look back and say that a student made CSU better. But in Jovan Rivera-Lovato’s case, it would be true.
Outstanding Grad: Sarah Lion, College of Natural Sciences
The path to veteran Sarah Lion’s biological science degree has been neither straight nor narrow, but she never gave up on the journey.
Outstanding Grad: Luciana Figliolo, College of Business
As a Fulbright Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Public University of Uruguay, Luciana Figliolo had no shortage of master’s programs interested in recruiting her.
STATE YOUR PURPOSE
Heavenly gift: Local priest creates new faculty position at CSU
Father Don Willette's generosity has created a new faculty position in the College of Liberal Arts.
You did it again: Giving Tuesday shatters records
Remarkable support from the Ram Family has allowed CSU's Rams Against Hunger program to grow tenfold in just five years.
Help keep the Oval awesome by going Beyond a Billion
The Oval Preservation Fund Endowment is just one of the many initiatives included in the Beyond A Billion push to celebrate CSU's 150th birthday in 2020.
Donor’s expertise and contributions engineering the next generation of brewers
Floris Delée’s enduring passion for fermentation, craft beer and the CSU community has come full circle with the success of the new Ramskeller on-campus teaching brewery.
THE CONVERSATION ON SOURCE
Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron
These crystals are made of organic semiconducting materials, which are used to make computer chips, LED lights, smartphone screens and solar panels.
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom line
Many corporations that profit from nature’s bounty are realizing that it’s time for the business world to do more about conservation.
The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change
Switching from petroleum-based polymers to polymers that are biologically based could decrease carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tons every year.
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue
There is no doubt that precise genetic modifications can be made to human sperm, eggs, embryos and even some cells in adults.
RAM FAMILY
Video: A holiday surprise
Watch a student receive a special gift from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
VIDEO: A special commencement message from CSU President Tony Frank
President Tony Frank addresses those who are graduating this weekend during fall commencement ceremonies.
Student with autism overcomes obstacles to graduate from CSU
When Caspian Banki was a kid, many doubted his prospects because he had autism.
Employee Appreciation Board seeking nominations for outstanding units
The CSU Employee Appreciation Board was created to recognize outstanding performance by departments or units for going above and beyond their normal work duties to make CSU a great place to learn and work.
Rocky Mountain Student Media collects national honors
The Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation (RMSMC) was awarded five Pinnacle Awards and two honorable mentions during the College Media Association Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 25-28.
Diehl receives national award for mentorship in gerontology
University Distinguished Professor Manfred Diehl has received the 2018 Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award from the Gerontological Society of America.
Proposals being accepted for SoGES Global Challenges Research Teams, Resident Fellows
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) has issued a request for proposals for 2019-20 Global Challenges Research Teams and Resident Fellows.