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Move In Week

CSU welcomes more than 8,000 students to on-campus housing.

Crop Protection

Farmers reap benefits from wheat production system developed by CSU researchers.

Predictions steady

CSU researchers continue to forecast near-average hurricane season.

Walking in Beauty

Avenir Museum hosts Orlando Dugi’s first solo exhibition.

Cleaner water

Researchers collaborate on emerging purification technology.

Experiments illuminate key component of plants' immune systems

The discovery of how plant resistance proteins trigger localized cell death could lead to new strategies for engineering disease resistance in crops.

Emerald Ash Borer detected in Broomfield

This detection represents the first confirmation of EAB in Colorado outside of a federal quarantine, which primarily encompasses Boulder County.

E-scooters are zooming onto campus

Within the next month, e-scooters will be available for rent on the CSU campus and throughout Fort Collins.

With NSF support, CSU team tackles post-hurricane grid resiliency

Partnering with the city of Tallahassee, researchers are designing a self-reliant, resilient electric system that can better withstand the next Category 5 storm.

To monitor air quality, scientists chase methane plumes in dead of night

Mobile plume tracking, led by Colorado State University air pollution experts, is a key technology in Broomfield's ongoing Air Quality Testing Program.

CSU team uncovers potential for Rift Valley fever virus transmission in Colorado livestock

CSU researchers found that mosquitoes that could transmit the virus were abundant in feedlots and at nearby sites.

Athletics: Canvas Stadium revenues outpacing projections

Canvas Stadium continues to perform well when it comes to producing revenue.

Lake Street parking lot opens Aug. 26

Campus commuters will have an opportunity to snag one of the 120 new parking spots on the south side of the main campus beginning Monday.

Portion of USC Parking Lot 613 closed Aug. 23

A portion of University Services Center Parking Lot 613 will be closed Friday, Aug. 23, from 6 a.m. until noon.

Ajay Menon named president and CEO of CSURF

Menon, who currently serves as dean of CSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences, will step into the new role Oct. 1.

President McConnell to host employee meet-and-greet events

The Office of the President is hosting events for CSU employees to meet Joyce McConnell.

Move In 2019: Putting the ‘aid’ in Financial Aid

CSU offers a wide range of resources to make education affordable.

Move In 2019: CSU welcomes Class of 2023 at Convocation

President Joyce McConnell welcomed Colorado State University’s Class of 2023 with her formula for success at the 2019 Convocation on Aug. 22 in Moby Arena.

Move In 2019: Scenes from Thursday's Ram Welcome events

From Convocation to the picnic and carnival, the evening of Aug. 22 was full of festivity for CSU's incoming first-year and transfer students.

Move In 2019: Learning at CSU extends into the residence halls

CSU is teaching students through “Live and Learn,” an innovative approach that involves training hall staff about how to foster a positive learning experience on every floor.

Move In 2019: CSU partners with CU School of Medicine to open medical school branch

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is in the planning stages of establishing a medical school branch in Fort Collins.

Move In 2019: Yes, those period products are free to anyone who needs one

Pads and tampons are available at no charge in more than 325 All Gender and women’s restrooms on the main CSU campus and surrounding university facilities.

Move In 2019: With support from 'B2B,' transfer students wrap up summer research

The Bridges to Baccalaureate program serves Front Range Community College students in the sciences who are transferring to CSU to complete their degrees.

Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others?

Many theories have outlined possible ways the world's languages might have diversified, but there is not one silver bullet to explain it all.

The dysfunctional debt ceiling and why we should kill it: 5 questions answered

Like the rest of us, governments must borrow when they spend more money than they receive.

Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water.

Climate crisis: Migration cannot be the only option for people living on 'drowning' islands

A closer look at the story of the largest coral atoll in the world sheds light on the issues facing those living on such islands all around the world, and the inadequacy of current international policy.

RAM FAMILY

CSU professor’s poem in New York Times Magazine reflects on 1963 KKK church bombing

English Professor Camille Dungy is one of 16 writers asked to dissect consequential moments in African American history through poems and stories in The New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project.

CSU professor Colleen Webb joins Graduate School leadership

Colleen Webb, a longtime professor, researcher, and mentor to students at CSU, has stepped into a new leadership role as the associate dean of the Graduate School.

Elizabeth Barnes receives AMS Meisinger Award for early career research

Elizabeth (Libby) Barnes will receive the prestigious Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award from the American Meteorological Society in January.

Volunteers needed for 2019 Community Welcome on Aug. 28

Volunteers are needed for Community Welcome, an annual program through CSU and the City of Fort Collins designed to foster positive connections between students and area residents.

Celebrate Pat Burns’ new chapter Sept. 11

The Morgan Library will host an event in Burns' honor on Sept. 11 in the third floor Collaboratory from 3 to 5 p.m.

Veterinary students find common ground in Mexico

Veterinary Action for Consulting in the Americas explores veterinary skills associated with ranch consulting on livestock health and management, while incorporating language and culture courses.

Chandra honored for achievements in geoscience and remote sensing

The University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been honored by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society with its Distinguished Achievement Award.

UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS & INITIATIVES

CSU System partners to launch Sturm Collaboration Campus in Castle Rock

On Aug. 16, Colorado State University System institutions will join community members and partners for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of Sturm Collaboration Campus in Castle Rock, Colorado – a project more than four years in the making.

CSU System to break ground on urban campus in 2020

A project five years in the making will soon be the Colorado State University System’s newest location in the state.

NOCO Style: CSU prepares to plow new ground at the National Western Stock Show

Executive Vice Chancellor Amy Parsons talks about CSU's involvement with the redevelopment of the National Western Center in Denver.

Broncos, CSU hosting sports management Rookie Camp

The Denver Broncos Sport Management Institute at CSU is inviting high school students to campus to check out the unique program.

STATE YOUR PURPOSE

Former student honors the professor who mentored her after tragedy

Human Development and Family Studies master's program alumna Gwen Hatchette ('94) sought to honor her mentor David MacPhee, who contributed greatly to her success in the program, with a gift to his legacy.

CSU fundraising continues to soar to new heights in 2018-19

CSU's fundraising continues to soar Beyond a Billion with fourth-largest fiscal year total in history.

Christopher Snow honored with mid-career Nelson Family Faculty Excellence Award

Christopher Snow, associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been named the recipient of the Nelson Family Faculty Excellence Award – a prestigious honor designed to help the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering support researchers with potential.