Provost Rick Miranda: A message of gratitude to faculty and staff
The CSU community has committed itself to maintaining our students’ learning momentum through the end of this semester (and beyond).
Associated Press: Veterinarians donate vital supplies to coronavirus fight
The Colorado State University vet school delivered to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins a breathing machine that was “brand new, right out of the box,” professor Tim Hackett said. “We did not get a chance to use it.”
Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
Given the difficulty older individuals have in controlling viral infection, the best option is for these individuals to avoid becoming infected by viruses in the first place.
CrossFit community hosts scholarship fundraiser for LGBTQ+ students
“Love Wins” workout event over Valentine's weekend raised $1,700 to support the Pride Resource Center.
Coloradoan: Larimer County's new health director now in center of coronavirus battle
Tom Gonzales has a bachelor's degree in environmental health from CSU and a master's in public health from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a registered environmental health specialist.
The Conversation: Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
By Brian Geiss: As you age, the reduced “attention span” of your innate and adaptive immune responses make it harder for the body to respond to viral infection, giving the virus the upper hand.
El Pais: Por qué el coronavirus es más peligroso para los ancianos
La forma en la que envejece el sistema inmunitario es la razón por la que el virus se ceba especialmente en los mayores de 70 años. (Brian Geiss, associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and pathology, wrote this piece for The Conversation. Spanish translation published in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais)
Engineers, disease researchers moving quickly on a disinfectant against COVID-19
The core technology for the new disinfectant is based on the same principle CSU disease researchers are testing for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.