The Colorado State University Stuart Chair in Oncology passed from Dr. Stephen Withrow, founding director of CSU’s Flint Animal Cancer Center, to Dr. Susan Lana, oncology professor and clinical oncology service chief at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Cassie Poncelow, a school counselor at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, and fellow finalists for the national award were honored at a black-tie gala in Washington, D.C., in early February.
Inspired by her grandmother’s assistance to those suffering the repercussions of civil unrest in Colombia, Juliana Vélez now fights for women’s rights around the world through an organization called HerStory.
Physical medicine, which uses the body’s physiology to facilitate healing, is gaining attention in the veterinary world. According to CSU almuna Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, this nonpharmacologic approach complements Western medicine’s pharmacologic-based therapies.
CSU alumna Dr. Melora Wittig-Estredge, known as Dr. Melora by most of her clients, has operated as a traveling veterinarian since 2007. She had worked at clinics before, but when animals in remote locations were in need of home care, the clinic would have to close so the vets could get there.
Morgan Community College (MCC) welcomes Dr. Brady Michel as MCC's new Biological Sciences-Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Faculty. Michel earned a Ph.D. of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Zoology from Colorado State University.
David Fischer, the first person to receive a Ph.D. in economics from CSU, taught natural resource economics around the world. Among other accomplishments, he developed a framework for studying large-scale environmental accidents.
From Japanese American confinement camps to National Heritage Areas, Alex Hernandez brings communities together for historic preservation projects as an assistant program manager and historian for the National Park Service.