Arctic ground squirrels are changing their hibernation patterns
More than 25 years of climate and biological data reveal shorter hibernation periods and differences between male and female hibernation periods.
Tag: "Department of Biology"
‘Tour Tuesdays’ return to CSU June 13 with 28 behind-the-scenes options
Originally launched in June 2022, the six-week series is back with 28 behind-the-scenes and backstage looks at various parts of campus.
CSU research team finds sexual harassment in U.S. ecology and evolution graduate programs disproportionally affects students with marginalized identities
In a survey of 782 graduate students from 94 U.S. ecology and evolutionary biology programs, a Colorado State University research team found that nearly 40% had been sexually harassed during their graduate program.
Introductory biology courses for nontraditional students launching at CSU Spur
This fall, the Department of Biology will roll out its first offerings of LIFE 102 and LIFE 103 biology courses that are based both online and in-person at CSU’s new Spur campus in Denver.
Celebrate! Provost Awards for 2023
Since the annual Celebrate! Colorado State has grown beyond the capacity to acknowledge all award recipients at a single event, the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President is holding a separate private luncheon this year to recognize its recipients for distinguished teaching and scholarship, faculty excellence, service, advising and leadership-related awards on behalf of the academic enterprise.
College of Natural Sciences’ Professor Laureate Lecture and Awards Ceremony – April 10
Kim Hoke, professor in the Department of Biology, is one of two 2023 College of Natural Sciences Professor Laureates, and will share her research in a lecture at the Spring 2023 Professor Laureate Lecture and Awards Ceremony.
Plant adaptation vision talks will bring global thought leaders to CSU
Each speaker will discuss the cutting-edge approaches they are taking to understand the process of plant adaptation and better exploit it in crop breeding for improved resilience and sustainability in agriculture.
Recognizing and addressing oppression in the sciences
Last year three biology graduate students co-developed a course in the hopes of creating a learning environment unlike any other- delving into the often-overlooked, oppressive history of science.
Bowser, Funk, Laituri named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Why do salamanders have junk DNA? CSU’s Rachel Mueller wants to know
Rachel Mueller, a professor in the Department of Biology at CSU, studies salamanders and their cellular makeup. She’s found an interesting quirk in these species’ evolutionary histories – they’re full of “junk” DNA.