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The keeper of Colorado’s complicated, controversial water history
Created in 2001 as a joint effort of the University Libraries and the Colorado Water Center, the archive features historic documents related to Colorado’s water resources.
What is subsidence? CSU researchers use remote sensing to understand how groundwater pumping causes land to sink
What is groundwater subsidence? Is it always due to human activity? CSU Assistant Professor Ryan Smith has been researching the issue for years and has the answers.
How do you sustainably filter stormwater to irrigate crops? CSU Spur Water TAP lab aims to find out
What’s known as the Minus Water Treatment System is one of the newest technologies inside Water TAP. This shipping container houses a membrane-based ultrafiltration unit that can remove contaminants from stormwater without using more common treatment methods like chemicals or the energy required with ultraviolet light.
100+ Returned Peace Corps Volunteers gather at CSU for tribute garden unveiling
On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Colorado State University campus played host to an extraordinary gathering of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), alumni, faculty and community members to mark the grand opening of the Peace Corps Tribute Garden.
Earthquakes and other natural hazards are a risk everywhere – here’s how people are preparing in the U.S. and around the world
Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is zero.
Kit Carson County: Cory Arnold – Civil Engineering
During the 2022-23 academic year, we are highlighting one Colorado State University student or alum from each of Colorado's 64 counties. The Centennial State's land grant university has a connection to the diverse lands and people from the counties of Moffat to Baca, Montezuma to Sedgwick and everywhere in between.
Win-win: Engineering student-athletes receive support and experience with summer internships
For seven Colorado State University student-athletes who study engineering, their “what-I-did-last-summer” tale was an internship that provided financial support, work experience and an added sense of community through the CSU Energy Institute.
Cameron Peak Fire yields collaboration, new discoveries and more questions
As the largest wildfire in Colorado history was burning west of Fort Collins in 2020, Colorado State University researchers were making plans to study its effects on the local watershed. As soon as they were permitted in the burn area – before the Cameron Peak Fire was completely extinguished – they were collecting data and making discoveries.
Artists, scientists and Smokey Bear share science of post-fire recovery through art
To share CSU's wildfire research with the public, the Geospatial Centroid and Radical Open Science Syndicate (ROSS) will host From Burn to Bloom: The Art + Science of Wildfire Recovery on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Odell Brewing Company. Burn to Bloom attendees will have the opportunity to make art while learning about post-fire science.
CSU ranked No. 11 among top Peace Corps producing colleges of the last 20 years
Colorado State University has been ranked the 11th top Peace Corps producing college of the last 20 years, continuing a legacy that began in 1961, when two CSU researchers published a feasibility study that helped lead to the international development organization’s creation.