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How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms
Seismic wave signal has been getting more intense in recent decades, reflecting increasingly stormy seas and higher ocean swell.
Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
Alaska’s glacial lakes are changing as global temperatures rise, causing deadly floods.
Incoming graduate students awarded inaugural Inclusive Excellence Fellowships
Colorado State University’s Graduate School awarded its first Inclusive Excellence Fellowships to three outstanding, incoming graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership and a commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.
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.
Meet CSU’s Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023-24
Colorado State University is one of the nation’s top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars — professionals, artists and scholars who usually hold faculty appointments — according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
New Graduate Fellows chosen by VP for Research office
Thirteen students have been selected as the Office of the Vice President for Research’s new Graduate Fellows.
Researchers study waterways following the state’s largest wildfire
Researchers said soils aren’t soaking up as much of the snow melt, which leads to more water in the rivers.
CSU team lands NSF award to study streams, snowpack in Cameron Peak Fire area
Researchers will study snowpack, streams and sediment in waterways affected by the largest wildfire in Colorado history.
Earthquake forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens more large aftershocks are likely
The physics of earthquakes are astoundingly complex, but our abilities to forecast future earthquakes during a strong sequence of events in real time is improving.
Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks – here’s why they need protection
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the Clean Water Act that describes which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water bodies qualify for federal protection.