Department of Atmospheric Science welcomes climate scientist Maria Rugenstein
Assistant Professor Maria Rugenstein researches how the ocean influences the atmosphere and how it stores and redistributes heat.
Tag: "Research"
Arctic sea ice slides to second-lowest level on record, thanks to Siberian heat waves
According to Zack Labe, a postdoctoral researcher in atmospheric sciences at Colorado State University, the northernmost reaches of the Arctic did see record-low sea extent this season. (Washington Post)
Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
New experiments and computational models reveal in single-molecule detail how viruses initiate translation of genetic material into proteins.
Smoke From Wildfires Reaches East Coast And Europe. What Are Its Effects?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Emily Fischer, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, about the health effects of the smoke from the fires in Oregon and California. (NPR)
'Crazy' 2020 hurricane season matches 2005 in activity, but not storm intensity
Given 23 named storms have formed already, CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach said the chances are good that 2020 will surpass 2005 for named storms but not for hurricanes and major hurricanes. (USA Today)
CSU work on COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities leads national research
The Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at CSU has amassed one of the largest archives of longitudinally collected human samples of COVID-19.
As activities move indoors this fall, risk of catching COVID-19 increases, researchers say
John Volckens, fellow CSU mechanical engineering professor Tami Bond, and CU chemistry and biochemistry professor Jose Jimenez have been heavily involved in research on the airborne transmission of COVID-19. (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Why Hurricane Sally is moving so slowly—and delivering epic rainfall
Emerging research is showing that the climate crisis will make storms move more slowly and higher temperatures will allow them to carry more water (National Geographic).
'Doing good' with research and data analysis: Q&A with Sunil Butler
Sunil Butler is a researcher and data analyst in the Social Work Research Center. He holds a B.A. in mathematics with a minor in English literature from Colorado College, and a M.S. in statistics from Colorado State University. Learn more about his current work in applied research for child and youth well-being, and child maltreatment prevention.
How Record-Smashing Heat Ushered in Western Infernos
“This was probably the most extreme single summer month that we’ve ever seen in western Colorado,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s state climatologist, noting that wildfires were also fueled by extreme dry conditions (Scientific American).