Climate change could hasten deterioration of U.S. bridge infrastructure
A new study by CSU engineers demonstrates a need to rethink the nation's priority order of bridge repair.
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Morrison and Nelson use NSF award to improve river restoration design
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professors Ryan Morrison and Peter Nelson will apply a $309,553 National Science Foundation award to research how floodplain vegetation influences river flow and floodplain functions.
Hanging with the Lab Rats: NREL researchers lay groundwork to accelerate US clean energy transition
Researchers at NREL and CSU Energy Institute are trying to ramp-up clean energy in the U.S. resource mix by developing innovative technology solutions (Utility Dive).
Anne Frank’s stepsister keynotes Holocaust Awareness Week in November
Eva Schloss will recount her firsthand experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II on Nov. 18.
EPA recognizes drinking water testing project involving CSU professor and students
The Environmental Protection Agency called Thompson School District a “shining example” and commended CSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Pinar Omur-Ozbek and her students Oct. 11 during a press conference at Sarah Milner Elementary School in Loveland.
Wildland fire expert to speak at FORTCAST What’s Brewing event
CSU Wildland Fire Science Associate Professor Chad Hoffman will discuss his research at the next What’s Brewing in Weather & Climate talk Tuesday, October 29.
Students build Chevrolet Camaro hybrid for EcoCar3 Competition
YouTube channel TFLCar, which is based in Colorado, recently highlighted Colorado State University’s entrant for the now-complete EcoCar3 competition in a video (GM Authority).
High-tech methods deployed to stop methane gas emissions
The Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center is like a movie set for the oil and gas industry, complete with wellheads that leak on command. It's where companies test new products. CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
AISES Pow Wow headlines Native American Heritage Month events at CSU
The Native American Cultural Center is gearing up to host a series of events, including the annual AISES Pow Wow, to celebrate Native American ancestry and traditions.
What ballooning carbon emissions will do to trees
Our terrestrial plants do us “a fantastic favor” sponging up all that CO2, says Scott Denning, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University. That’s especially true in the tropics (The Atlantic).