Diversity Week 2018 features diverse range of programs
The annual Diversity Symposium has grown to an entire week devoted to exploring issues surrounding diversity and inclusion on the Colorado State University campus, Oct. 1-5.
Latest Headlines
Walter Scott, Jr. scholars and fellows making their mark
43 engineering students stand out as Walter Scott, Jr. Scholars and Fellows, and will be welcomed to campus this fall as award recipients.
Alumni couple invests in the next generation of electrical and computer engineers
Electrical engineering alumni Susan and Randy Benzel are giving back to Colorado State University through the Susan and Randy Benzel Scholarship.
New graduate training program to integrate food, energy, water
The National Science Foundation has awarded about $3 million to support the new program, called InTERFEWS.
Open Insulin, 'DIY bio' and the future of pharma
The status quo of the U.S. pharmaceutical market may soon be turned on its head, according to CSU scientists.
CSU engineering program rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Colorado State University’s undergraduate engineering program rose three spots in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges Rankings” released Sept. 10.
Highest-ranking Ram delivers keynote at Veterans Symposium
Lt. Gen. James Dickinson a proud CSU alumnus.
Students
Walter Scott, Jr. scholars and fellows making their mark
43 engineering students stand out as Walter Scott, Jr. Scholars and Fellows, and will be welcomed to campus this fall as award recipients.
High school students learn crystallography basics through summer program
Four high school interns participated in an eleven-week program designed for students interested in chemical and biological engineering.
Women of Vision Gala honors CSU biomedical sciences and engineering students
At the Women of Vision Gala in July, two CSU students were awarded the Joan C. King-Tobet Memorial Scholarship for exceptional students with an interest in biomedical science or biomedical engineering.
Students gain insights into state policymaking through inaugural fellowship
Three Colorado State University students participated in the Colorado Science and Engineering Policy Fellowship, a program that places STEM majors in an eight-week summer internship involving STEM policy research, seminars and industry site visits.
Research
Open Insulin, 'DIY bio' and the future of pharma
The status quo of the U.S. pharmaceutical market may soon be turned on its head, according to CSU scientists.
Dismantling the dark, underground world of illicit supply chains
Professor Steve Simske has received a National Science Foundation grant supporting early-stage scientific research for studying, and dismantling, illicit supply networks.
Two teams come together to understand impacts of oil and gas development on air quality
The city and county of Broomfield has awarded a contract to Ajax Analytics and a CSU atmospheric science research group to provide insight into emission sources, emission rates and health exposures related to oil and gas activities.
Biologically-inspired robots take flight with NSF award
Assistant Professor Jianguo Zhao received his second NSF grant to investigate vision-guided perching for small flying robots.
Events
Denver7’s Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson to speak at FORTCAST event Sept. 25
Denver7’s Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson will discuss “Crayons to Computers: A History of TV Weather” at the first installment of FORTCAST’s What’s Brewing in Weather and Climate series this academic year.
Register for CH4 Connections, a conference on methane emissions
The conference on detection, measurement and mitigation technology for natural gas emissions will take place Sept. 25-26 at Colorado State University.
Communicating science panel, story pitch event set for Sept. 18
SoGES is hosting a panel discussion featuring journalists who cover science. As part of the event, researchers are invited to pitch story ideas.
The Community Open House is Saturday; come prepared
CSU's annual Community Open House offers fun, food, free stuff .... and much more.
Engineering Community
Alumni couple invests in the next generation of electrical and computer engineers
Electrical engineering alumni Susan and Randy Benzel are giving back to Colorado State University through the Susan and Randy Benzel Scholarship.
Highest-ranking Ram delivers keynote at Veterans Symposium
Lt. Gen. James Dickinson a proud CSU alumnus.
Provost’s Council for Engagement spotlight: Wade O. Troxell
The Provost’s Council for Engagement is made up of a dozen faculty members who serve as champions for advancing the practice and recognition of engaged scholarship as fully embedded within CSU’s core mission.
1960s: Testing the Waters
Neil Grigg, who earned a Ph.D. in 1969, is a hydraulic engineer who has expanded his focus from water infrastructure to pressing public-health concerns.
In the News
As Hurricane Florence approached, researchers watched this town far from the coast
As Hurricane Florence churned toward the Carolina coasts, civil engineers and planners at a dozen universities and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were monitoring the fate of one place in particular: Lumberton, North Carolina, a town of 21,000 more than 75 miles from the coast.
Climate change could double deaths from wildfire smoke
As climate change continues to fuel more intense and frequent wildfires, the number of people who die in the United States from inhaling wildfire smoke could more than double by 2100.
Top 40 doctorates in engineering 2019
Colorado State University is ranked the number one online doctor of engineering program by Online PhD Programs.
Experts: Hail damage is worse, but climate role uncertain
Hailstorms inflict billions of dollars in damage yearly in North America alone, and the cost will rise as the growing population builds more homes, offices and factories, climate and weather experts said Tuesday.