Christopher Snow one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners
Chemical and biological engineering faculty member Christopher Snow is one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners to be honored March 27.
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Making tongues go mainstream is goal of open-source, CSU-created product
The Cthulhu Shield is a circuit board connected to a mouthpiece, outfitted with electrodes that send electrical impulses to the tongue.
Three minutes to win it: Vice President for Research hosts 'Three Minute Challenge'
Inspired by an international competition called the Three Minute Thesis, CSU's Three Minute Challenge will take place Feb. 11.
U.S. News: CSU online programs rank among the best in the nation
Colorado State University’s online programs earned top rankings in an annual report released Jan. 15 by U.S. News & World Report. CSU ranked among the best in the country for its online bachelor’s degree programs as well as online graduate programs.
Students learn from the pros during Argentina storm-sampling campaign
Sixteen graduate students across the U.S. participated in an intensive scientific field campaign as part of an Advanced Study Institute in atmospheric science.
Don’t add salt: Researchers seek origin of salinity leading to crop yield reduction
Ryan Bailey is investigating the origination of buildup-inducing salt in irrigation water that leads to crop yield reduction.
Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
While the Madden-Julian Oscillation’s precipitation variations are likely to increase in intensity under a warmer climate, wind variations are likely to increase at a slower rate, or even decrease.
Students
Students learn from the pros during Argentina storm-sampling campaign
Sixteen graduate students across the U.S. participated in an intensive scientific field campaign as part of an Advanced Study Institute in atmospheric science.
Outstanding Grad: Djibril Diol, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
The road to Djibril Diol being the first in his family to earn a degree was long, as he worked to meet family obligations in both the U.S. and his native Senegal.
GradShow winners represent colleges, schools, programs throughout CSU
The GradShow awards recognize excellence in research, creativity and entrepreneurship in a variety of categories.
Students take on superbugs at synthetic biology competition
As part of an international competition, the Colorado State University International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team is leveraging expertise in synthetic biology to propose a solution to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Research
Making tongues go mainstream is goal of open-source, CSU-created product
The Cthulhu Shield is a circuit board connected to a mouthpiece, outfitted with electrodes that send electrical impulses to the tongue.
Don’t add salt: Researchers seek origin of salinity leading to crop yield reduction
Ryan Bailey is investigating the origination of buildup-inducing salt in irrigation water that leads to crop yield reduction.
Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
While the Madden-Julian Oscillation’s precipitation variations are likely to increase in intensity under a warmer climate, wind variations are likely to increase at a slower rate, or even decrease.
Researchers rise to challenge of predicting hail, tornadoes three weeks in advance
They used a reliable tropical weather pattern called the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which can influence weather in distant parts of the Earth by sending out powerful atmospheric waves.
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Next FORTCAST event to discuss Colorado Snow Survey
Learn more about our precious Colorado snowpack at FORTCAST’s next What’s Brewing in Weather & Climate talk.
Christopher Snow one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners
Chemical and biological engineering faculty member Christopher Snow is one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners to be honored March 27.
Three minutes to win it: Vice President for Research hosts 'Three Minute Challenge'
Inspired by an international competition called the Three Minute Thesis, CSU's Three Minute Challenge will take place Feb. 11.
Ron Weiss of MIT to discuss designing synthetic gene networks Jan. 31
A major focus of Weiss’ work is the synthesis of gene networks in bacteria, yeast and mammalian cells engineered to perform analog and digital logic computation in a host organism.
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Christopher Snow one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners
Chemical and biological engineering faculty member Christopher Snow is one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners to be honored March 27.
Best of the best: Six outstanding teachers to be honored
Six of CSU's top teachers will be honored March 27 at the annual Best Teacher Awards banquet.
CSU Online builds engineering partnerships in Malaysia and Singapore
Amy Smith, senior director for CSU Online, traveled to Southeast Asia to present at a seminar of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers-Air Movement and Control Association.
Outstanding Grad: Djibril Diol, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
The road to Djibril Diol being the first in his family to earn a degree was long, as he worked to meet family obligations in both the U.S. and his native Senegal.
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New campaign will track deep convective clouds over Houston
Scientists with the Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment (TRACER) will gather detailed data on aerosol-cloud interactions within deep convective systems
Sean O’Connell joins Dewberry as department manager of facilities group in Denver
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that Sean O’Connell, PE, has been hired in its Denver, Colorado, office as the department manager of the water/wastewater facilities group.
Jesse Wilson uses virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection
With funding from his Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute pilot grant, Jesse Wilson sought to develop a new technique for noninvasive skin imaging using laser microscopy
Argentina’s mega-storms attract army of meteorologists
Storms often flood towns and destroy vineyards in the Argentina's booming wine industry, but remain poorly understood. About 160 atmospheric scientists have descended on central Argentina to improve severe weather warnings, so that people know to avoid areas where flash floods are likely.