Steamboat, northern mountains have the best chance of snow this ski season
Steamboat has reason to be “optimistic,” according to Russ Schumacher, the Colorado state climatologist and director of the Colorado Climate Center. (Denver Post)
Tag: "Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering"
The unlikely birthplace of the most destructive hurricanes
Among the nine hurricanes of 2020, four – including the two most powerful storms Laura and Teddy – can be traced back to Africa, where the seeds for their destructive power were first laid. (BBC)
CSU institute works with external partners from Colorado to NYC to find One Water solutions
The One Water Solutions Institute brings together diverse researchers from across the CSU campus and employs students and staff to solve water-related problems.
National data science expert to discuss holistic study of COVID-19 in free Oct. 16 seminar
Dan Jacobson will detail his systems-based approach to integrating data to gain a more robust understanding of how the virus impacts the body.
Cameron Peak Fire bypasses Mountain Campus structures over the weekend
The third largest fire in state history burned much of the forests that surround the campus. However, fire crews – assisted by mitigation measures put into place in recent years – managed to protect all of the structures on the 1,600-acre campus.
Systems engineering researchers receive DARPA grant to evaluate micropatching for improved cybersecurity
A systems engineering research team received a $2.6 million grant from DARPA to test micropatches for defense systems.
What to expect for virtual CSU Diversity Symposium 2020
The 20th annual Diversity Symposium at Colorado State University is going fully virtual and features five days of educational sessions, engagements and keynotes on topics relating to diversity and inclusion for the university community.
State firmly in drought’s grip at end of 2020 water year
As of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor update issued Thursday, more than 99% of Colorado was in some level of drought, and most of the Western Slope was in at least extreme drought. (Daily Sentinel)
Prolonged drought results in record-low flows on Animas River
Becky Bollinger, a research associate with the Colorado Climate Center, said 2020’s water year was the third-driest on record, behind only the infamous drought years of 2002 and 2018. (Durango Herald)
CSU reaffirms no current or past large COVID-19 outbreaks
CSU does not currently have a new, single COVID-19 outbreak of 375 students, and has never had an outbreak of that size.