CSU to host quantitative biology summer school
From July 11-23, participants from more than 30 universities will attend lectures, panel discussions, poster sessions, and more during the q-bio Summer School. CSU is one of three hosts.
Category: "Events"
Undergraduate research showcase is April 18
Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC), an annual, juried showcase of outstanding student research, is April 18, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Lory Student Center ballroom. All are welcome. The event includes a research poster session, documentary films, an art exhibition, oral presentations and a writing contest. Students will compete for prizes sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Documentary films will be shown in LSC 308. One is called "Redefining Normal," and focuses on individuals with disabilities. Another is "Climb," and is about climbers as athletes. Oral presenters will touch on topics ranging from electorates to influenza to snowmelt patterns. Others presentations will detail research and community outreach efforts. An awards ceremony April 25 from 5-7 p.m. in the Lory Student Center ballroom will cap this year's CURC. The ceremony's keynote speech, April 25 at 5 p.m., will be delivered by Doug Ming, chief scientist for the astromaterials research and exploration science division at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ming will also speak April 26 at 7 p.m. on "Curiosity on Mars: Trailblazing the Path for Humans," in Plant Sciences C101.
Powering forward: Ritter to discuss his book, historic energy revolution April 6
Former Colorado governor Bill Ritter has authored a book that discusses the forces behind the energy revolution, new ways to think about energy, and the future of fossil and renewable fuels.
Undergraduates, register for CURC by March 22
Undergraduate researchers are invited to compete for prizes at Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity, April 18.
Families invited to campus for Engineering Exploration Day
On Feb. 6, high school students can take an inside look at the different majors and fields of engineering through tours, department overview sessions, panel discussions and exposure to student projects.
Natural gas symposium to highlight research, regulations, clean energy
Colorado State University’s fifth annual Natural Gas Symposium, hosted by the CSU Energy Institute, will take place Oct. 27-28 in the Lory Student Center.
GPS, Google maps and spatial computing
Shashi Shekhar, from the University of Minnesota, will present the next ISTeC Distinguished Lectures on Oct. 19.
q-bio Summer School comes to CSU
Talks, lectures, poster sessions, mentored projects and a symposium are all part of this event for those working at the interface of biology, mathematics/statistics, and the physical sciences.