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Investigating the cosmos at CSU

Investigating the cosmos at CSU

May 7, 2014

In the first nanoseconds of existence, the universe exploded to the size of a grapefruit and after the initial blast, the rate of expansion slowed, reported the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...

Turning up the noise on nature: Colorado State University researchers study impact of noise on animals

Turning up the noise on nature: Colorado State University researchers study impact of noise on animals

April 30, 2014

Man-made noise changes animal behavior in national parks and causes ripples throughout the ecosystem, according to new research conducted by Lisa Angeloni, an associate professor in Colorado State...

Effects of marijuana on the brain still contentious

Effects of marijuana on the brain still contentious

April 23, 2014

The brains of marijuana users are different from those who don't partake, according to a study published last week in the Journal of Neuroscience. The research found differences in brain shape among marijuana...

Biomedical Anthropology Graduate student, Amyee Fenwick, conducts a DEXA scan on local climbers to measure bone density as part of her masters thesis research. The DEXA scan is one of many impressive technologies avaliable to students and faculty located in the Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory on campus.

CSU researchers use stem cells to repair tissues, regenerate bone

April 2, 2014

Nicole Ehrhart was volunteering at a children's cancer camp, working with kids diagnosed with cancer and some who had lost limbs to bone cancer, and realized the research she was doing at the CSU Vet...

Making fantasy a reality

Making fantasy a reality

March 11, 2014

Brain-computer interface is technology that brings imagination to life. Chuck Anderson, computer science professor at CSU, and his colleagues are working on ways to turn thoughts into computerized action. BCI...

Growing the field of biomedical agriculture

Growing the field of biomedical agriculture

February 26, 2014

Corn crops are an example of staple food crops in which biomedical agriculturists are able to incorporate nutrients for better health. (Photo credit: NRCS Soil Health)Dr. Henry Thompson is growing his...

A young hop plant in its early stages on Larry Leinharts hop farm. The hops from this plant will be taken to Odells and put directily into a brew for a fresh hops brew in just a few months.

Plants: alive and growing

February 19, 2014

Plants are alive and have taken over most of the world. Whether or not they consciously do it is another question, but by studying plants we can raise them to give greater crop yields, do forensic...

Science and Religion: featuring the Religious Scientist

Science and Religion: featuring the Religious Scientist

February 12, 2014

Catch yourself up on Part 1 and Part 2 of the three-part series "Science and Religion." The future of the relationship between religion and science may depend less on how we treat evolution and more...

Science and religion: questioning assumptions

Science and religion: questioning assumptions

February 5, 2014

Catch yourself up on part 1 of the three-part series "science and religion." Questioning assumptions is a practice that can benefit people of faith — whether that faith is invoked in the name...

Empty desks sit in a gymnasium.  (Photo Courtesy of Essayontime.com.au)

Walking out on danger: Religion and science in the classroom

January 29, 2014

Science and Religion: A civil union Exploration of the natural world is as fundamental to humans as breathing and explanations of our world are as varied as individuals. Most academic traditions...

CSU scientists research fruit flys to gain insight on human eyesight

CSU scientists research fruit flys to gain insight on human eyesight

December 11, 2013

Deep inside the cells of a fruit fly lie the same genes that drive human eye development. This allows scientists to research how a fruit fly’s eye develops in order to gain insight into how the same...

Fourth-year doctorate student of Veterinary Medicine, Taylor Zumbusch, provides good news about the state of Mias (the dog) health to dog owner and CSU student, Cory Robinson. Zumbusch spends much of her time at the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital gaining hands-on experience with animals and their owners.

CSU veterinary program tops national rankings

December 4, 2013

Colorado State’s graduate program in veterinary medicine is ranked third in the country, and has remained among the top three for at least 20 years. From clinical training to research, there are a...

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