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Fort Collins Natural Areas benefit community mental health, accessibility to nature

Colin Hoffman, Staff Reporter October 23, 2025

On the Fort Collins' 2025 ballot, Ballot Issue 302 is a tax-extension measure to fund nature areas in Fort Collins. This tax extension funds the preservation and maintenance of the 52 natural areas sponsored...

Psychological effects of echo chambers ignite warring narratives

Psychological effects of echo chambers ignite warring narratives

Maiya Kreamer, Staff Reporter October 21, 2025

Humans are wired to find identity within their actions and beliefs. Sometimes this leads to positive interactions with people who are similar, but other times it drags them into an echo chamber. An...

Ranking the candidates: How ranked choice voting is calculated

Ranking the candidates: How ranked choice voting is calculated

Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter October 20, 2025

This year, Fort Collins voters will use ranked voting for mayor and City Council elections for the first time, following approval of a 2022 charter amendment. Unlike traditional elections, in which the...

Kwane Stewart, 'The Street Vet,' delivers speech of empowerment, kindness to future vets

Kwane Stewart, ‘The Street Vet,’ delivers speech of empowerment, kindness to future vets

Katya Arzubi, Staff Reporter October 20, 2025

Veterinarian Kwane Stewart gave a speech about his journey of almost quitting practicing veterinary medicine to instead helping over 2,500 vulnerable street pets Oct. 17 at Colorado State University's...

Courtesy of Poudre School District

Advanced Manufacturing Lab opens at Poudre High School, provides workforce training

Robert Sides, Staff Reporter October 15, 2025

Poudre School District’s new Advanced Manufacturing Lab, specializing in workforce training in manufacturing, opened at Poudre High School around a month ago after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 10....

6 patents granted to CSU innovators over the past year

6 patents granted to CSU innovators over the past year

Katie Fisher, Science Editor October 13, 2025

Boasting over 1,700 full-time faculty members across eight colleges and an alumni network of 250,000 alumni worldwide, Colorado State University continually fosters scientific endeavors and innovation...

Collaborative study explores interactions between stress, familial relationships

Collaborative study explores interactions between stress, familial relationships

Chloe Rios, Staff Reporter October 8, 2025

Humans exhibit resilience every day, said Colorado State University Associate Professor Kimberly French, who researches and explores the relationships between stress and relationships among family members....

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Thornton-Massa Lecture Series reimagines ag in changing environment

Quinn Kelleher, Staff Reporter October 7, 2025

On Sunday, Sept. 28, Colorado State University welcomed José R. Dinneny as the distinguished speaker for the 22nd annual Thornton-Massa Lecture Series.  The Lecture Series honors the late Emil Massa...

Students collaborate at a drill press during a workshop lab at the Engineering Manufacturing Education Center at Colorado State University Sept. 24.

KAMAL student engineering organization powers creativity, determination

Jenna Espinoza, Staff Reporter September 29, 2025

The future of engineering continues with Colorado State University’s newest up-and-coming student organization, the Knife and Manufacturing Arts Learning Club — also known as KAMAL — which gives...

Stefan Delmas explains the useful field of view test to Elinor Stutler in the Movement Neuroscience Rehabilitation Lab at Colorado State University Sept. 19. "This tests individuals' ability to pay attention to two things at once," Delmas said. "It’s highly robust and validated as a way to assess crash risk."

MNR Lab advances Alzheimer’s detection research through I-Drive study

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter September 29, 2025

Colorado State University's Movement Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Laboratory has taken a deep dive into Alzheimer's disease, discovering that something as simple as a subtle shift in driving patterns...

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Ram Talks: Jordan Kraft Lambert discusses ag technology’s ability to feed masses

Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter September 29, 2025

For the Sept. 24 installment of the Ram Talks lecture series, Colorado State University welcomed Jordan Kraft Lambert, director of the CSU Spur Ag Innovation Center under the College of Agricultural Sciences....

Courtesy of Ian Smith

OBRL, Colorado Parks & Wildlife develop biodegradable drop-off collars

Katie Fisher, Science Editor September 23, 2025

With around 384,000 deer and 280,000 elk scattered across Colorado, and the latter capable of traveling 20 to 100 miles during migration, tracking these mammals is of great importance to researchers. However,...

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