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Kristen Buchanan appointed chair of CSU physics department

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter April 23, 2025

Colorado State University's department of physics is entering a new chapter under the leadership of Kristen Buchanan, who was recently appointed department chair. A longtime faculty member and expert...

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Gross human anatomy lab connects donors to undergrad anatomy education

Katie Fisher, Science Editor April 22, 2025

The human body is a beautifully complicated system of muscles, bones and tissue. It is an anatomical marvel best explored through physical examples, a reality experienced by Colorado State University students...

Courtesy of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Veterinary Teaching Hospital pilots equine podiatry program

Catherine Schadegg, Staff Reporter April 21, 2025

Among the few institutions nationwide that are starting to include equine podiatry-specific programs within their veterinary curriculums, Colorado State University is taking the lead. Charging forward...

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Colorado confronts water vitality in American West

Katie Fisher, Science Editor April 16, 2025

Water, the most fundamental, life-sustaining element in the natural world, has shaped the American West for millenniums. An overlapping tale of peoples, interactions, management, infrastructure and nature,...

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Regenerative agriculture gives back to local soil environments

Natalee Garcia, Staff Reporter April 15, 2025

Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences is collaborating with farmers to explore and promote regenerative agriculture techniques. Regenerative agriculture is a practice that can improve...

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John Matsushima’s research impacts cattle industry decades later

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter April 14, 2025

John Matsushima is a name known by most everybody in the animal science and cattle industries. He is a renowned figure in the field of animal science, specifically cattle nutrition. Born in Colorado to...

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AeroEco Lab maps bird migration patterns, furthers ornithological research

Hayley Bisant, Staff Reporter April 9, 2025

As terrestrial animals, many people don’t think of the sky as a significant ecosystem. For birds, bats and some insects, this isn’t the case. A majority of their life is spent in the air, which makes...

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CSU faculty, researchers discuss circular economy model, future of sustainability

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter April 7, 2025

Soil scientist Eugene Kelly and sustainable textile researcher Sonali Diddi delivered a talk April 3 exploring the circular economy model as a potential pathway to a low-carbon economy. The model has become...

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Doctoral candidate’s machine learning assists in African leopard tracking

Katie Fisher, Science Editor April 2, 2025

While African leopards span the continent, inhabiting a variety of environments like grasslands, rainforests, deserts and savannas, their migration population changes can often be difficult to track —...

April Fools': CAM the Ram diverts 2024 YR4 asteroid, avoiding Fort Collins collision

April Fools’: CAM the Ram diverts 2024 YR4 asteroid, avoiding Fort Collins collision

Kat Fish April 1, 2025

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject...

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April Fools’: Nick DeSalvo cloning scandal unearthed in chem research building

Cosmic Misfortune, Photo Director April 1, 2025

A secret cloning facility underneath Colorado State University’s Chemistry Research Building was discovered by university staff March 31. With it, evidence of an experiment on Associated Students of...

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Anatomical advancements: Clapp Lab develops VR anatomy education software

Katie Fisher, Science Editor March 31, 2025

On the second floor of Colorado State University’s Health Education Outreach Center, 100 virtual reality headsets hang from retractable plant hangers in the immersive learning teaching lab. The product...

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