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Dr David Koons, the new endowed chair, has been hired to teach and research waterfowl and wetland conservation, which includes animals like ducks (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

New endowed chair researches ducks, other waterfowl birds

Julia Trowbridge September 12, 2017

Colorado State University will conduct premier research on ducks and other waterfowl birds.  The Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Department at Colorado State University received a new position...

Flood waters have risen into the Lakes on Eldridge North neighborhood near the Addicks Reservoir  West Houston, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston area with several feet of rain. (Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma impact CSU students’ families

Julia Trowbridge September 11, 2017

Although Hurricane Harvey's course has ended, friends and family in the southern regions of America are still in danger of Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Harvey dropped 40 to 52 inches of rainfall in the...

The new Chemistry Research Building in the Science Mall on the Southeast corner of campus. The building opened this semester, and is exclusive to research (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

New chemistry and biology buildings offer research opportunities

Julia Trowbridge September 11, 2017

This semester, the new biology and chemistry buildings opened on the southeast corner of campus in the Science Mall, an area of campus where most of the natural sciences buildings are located. “The...

The total solar eclipse, as seen from Casper, Wyoming at approximately 11:43 am on Monday, August 21st, 2017 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Solar eclipse chasers double Wyoming’s population

Julia Trowbridge August 22, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded across Wyoming on Monday, taking over Walmart parking lots, campgrounds, and highways to catch a glimpse of a two-minute and 26-second celestial event. Viewers...

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Professors cancel Monday classes for solar eclipse

Austin Fleskes August 22, 2017

While Colorado State University plans its class schedules years in advance and rarely cancels classes, many faculty members cancelled their Monday classes to allow students the chance to witness the...

Enrique Doster, a fourth-year graduate student in CSU's D.V.M./Ph.D program within the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was awarded a fellowship from the National Science Foundation. (Photo courtesy of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences)

Graduate student receives fellowship to continue research in microbes

Piper Davis July 20, 2017

Enrique Doster answered a long-awaited phone call from his mentor, Dr. Paul Morley, only to be greeted with anger. "Emotions were mixed when I got the news," Doster said. "Morley decided to show his...

The Fort Collins Government has achieved a green house gas reduction by 21 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2017, achieving the first step to their climate action plan three years early. Fort Collins as a community has cut 17 perfect of greenhouse gas emissions by 2017, and the government is looking to the community to develop more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. (Collegian File Photo)

CSU helps Fort Collins building achieve LEED platinum rating

Rachel Telljohn July 13, 2017

One of the most sustainable buildings in the country was unveiled in Fort Collins this past month. The City's new Utilities Administration Building, located at 222 Laporte Avenue, hosted their open house...

The anti-abortion group CSU Students for Life hung posters around campus accusing CSU of trafficking aborted fetuses. (Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick | Collegian)

CSU’s use of fetal tissue for HIV/AIDS research sparks controversy

Mq Borocz May 4, 2017

Colorado State University is one of multiple research institutions that uses stem cells from aborted fetal tissue to research HIV and AIDS, a practice some say is unnecessary and immoral, but researchers...

Rocks delicately balance on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River outside of Fort Collins, Colorado. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

Watering down the war: How we may move forward on the issues of growth on the Front Range

Julia Rentsch May 4, 2017
At the heart of the NISP debate are larger questions about how to manage growth on the Front Range without sacrificing the health of the region’s rivers and agricultural land.
The Trees, Water & People organization will be bringing these young Ponderosa Pines, grown in CSU's Warner College of Natural Resources, up to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to be planted this Monday. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

“Heated” climate rally discusses climate change locally, internationally

Nicole Towne May 1, 2017

Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly implied that the organization that sponsored the event was Population Connect. However, the organization that sponsored the event is...

Senior natural resource management major Andrea Vanderbilty plants brussel sprouts at the student sustainable farm Monday. The student run farm has volunteer hours every Monday and Wednesday from 2-4pm, welcoming anyone to help in various ways throughout the garden.

First greenhouse gas management and accounting graduates face uncertain job market

Ty Betts April 27, 2017
Graduates are facing a tougher market due to climate policy by the Drumpf administration.
Truman Scholarship winners Francis Commercon and Kiloaulani Ka'awa-Gonzales  (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Two CSU students declared Truman scholars

Mikaela Rodenbaugh April 25, 2017
CSU junior Fish Wildlife and Conservation Biology majors Francis Commerçon and Kiloaulani Ka'awa Gonzales have won the prestigious Truman Scholarship. It is rare for two students from the same university and in the same major to be selected as Truman scholars together.
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