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Students pose with a compost bin in one of CSU's dining halls. (Photo courtesy of Dominique Ashe)

Allison Hall to receive new compost bins

Piper Davis April 19, 2017

Allison Hall recently received funding from the Associated Students of Colorado State University for a three-compartment compost bin on April 12. Dominique Ashe, a sophomore studying human dimensions...

Blake Edwards, a freshman computer science major, received an NFC chip implant in his left hand to be used for controlling some wireless devices and writing information to. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

CSU student discusses computer chip implant

Haley Candelario April 17, 2017

Freshman computer science major Blake Edwards has an ability rare among others: he can use a near-field communication chip located in his hand to interact with technology. The NFC chip, which holds...

The Monfort Quad in front of the Animal Sciences building is rumored to be the building site for the JBS Global Food Innovation Center. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

On-campus meat harvest facility sparks controversy

Haley Candelario April 12, 2017

Some students have expressed outrage and started a petition in response to the announcement that Colorado State University will build a new facility that houses a meat harvesting facility, which some students...

The sustainable farm, gardens, and greenhouses on the North West side of campus, greatly enjoyed by CSU students, may soon disappear with the construction of the new stadium.

March for Science to defend evidence-based policy

Mq Borocz April 4, 2017

Participants in the March for Science plan to march in defense of science and evidence-based policy throughout hundreds of cities across the United States and the world - including Denver on April 22. The...

View of the Mummy Range from Cirque Meadows at the Colorado State University Mountain Campus. (Collegian File Photo)

Mountain campus may expand, open for season May 15

Jym Cox March 29, 2017
Mountain Campus is a popular place in the summer, as it has been for over 100 years.
A self-made laser system created by Yost and his team will help cool hydrogen atoms. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU professor receives $513,000 for hydrogen research

Ty Betts March 29, 2017

With lasers strong enough to burn through paper, CSU researchers are cooling hydrogen in order to better understand the atom and the fundamental properties of physics. Assistant physics professor Dylan...

A prairie dog colony of roughly 250 were euthanized in early March by Larimer County in order to build a new county building. (Collegian file photo)

Prairie dog colony euthanized in Loveland for new county building

Jym Cox March 23, 2017
Larimer County euthanized a colony of prairie dogs on a plot of land that is currently under development for a new county building.
Construction on an addition to the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building will begin mid-May, and the project is expected to be completed by Fall 2018. (Collegian file photo)

Construction on $20 million addition to natural resources building to start in May

Jenn Yingling March 22, 2017

An addition to the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building is set to open Fall 2018 with construction beginning mid-May. According to John Hayes, the dean of the Warner College of Natural Resources,...

Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey (Public Domain)

Colorado River losing essential water flow, new research shows

Ty Betts March 21, 2017

An increase in temperatures has the ability to reduce the flow of water in the Colorado River by 20 to 30 percent by mid-century, according to new research done by Colorado State University and the University...

A paper bag sits in a recycling bin in Braiden Hall after CSU switched over to paper bags for recycling rather than plastic. (Joe Oakman | Collegian)

Housing and Dining embraces paper recycling bags to reduce waste

Erin Krigger February 16, 2017

In an effort to be more sustainable, Colorado State University’s Housing and Dining Services recently transitioned to using paper recycling bags as opposed to plastic, non-recyclable bags. The student-driven...

Colorado State University student Davis Rhodes hikes up to Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park sunday morning. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

CSU faculty worried Trump Administration will affect environmental research jobs

Tony Villalobos February 14, 2017

With Trump's order to halt on all contracts, grants and inter-agency agreements on government agencies such as Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park services, professors at Colorado State...

Dr. Susan Bailey, a researcher in NASA's twin study, sits in her office on campus in the biology and radiology building. February 7. 2017 (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

CSU professor contributes to NASA’s “Twins Study”

Stuart Smith February 8, 2017

Results from the NASA Twins Study came out this week, and a Colorado State University professor played a big part in it. Dr. Susan Bailey is a radiation biologist at CSU and was part of one of the ten...

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