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Dr. Randall Basaraba and research associate Forrest Ackart stand over Dr. Brendan Podell as the three examine different drug concentrations. The three researchers are working to find a more effective treatment for the tuberculosis bacteria.

CSU tuberculosis research team is largest in U.S. with 170 contributors

Mackenzie Eldred August 3, 2016

Due in part to Colorado State University and the state of Colorado's unique history with the disease, CSU is currently home to the largest tuberculosis research group in the country. The Mycobacteria...

CSU Researcher works with team to capture the sounds of nature

CSU Researcher works with team to capture the sounds of nature

Chapman W. July 23, 2016

While many can appreciate the beautiful views of nature, the Sound and Light Ecology Team at Colorado State University is working to help people appreciate the sounds of  nature.  "Humans are such visual...

Joe Von Fischer holds one of his team's methane analyzers, able to take 20 samples per second. The analyzers were attached to Google Street View cars in order to map out leak locations. (Caio Pereira/Collegian)

Google features CSU associate biology professor’s research into methane leaks

Ashley Haberman April 26, 2016

When you see a Google Street View car drive by with the big camera on the roof, it might doing more than taking a picture of your house - it might be mapping natural gas leaks. CSU associate biology...

Temple Grandin inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Temple Grandin inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sady Swanson April 21, 2016

Colorado State University professor of animal sciences Temple Grandin joined the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Wednesday along with 213 other new members. Grandin is internationally recognized...

Cows at Colorado State's Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center. An alumnus of CSU is counting all of the cattle in the country through a statistics model.

CSU professor’s research links livestock to greenhouse gas emissions

Julia Rentsch April 5, 2016

Research that suggests the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock has recently been published with the help of Richard Conant of the Colorado State University Department of Ecosystem...

Students and volunteers walking through and around the A to help paint it. At the base of the A is Hughes Stadium.

CSU professors speaking on agriculture innovation at the Food and Ag Summit

Ashley Haberman March 28, 2016

Boulder-based BizWest Media is hosting the first Food & Ag Summit, a convention bringing together Colorado's ag and natural food organizations and companies for the latest on what is affecting the...

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CSU professor working to conserve sage grouse population

Savannah Hoag March 9, 2016

Sage grouse conservation is thriving in part due to Associate Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Michael Falkowski. The Sage Grouse Initiative, launched in 2010 by...

Professor discusses polar regions, solutions to the environmental crisis

Professor discusses polar regions, solutions to the environmental crisis

Ivy Young March 3, 2016

People often focus on sustainability practices or radical change when looking for solutions to environmental issues, but according to Adrian Howkins, an associate professor at Colorado State University,...

VP for Research Alan Rudolph works to bring virtual reality to CSU

VP for Research Alan Rudolph works to bring virtual reality to CSU

Luke Scriffiny February 18, 2016

The impossibly space-age technologies of virtual reality are what Vice President for Research Alan Rudolph has dedicated his life to — and what he hopes to bring to the classrooms of Colorado State...

A freshly poured beer in a snowy day in Fort Collins.

CSU fermentation science students might now get to taste their own beer

Diego Felix February 3, 2016

Students and faculty in the Department of Fermentation Sciences and Technology may finally get to taste their in-class creations after a house bill was introduced to remove restrictions on college brewing...

University announces launch of virtual reality initiative

University announces launch of virtual reality initiative

Diego Felix January 31, 2016

Amid Oculus Rift demonstrations and discussions of on-campus applications on Thursday, representatives from the Office of the Vice President for Research announced the upcoming fall semester launch of...

(Graphic by Mariah Wenzel)

By the numbers: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Seth Bodine December 9, 2015

Students in the veterinary medicine program have high employment rates, according to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association.  An AVMA survey of 101 seniors showed that 87 percent...

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