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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Nathan Gimble, a second year graduate student in Dr Prieto's lab, does his chemistry in an argon filled box. This box, filled with argon gas, allows scientists to create reactions without the interference of air or water, due to some compounds reactivity with elements like oxygen. Gimble studies particles a thousand times smaller than a human hair, nanoparticles,
 for potential uses as a semiconductor for harvesting solar energy.
 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Chemistry professor researches batteries, runs own company

Julia Trowbridge September 27, 2017

For Colorado State University associate chemistry professor Amy Prieto, chemistry is more than just research - it's taking ideas and bringing them to life.  In addition to teaching, Prieto is the...

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 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...

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