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The laser bay of Colorado State University’s Laboratory for Advanced Lasers and Extreme Photonics Oct. 29. The bay is where the laser passes through several stages, with mirrors and crystals at each stage that shape and refine the laser as it goes, until it eventually comes out in the chamber where researchers can conduct experiments. Ghassan Zeraouli, a post-doctoral staff scientist at the lab, explained that the laser operates at about ten pulses per second. “We take those ten pulses, and we stretch them in time so that we can amplify them,” he said. “We start with smaller pulses, with less energy, and we use another laser to amplify those little pulses. The laser can be amplified in different stages.”

LaserNetUS, CSU’s Advanced Beam Laboratory fuel research collaboration

Cait Mckinzie, Photo Director • January 27, 2025

Just a short distance outside of Fort Collins on the Colorado State University Foothills Campus sits one of the most powerful lasers in the world. Directed by professors and run by graduate students...

A woman with a hose washes off a cow

CSU Seedstock Merchandising Team inspires next generation of cattle ranchers

Allie Seibel, Editor in Chief • January 23, 2025

Every year, the Colorado State University Seedstock Merchandising Team prepares to present their animals at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. It is the crown jewel event for the program, which...

A man with a green shirt, a black vest and a black cowboy hat steams a cowboy hat for a customer.

National Western Stock Show, CSU honor Western ag roots

Allie Seibel, Editor in Chief • January 23, 2025

For 16 days each January, the National Western Center in Denver is overtaken with a sea of cowboy boots, hats and vendors hawking everything from souvenirs such as custom sized-hats, toys for children...

Bradlee Miller

Gallery: National Western Stock Show Pro Rodeo

Hannah Parcells, Content Managing Editor • January 23, 2025

Female student wearing a white lab coat with dark brown hair works in a lab room. Her afce reflects off of the protective glass, creating a reflection looking back at herself

Gallery: Past meets future in research preservation, innovation

Hannah Parcells, Ruby Secrest • December 5, 2024

In a medical room, a young doctor wearing blue shirt prepares to take the heart rate of a middle aged male who is getting his heart work done

CSU provides support to next generation of health care professionals

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter • December 5, 2024

As we look to the future, Colorado State University looks to prepare its students for their future careers. With almost 300 academic degree programs spanning over eight colleges to choose from, CSU graduates...

A man kneels down to tend to some crops while a sprinkler system runs alongside him.

DARE programs promote innovation through intersectional lens

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter • December 4, 2024

The technicalities of economics and agricultural disciplines collide in Colorado State University’s department of agricultural and resource economics. Housed in the College of Agricultural Sciences,...

First year veterinary students Rebecca Williamson and Jenna Luttrell prepare for a practice feline exam at the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Feb 26.

Shaping the future: CSU’s veterinary medicine program trains through innovation

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter • December 4, 2024

Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has a rich history of advancing veterinary education by blending new technologies, cutting-edge research and hands-on...

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Climate talk looks at ethics side of climate change solutions

Catherine Schadegg, Staff Reporter • November 21, 2024

Jim Hurrell and Kenneth Shockley spoke before a crowd of students and faculty Tuesday night to discuss the various perspectives surrounding human-caused atmospheric intervention to address climate change. The...

Colorado State University senior design student Eliza Carter sews finishing touches of her clothing she created for the CSU fashion show

Apparel and merchandising integrates technology, creativity at top of industry

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter • November 21, 2024

By combining cutting-edge technologies and centuries-old techniques, students working toward a Bachelor of Science in Colorado State University’s apparel and merchandising program push the industry forward...

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Interior architecture, design program integrates technology in design

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter • November 20, 2024

Nestled in the Nancy Richardson Design Center, Colorado State University’s interior architecture and design students possess the industry’s latest technologies and scientific innovations at their fingertips,...

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CSU researchers study possible Alzheimer’s treatment

Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor • November 20, 2024

The findings of a recent study at Colorado State University could be groundbreaking in the ongoing search for an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a disorder in the brain...

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