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Collaborative study explores interactions between stress, familial relationships

Collaborative study explores interactions between stress, familial relationships

Chloe Rios, Staff Reporter October 8, 2025

Humans exhibit resilience every day, said Colorado State University Associate Professor Kimberly French, who researches and explores the relationships between stress and relationships among family members....

Stefan Delmas explains the useful field of view test to Elinor Stutler in the Movement Neuroscience Rehabilitation Lab at Colorado State University Sept. 19. "This tests individuals' ability to pay attention to two things at once," Delmas said. "It’s highly robust and validated as a way to assess crash risk."

MNR Lab advances Alzheimer’s detection research through I-Drive study

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter September 29, 2025

Colorado State University's Movement Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Laboratory has taken a deep dive into Alzheimer's disease, discovering that something as simple as a subtle shift in driving patterns...

Courtesy of Ian Smith

OBRL, Colorado Parks & Wildlife develop biodegradable drop-off collars

Katie Fisher, Science Editor September 23, 2025

With around 384,000 deer and 280,000 elk scattered across Colorado, and the latter capable of traveling 20 to 100 miles during migration, tracking these mammals is of great importance to researchers. However,...

Courtesy of Timothy Fegel

CSU researchers build artificial beaver dams in Poudre River, improve sediment quality

Catherine Schadagg, Staff Reporter September 18, 2025

Located in the south fork of the Cache la Poudre River are structures of curious shapes. Made of logs cut from nearby forest stands and mostly submerged in the water, these structures serve to natural...

Courtesy of Matthew Sturchio

Solar panels improve grassland soil moisture retention, CSU study finds

Katie Fisher, Science Editor September 3, 2025

In a world facing a shifting climate, rising global population and prolonged droughts, maintaining ecosystems through proper land management is of critical importance. It's also a task that a recent Colorado...

Courtesy of Sudeep Pasricha

CSU receives $1.8 million Air Force grant for AI weather monitoring development

Katie Fisher, Science Editor September 1, 2025

As weather predictability grows increasingly unstable in the face of climate change, a sudden, unpredicted episode can have costly consequences to military action. One Colorado State University professor...

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Delve into the natural world with these 6 recent CSU studies

Katie Fisher, Science Editor August 25, 2025

In a natural environment full of growing instability, scientific breakthroughs and further inventions are more critical now than ever. Here are six recent scientific breakthroughs and projects made on...

Interdisciplinary researchers develop first-ever genetic switch in plants

Interdisciplinary researchers develop first-ever genetic switch in plants

Katie Fisher, Science Editor August 21, 2025

Plants' successful growth and production often hinge on specific environmental and genetic conditions. This is a reality agricultural producers have become accustomed to that is now threatened with instability...

Photo courtesy of Steven D. Miller/CIRA/CSU and NOAA/NESDIS

Mapping myths: Researchers create first milky sea database

Katie Fisher, Science Editor July 26, 2025

For centuries, sailors have returned from voyages with tales of eerie, steady-glowing oceans. These episodes would sometimes last for months, atop water capable of glowing in a bucket, deep beneath a ship’s...

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Biomedical engineering seniors create patented 3D-printed prosthetic foot

Katie Fisher, Science Editor May 2, 2025

After having his left leg amputated from pediatric osteosarcoma at 6 years old, Colorado State University student Garrison Hayes adapted to wearing a prosthetic limb throughout his childhood. While...

Lauren Brainard, Samantha Preuss, Robert Serunjogi, Shelby Ardehali and Kelli McGuire pose for a photo behind test materials for their biodegradable menstrual pads April 25. "Engineering is, as a profession, really about service," Preuss said. "That's not how everybody sees it, but I think it's about improving the world around you."

Engineering students address health care accessibility by developing sustainable menstrual pad inserts

Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor April 28, 2025

The first conversation Colorado State University engineering student Samantha Preuss had with faculty member and political science alumnus Robert Serunjogi was about the importance of education. Preuss...

Photo courtesy of the Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences.

Kristen Buchanan appointed chair of CSU physics department

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter April 23, 2025

Colorado State University's department of physics is entering a new chapter under the leadership of Kristen Buchanan, who was recently appointed department chair. A longtime faculty member and expert...

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