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Honeybee pollinates flowers

CSU’s AI tutoring system shapes future of pollinator conservation

Mckenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter February 24, 2025

There are more than 1,000 bee species in Colorado alone. Although pollinators are responsible for one-third of our diet, their populations have been on the decline. It was facts such as these that motivated...

Photo courtesy of Garret Miyoke

CSU research shows promise in destroying forever chemicals

Ella Dorpinghaus, Staff Reporter February 18, 2025

Originally published in Nature, a scientific paper led by a Colorado State University-based team announced massive strides in technology that can be used to break down perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...

Photo Courtesy of Nicole Kelp.

Kelp Lab translates discoveries to public through science communication research

Katie Fisher, Science Editor February 17, 2025

The process of translating complicated, multidimensional scientific findings into simple language is an intricate process. Colorado State University’s Kelp Laboratory is seeking to understand the science...

Photo courtesy of Garrett Mogel and Larimer County Sheriff's Office

Smoke signals: CSU studies wildfire impact on firefighter reproductive health

Katie Fisher, Science Editor February 6, 2025

As large-scale wildfires erupt around the world at an ever-increasing rate and scale, understanding of the health effects of smoke inhalation are of critical importance. While lung and respiratory system...

A graphic with the words Collegian Science surrounded by small, cartoon-like drawings of DNA, an atom and bacteria.

Discover these 5 hidden gem research labs at CSU

Katie Fisher, Science Editor February 4, 2025

From understanding how humans are shaped by their local environment to the cutting edge technology of virtual reality and transcranial magnetic stimulation that are reshaping scientific fields, here is...

A full case of a large moth species is stored in the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Jan. 24.

Gallery: C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity houses unique specimens

Lauren Mascardo, Staff Photographer January 30, 2025

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...

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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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CSU’s Borlee Lab investigates Colorado’s aerobiome

Paige Gruber, Staff Reporter October 31, 2024

The Borlee Lab at Colorado State University is situated in the microbiology, immunology and pathology department. The Borlee Lab tests Colorado air to discover more about the collection of microorganisms...

Winter pea research indicates diverse potential benefits

Winter pea research indicates diverse potential benefits

Hayley Bisant, Staff Reporter October 22, 2024

Whether it relates to solving new problems or improving previous methods, there are many areas currently in need of attention when it comes to our management of natural resources. It can be overwhelming...

CSU students search for antibiotics amid global health crisis

CSU students search for antibiotics amid global health crisis

Hana Pavelko and Jenn Dawson October 3, 2024

The discovery of the first modern antibiotic treatment was actually an accident. The drug penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when a culture of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus...

Graphic of silhouettes of pine trees against a background of flames.

Wildfires spark concerns over soil pollution

Sophia Pruden, Staff Reporter September 29, 2024

Wildfires have ramped up globally, posing a massive risk to public health and safety. Scientists at Colorado State University's department of soil and crop science and Stanford University's department...

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