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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...

Doctoral graduate student's horror interest bleeds in dissertation

Doctoral graduate student’s horror interest bleeds in dissertation

Chloe Rios, Staff Reporter September 16, 2025

Recent Colorado State University Ph.D. graduate Riana Slyter’s process for her dissertation, "Live-Mediated Horror Entertainment: The Culture, History, Industry and Experiences of Haunted Attractions,"...

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CSU students learn dolphin physiology, local conservation in Honduras

Katie Fisher, Science Editor September 9, 2025

Weighing in between 300 and 1,400 pounds with the ability to problem-solve, develop empathy and recognize themselves in a mirror, few animals share the level of intellect present in the bottlenose dolphin...

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CSU engineering students take seventh place in NASA competition

Robert Sides, Staff Reporter September 8, 2025

A team of Colorado State University mechanical engineering students placed seventh out of 52 schools at a national engineering competition this past June. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

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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...

Breaking: Trump moves to relocate Space Command from Colorado to Alabama

Breaking: Trump moves to relocate Space Command from Colorado to Alabama

Claire Vogl, Executive Editor September 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing breaking news story. Updates will be provided as they become available. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday his administration's plans to relocate the U.S. Space...

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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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Meet 4 CSU scientists who left indelible field contributions

Katie Fisher, Science Editor August 27, 2025

In the present day, Colorado State University sits at the cutting-edge of scientific innovation and development. Distinguished as a Carnegie R1 institution, which recognizes high research activity, and...

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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...

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