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Jun 18
An elderly Denver Zoo lion is undergoing cancer treatment in a manner never before attempted. Rian, a 15-year-old South African lion, underwent surgery and is receiving chemotherapy for an aggressive cancer originating in his spleen. Veterinarians hope the treatment will extend and improve his quality of life while providing valuable information about how chemotherapy could help other zoo lions and large cats.
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Jun 17
Researchers at Colorado State University are launching the most realistic study ever conducted into how transmission of the tuberculosis pathogen triggers infectious disease, an investigation expected to yield new insights into a disease that attacks the lungs and kills some 1.5 million people worldwide each year.
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Jun 17
Sudeep Pasricha, H. J. Siegel, Tony Maciejewski and Pat Burns, engineering professors at Colorado State University, have received $850,000 from the National Science Foundation for research that will enable the next generation of green supercomputing. The CSU team includes graduate and undergraduate students.
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Jun 14
Colorado State University is teaching students to think like scientists in its new online bachelor’s degree completion program in Psychology. Unlike other psychology programs which students work toward a Bachelor of Arts, Colorado State’s Bachelor of Science curriculum carries a strong science component in addition to a liberal arts curriculum that will help students develop skills employers are looking for across a range of industries, including but not limited to psychology.
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Jun 14
Just two months after receiving an international award for scientific achievement, a Colorado State University small-animal veterinarian who has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for diagnosing liver and digestive disease has received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
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Jun 14
Colorado State University has become the first university in the state to open a web-based crowdfunding platform to potential donors
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Jun 13
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that genes cannot be patented. A recent CSU-led study sheds light on the impacts of the case.
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Jun 13
After an increase in reports of negative encounters with coyotes in metro Denver, scientists from Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources are conducting research to understand how human thoughts and behavior affect coyote conflict in urban areas. The study is being led by researchers from CSU’s Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and is part of a comprehensive research initiative that is integrating biological and social science information, including data on reported encounters, coyote behavior and habitat monitoring, management response and public perceptions, to help develop more effective strategies for minimizing conflicts between people and coyotes.
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Jun 12
With several wildfires burning thousands of acres and many homes, Coloradans are reminded of just how quickly fire conditions can change. As the state enters a period of hot, dry weather, foresters warn that it takes a very short time for downed wood to dry out and turn green grasses yellow – making the landscape susceptible to large wildfires.
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Jun 11
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the release of COMET-Farm™, a free online tool created by Colorado State University and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service that will help producers calculate how much carbon their land’s soil and vegetation can remove from the atmosphere.
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Jun 10
Colorado State University’s Engines and Energy Conversion Lab is leading a nationwide field study to quantify methane emissions associated with the transmission and storage of natural gas through the nation's interstate natural gas pipeline system and storage facilities. This month, a team led by Bryan Willson, CSU mechanical engineering professor, and researcher Dan Zimmerle will begin collecting data from potential methane sources in natural gas transmission, including compressor stations and underground storage facilities.
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Jun 10
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Jun 10
Over 100 years of Colorado water history -- more than 43,000 pages of primary source materials related to water use in the state -- are now freely available online.
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Jun 6
Colorado State University announced today that Lt. Scott Harris, a five-year veteran of the CSU Police Department with 39 years of diverse law enforcement experience, will become the CSUPD chief on Aug. 1.
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Jun 5
Dozens of African American high school seniors will come together to research issues pertinent to the African American community during the 21st annual Black Issues Forum at Colorado State University June 11-15.