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Jan 1
The vast majority of older Americans have grown up in a culture that strongly depends on automotive transportation for mobility. Driving occupies a central role in the lives of many older adults, so it is not surprising that no longer being able to drive can be a major life crisis for many older individuals. The aging of the baby-boom generation will result in a 50 percent increase in the number of older drivers by 2015, with most of them being women and all dependent on their personal vehicles for mobility.
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Jan 1
For many, the dawning of each New Year commonly brings grandiose resolutions that too often are fleeting. For long-term success, slowly phasing moderate changes into your current lifestyle may be more beneficial. Here are several suggestions that can easily be incorporated into your dietary plan and that are sure to get you started on the road to good health.
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Jan 1
Does your family have a financial mission statement? Wealthy families are encouraged to develop mission statements to help them decide how to distribute charitable funds and inheritances. Why not the rest of us?
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Jan 3
Based on projections that show a continuing shortfall in state revenues, Colorado State University officials announced they will plan for an additional budget cut of 4 percent to 6 percent over previous budget reductions for the next fiscal year.
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Jan 6
A Colorado State University professor has been granted a unique and prestigious $400,000 Special Creativity Award by the National Science Foundation to enhance severe storm-related research, including analyzing flood-producing storms and the causes of atmospheric turbulence. Atmospheric science Professor Richard Johnson received the grant to continue and augment his innovative research project through 2005.
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Jan 7
'Tis the season for post-holiday guilt, which for many Americans means going on yet another diet. Whether it's the Atkins diet, the Pritiken diet, the Jared diet or any multitude of other diet plans, more than 50 million Americans go on a serious diet at least once a year. Yet, only about 5 percent of dieters successfully keep the lost weight off for more than a year. What's the catch? Many times, weight-loss plans include strict guidelines that are difficult to incorporate into a person's lifestyle for any length of time.
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Jan 8
More than 15,000 Denver Metro elementary students will get to take a trip behind the scenes of the National Western Stock Show. Educational tours hosted by Colorado State University give kids a chance to see bulls, horses, goats and other animals up close and include barn tours and a chance to meet Stock Show clowns. The tours show children what role agriculture plays in their day-to-day lives, such as the food they eat, the products they use and the open landscape of Colorado. Most tours begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day, incorporating Stock Show events. The tours, which are held every weekday beginning Monday, Jan. 13 except for Martin Luther King Day, include free Stock Show admission. The tours conclude on Friday, Jan. 24.
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Jan 9
Colorado State University President Albert Yates will deliver the 31st annual State of the University Address to area service clubs and Fort Collins community members during a noon luncheon on Jan. 15.
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Jan 9
The Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University presents the exhibition "Carry On: An Art and Community Project by Ariadna Capasso and Patricia Tinajero-Baker" from Feb. 3-March 7. An opening reception will be held at the gallery from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 3.
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Jan 12
Just as the social welfare system of prior decades isolated and limited so many of the disadvantaged among us - destroying esteem, hope and ambition -- we in Colorado must ask whether we are moving down the same path with the current version of a voucher system proposed for higher education.
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Jan 13
The economic contribution to five counties of 3,500 irrigation wells along the South Platte River is about $130 million, according to a study released by Colorado State University on Monday. The irrigation wells have been the center of controversy after a court ruling was made late last year that would prevent those wells from operating next year because they are pulling water out of the river and depleting supplies for senior water rights holders. The study tallies losses in agricultural production and ripple effects of lost revenue to community businesses.
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Jan 13
The director of research for the Animal Cancer Center, and an expert in the area of cancer biology, was awarded the Barbara Cox Anthony Chair in Oncology. The award to Dr. Robert Ullrich was recently announced by Dr. Stephen Withrow, director of the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University's James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
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Jan 13
A new $2 million magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy suite acquired by Colorado State University's Animal Cancer Center completes one of the most comprehensive veterinary medical facilities in the United States.
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Jan 13
Equine veterinarians at Colorado State University's James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital are currently involved in three research projects to analyze the statistics from this year's outbreak of West Nile virus in two Western states.
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Jan 15
In my previous column, I talked about developing a family financial mission statement. The concept of a mission statement comes from business. In addition to a mission statement, other tools are available that individuals and families can borrow from business to make their personal financial planning successful.
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Jan 15
The Fort Collins Rotary Club today announced a new initiative designed to connect international students at Colorado State University to the local community and to Rotary Club members. The initiative was developed in response to a challenge issued by Colorado State University President Albert Yates at his annual State of the University Address.
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Jan 15
Robert Ward, director of the Water Center at Colorado State University and director of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, is available to discuss drought and related municipal water management and water quality monitoring issues. Ward also can address wastewater treatment, non-point source pollution control and water systems engineering and design. Ward has co-authored two books about water management and currently serves on The National Water Quality Monitoring Council and consults around the world on water quality monitoring issues. To speak with Ward, contact Brad Bohlander at (970) 491-1545 or brad.bohlander@colostate.edu.
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Jan 15
The Fort Collins, Loveland and Colorado State University communities will unite Jan. 20 to march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The day will include speakers, performances and a re-creation of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.
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Jan 16
A Colorado State University researcher is leading a more than $100 million NASA-funded satellite project that will improve weather and climate prediction and develop critical new space technologies. The CloudSat project, a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission, will launch into orbit the world's most advanced weather radar designed to measure properties of clouds that are essential for accurate understanding of Earth's weather and climate processes.
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Jan 17
National Western Stock Show General Manager Chuck Sylvester received the Livestock Leader of the Year award from Colorado State University's Department of Animal Sciences on Jan. 18. The award is given annually at the National Western on Colorado State University Agricultural Outreach Day to recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to the state's livestock industry.
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Jan 17
Colorado high-school students, their parents and community members can learn about engineering majors and careers at Colorado State University's Engineering Careers Day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 15. The informative event, free and open to the public, will be held in the Lory Student Center on Colorado State's campus, with the opening session taking place in the Engineering Building Auditorium.
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Jan 21
Innovative research from Colorado State University biochemists has identified a saturated fat byproduct as a potential contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes. The breakthrough has the potential to lead to novel treatments for diabetics and is aimed at reducing or eliminating the effects of a disease that affects about 16 million Americans.
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Jan 21
Colorado State University officials recently announced Simon Tavener as the new chairman of the Department of Mathematics. Tavener, a professor in the department, is beginning his new post concurrent with the start of the spring 2003 semester.
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Jan 23
Representatives from Colorado State University's Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study, or CoCoRaHS, will be showing Colorado's agricultural community how to use valuable data from the statewide weather observing network at the 39th Annual Colorado Farm Show Jan. 28-30 at the Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. CoCoRaHS staff will also be on hand to recruit volunteer weather watchers to help study Colorado's complex patterns of precipitation.
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Jan 24
After 17 years of service, Colorado State University Police Chief Donn Hopkins announced his resignation effective Feb. 14. Hopkins, only the second chief of police in department history, will pursue a new career at Agilent Technologies as security manager in the global infrastructure organization.
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Jan 27
A new research program at Colorado State University will unlock the secrets of food as a cancer-fighting, cancer-prevention tool by delving into the properties of different varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains and how they impact human cancer risk. The program is housed in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, with the addition of an expert cancer research specialist and his investigative team.
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Jan 27
Colorado State University was named today as one of the winners of the prestigious Andrew Heiskell Awards for innovation in international education at the Institute of International Education in New York City.
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Jan 27
A changing climate may present a double-edged sword for Rocky Mountain National Park and the Estes Valley, according to a three-year Colorado State University study.
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Jan 27
Colorado State University is hosting the 29th annual Premedica Symposium, "Frontiers Within: Taming the Brain and the Nervous System," from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 8 in Room 104 of the new Chemistry-Biosciences Building on campus.
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Jan 28
It's been promoted as a diet food, mom's favorite comfort food, even a cure for the common cold. Soup truly is part of America's nutritional folklore. And soup's image of wholesome goodness holds true for many varieties. Broth and tomato-based soups, like chicken noodle and vegetable soup, often contain less than 30 percent of their calories as fat and provide less than 100 calories per cup, yet offer respectable doses of carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals.
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Jan 29
30 second PSA: Join drought and water experts at the annual Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum in Denver on February 20th. Scientists, economists, municipal and rural water experts will discuss the current drought and possible future solutions for Colorado's water woes. For more information or to register visit www.coloradoagforum.com or call 1-800-886-7683.
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Jan 29
Ron Phillips, professor of economics at Colorado State, can discuss challenges the U.S. economy may face this year in light of the continuing war on terrorism and a possible war with Iraq. Phillips notes that, in contrast to other wars, government spending for the war on terrorism and for a potential military intervention in Iraq is not creating many new jobs. Instead, he predicts a military intervention in Iraq will likely negatively affect people's expectations about the future and consumer confidence. Phillips predicts that, although traditional economic stimuli including tax cuts and low interest rates will remain in place, there will not be an economic recovery until late this year at the earliest.
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Jan 30
The chief executive officer of the world's largest gold producer will be the capstone speaker at Colorado State University's 24th annual Business Day on Feb 5.
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Jan 31
The groundhog is known for its mythic contribution to the field of weather prediction, but researchers at Colorado State University believe the marmots might hold the key to a possible treatment for diabetes.
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Jan 31
A professor of entomology in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at Colorado State University has been named recipient of the Colorado State University Research Foundation's 2003 Technology Transfer Award, formerly titled the Researcher of the Year Award.
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Jan 31
Want to hear a horror story? Louis Bjostad, Colorado State University professor of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, who has spent the last two years studying termite ecology, can recount tales of homeowners discovering thousands of dollars worth of damage that had been going on right under their noses for years. But his recent discovery lends homeowners and exterminators a new, environmentally friendly weapon in fighting termites.
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Jan 31
A political advisor and political science professor from Tel Aviv University will visit Colorado State University Feb. 7 to lecture on the recent elections in Israel.