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Aug 2
A Colorado State University professor and graduate student have teamed up to create QueryTracker, a software program that improves long-term Web searches by reducing irrelevant search returns while also helping to overcome poorly formed queries.
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Aug 2
Colorado State University's 23rd annual Ag Day celebration and barbeque in conjunction with the Rams football game against Montana State will be held Sept. 25 at Hughes Stadium on Overland Trail between Drake Road and Prospect Road.
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Aug 2
Colorado State University's Morgan Library will preserve and make available a collection of recently donated papers that document the work of Delph Carpenter, a water lawyer often called the father of Colorado River Treaties.
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Aug 3
Colorado State University will host a field day about precision agriculture from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center in Fort Collins. ARDEC is located at 4616 Northeast Frontage Road, just off of Interstate 25.
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Aug 4
Chances are good that Americans today will live a long life. The aging process begins at birth, and how we treat our body and our unique genetic makeup will determine how well we age.
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Aug 4
MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
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Aug 4
All summer long, you worked hard preparing the soil, planting seeds, removing weeds and watering. Now, hopefully, your garden has rewarded you with a bumper crop. If so, one way to preserve your excess fresh fruits and vegetables is by home canning. With proper planning and equipment, home canning is relatively straightforward. Although preparation methods and processing times differ for various fruits and vegetables, the basic principles of canning are similar.
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Aug 4
Nutrition experts from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies have released new guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans.
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Aug 4
Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the United States and is a major cause of vascular diseases that result in individuals having a leg or foot amputated.
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Aug 5
At the base of the Rocky Mountains, nearly 2,000 miles from Daytona Beach and 1,000 miles from the Indianapolis 500, Colorado State University is home to an innovative Motorsport Engineering Program striving to improve the U.S. motorsports industry. Housed on a 10-acre site in the 24,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Performance Engineering Research Complex, the unique program is devoted to equipping engineers with graduate degrees focused specifically on motorsports as well as performing cutting-edge research and service that will advance the motorsport and general automotive industries.
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Aug 6
Just days after Alex, the season's first Atlantic-basin hurricane, brushed the U.S. coastline, William Gray and Philip Klotzbach of the Colorado State University hurricane forecast team issued a report this morning slightly reducing the team's seasonal forecast. However, the researchers still call for above-average hurricane activity this year and expect slightly above-average tropical cyclone activity in August and September.
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Aug 6
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Aug 11
Two new varieties of winter wheat that will help farmers battle the Russian wheat aphid while increasing yields are being released this week. The two new varieties, developed by Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station, will be available to seed growers through the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation for next year's crop.
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Aug 11
It's that time of year when gardens everywhere are producing at their peak and there are good buys at farmer's markets and roadside stands. Whether you're the lucky recipient of extra produce from your own garden or someone else's, freezing is one of the simplest and least time consuming methods of preserving foods at home for later use. It is an especially useful way to preserve extra fruits and vegetables. When properly frozen, fruits and vegetables retain much of their fresh flavor and nutritive value.
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Aug 12
Summer is a great time for softball, picnics and travel. Unfortunately, good vacations may be spoiled by losing a purse or wallet. In addition to losing cash, you have cards that must be reported and replaced.
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Aug 12
Question: Where is the best place on the Internet to get information about buying a car?
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Aug 17
Colorado State University Welcomes New Students with 'Ram Welcome,' including Ice Cream with the President, a Carnival and a 3,000-Student Human 'CSU.'
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Aug 18
Andrew F. Seidl, Colorado State University associate professor and Cooperative Extension public policy specialist, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to research the economic impact of tourism on communities and teach economics in Costa Rica.
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Aug 19
Boy Scouts from several Fort Collins troops are teaming up this weekend with Colorado State University to build weather station shelters to be donated to local schools participating in the GLOBE environmental education and science program (www.globe.gov). The scouts will be constructing shelters from 9 a.m.-noon outside the Atmospheric Science Building on the university's Foothills Campus.
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Aug 19
Thanks to our warm summer days and cool nights, Colorado's peaches and pears are among the best. Although you can get some varieties of Colorado peaches in early July, it's not until mid-August that the juiciest and best-known varieties are at their peak.
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Aug 20
To better serve and ensure the safety of Colorado State University students, faculty and staff - and to promote the safety of all visitors to campus - Colorado State University's Police Department is initiating the Traffic Education and Enforcement Program, or TEEP, beginning Aug. 30. The program is designed to educate the community about and enforce all municipal and state traffic laws on and around the Colorado State campus through a friendlier and less punitive alternative to enforcing traffic laws.
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Aug 20
Colorado State University ranked among the best colleges in the nation today by the U.S. News and World Report 2005 "America's Best Colleges" edition.
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Aug 23
Colorado State University officials today announced that students involved in riots near campus over the weekend will face dismissal.
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Aug 25
12-year-old reaps reward after two-year labor of love to restore family's antique tractor
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Aug 25
There's no better time to examine breakfast eating habits than at the beginning of the school year. Studies continue to show that students who eat breakfast perform better in school than those who don't.
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Aug 26
Colorado State University's Hatton Gallery in the Visual Arts Building presents several exhibits this fall featuring Native American art and works by three Social Realists.
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Aug 26
Colorado State University will host one of the year's most anticipated musical events on campus at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 as the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance presents an inaugural concert in the state-of-the-art Edna Rizley Griffin Concert Hall, the area's newest performing arts venue. The introductory event will feature two original works and internationally acclaimed Russian pianist Yakov Kasman.
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Aug 26
The Colorado State University Bookstore will host a presentation and book signing with nationally known local author Susan Skog on
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Aug 27
U.S. News and World Report magazine has ranked Colorado State University's College of Business among the best programs in the nation. The college was ranked 87th, moving up 10 positions since its last ranking of 97th in 2002.
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Aug 27
This fall, for the first time in the school's history, Colorado State University students living on campus have the option of purchasing wind power. Each student who purchases wind power helps avoid the burning of approximately 200 pounds of coal and 100 therms of natural gas, which prevents the emissions of 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide during the school year.
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Aug 30
What: President Larry Edward Penley will share his annual message and his continuing vision for the university with thousands of members of the university community, Fort Collins, and alumni and friends during his annual fall address. Attendees will enjoy a complimentary barbecue lunch immediately following the address and will show their ram pride by wearing Green and Gold.