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  • May 14

    Boulder area sees sudden bounty in seasonal weeds

    Colorado Daily (5/14/2013)

    "We had a lot of moisture in April, so you're going to have a lot of weed growth coming, here in May," said Jim Klett, a professor and Cooperative Extension landscape horticulturalist at Colorado State University.

  • May 14

    CSU announces $1.5 million Venture Capital Fund

    Collegian (5/14/2013)

    In an email addressed to the Colorado State University community, it was announced Mon. May 13 that $1.5 million dollars has been been approved for the Colorado State University System Venture Capital Fund.

  • May 14

    David Sheff: Drug addiction is a disease — but a curable one

    National Post (5/14/2013)

    “My precious son died of a drug overdose eight months ago,” wrote Kathleen Kelly, a professor at Colorado State University.

  • May 14

    Estes Park birder volunteers needed

    Estes Park Trail-Gazette (5/14/2013)

    Colorado State University researcher and Estes Park resident Apryle Craig is seeking assistance again this year for bird research in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  • May 14

    Have archaeologists discovered the mysterious lost city of Ciudad Blanca?

    The Independent (5/14/2013)

    The project’s lead archaeologists, Christopher Fisher and Stephen Leisz of Colorado State University, say the hidden city was probably home to a sophisticated Mesoamerican society, with paved streets, parks, pyramids and an advanced irrigation system.

  • May 14

    Living with autism: Grandin shares story, gives tips at conference

    Pensacola News Journal (5/14/2013)

    Grandin, currently a Colorado State University professor, animatedly told a crowd of about 350 people that those with autism should not let it define them.

  • May 14

    NTSB recommends new limit of .05 percent blood alcohol content

    Collegian (5/14/2013)

    However, according to Cpl. Ramsey Crochet of the CSU Police Department, most — if not all — arrests are made on a situational basis.

  • May 14

    Odell Celastrina Saison headed to tap

    Coloradoan (5/14/2013)

    “The hops blue butterfly (Celastrina humulus) is only found in a handful of counties along Colorado’s Front Range where it spends much of its time in moist drainages that support its host plant, wild hops (Humulus lupulus),” said Robert Schorr of the CNHP, a non-profit organization of Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources.

  • May 14

    Resurfaced Moby Arena floor complete

    Coloradoan (5/14/2013)

    CSU announced Tuesday that the four-week renovation process of resurfacing the court inside the whale-shaped venue has been finished.

  • May 14

    Sulfate Aerosols Cool Climate Less Than Assumed

    Science Daily (5/14/2013)

    The study, which has been published in the journal Science (Vol…), was conducted in collaboration with the following institutes: the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research in Leipzig, the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, the Earth System Science Research Centre at the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Mainz, and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Mainz.

  • May 13

    AVMA Supports New Legislation to Combat Animal, Human Disease

    USAg Net (5/13/2013)

    "Labs, like the ones at Colorado State University, help support the economic vitality of our livestock industry and protect the public by identifying diseases early and preventing the consequences of potentially devastating outbreaks. This commonsense, yet vital, research yields tremendous economic and public health benefits to Colorado and the entire country."

  • May 13

    Colorado State University creates a venture fund to promote innovation

    Denver Post (5/13/2013)

    Colorado State University announced Monday the creation of a $1.5 million venture capital fund to support innovation and collaboration in higher education.

  • May 13

    CSU's Frank highest-paid college president in Colorado

    Denver Business Journal (5/13/2013)

    Tony Frank, president of Colorado State University, ranks as the highest-paid head of any public college in the state, but his compensation package puts him far down the list of his counterparts nationwide, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

  • May 13

    For Fort Collins schools, no standard solution to bullying

    Coloradoan (5/13/2013)

    Partnering with Martin Carcasson of the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation, they went to Polaris Expeditionary Learning and Lesher Middle schools to gather feedback from their younger peers.

  • May 13

    Frei: CU Buffs, CSU Rams should bring back baseball

    Denver Post (5/13/2013)

    Colorado State is one of three schools (joining Wyoming and Boise State) in this academic year's Mountain West Conference without baseball.

  • May 13

    Golfers with ties to Colorado State University advance to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying

    Coloradoan (5/13/2013)

    Poudre graduate and former CSU golfer Riley Arp battled his way through the field in a playoff, shooting a three-under-par 68. Brett Wilson, a freshman on Colorado State University’s team, moved on with a four-under-par 67.

  • May 13

    High-flying experiments could help weather forecasting

    Denver Post (5/13/2013)

    Other participants are Colorado State University, the University at Albany, State University of New York; Purdue University; the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Several Storms Laboratory.

  • May 13

    How much tax Coloradans will actually have to pay on their marijuana

    Yahoo! Finance (5/13/2013)

    Researchers at Colorado State University have estimated how much the price of weed will change (pdf) as it makes its way from a grower to a distributor to a consumer, and the markup is significant: That’s $90 in excise tax on a pound of pot that retails for $2,509, or 3.6% of the retail price.

  • May 13

    Thompson School District's Tammie Rempe wins national award

    Loveland Reporter-Herald (5/13/2013)

    Part of Rempe's work included working with nutrition experts at Colorado State University and another district to write a childhood obesity prevention grant to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  • May 13

    Where, When Will Thunderstorms Strike Colorado's Front Range, Adjacent Great Plains?

    National Science Foundation (5/13/2013)

    The project includes participants from NCAR; Colorado State University; the University at Albany, State University of New York; Purdue University; the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Severe Storms Laboratory.

  • May 13

    With IRS, Benghazi and AP, is Obama under siege?

    China Securities Journal (5/13/2013)

    "It's like a tire, they wear out after a while if you keep driving them," said John Straayer, a political scientist at Colorado State University.

  • May 12

    2,000 nearly nude CSU students take to Fort Collins streets in Undie Run

    Coloradoan (5/12/2013)

    More than 2,000 Colorado State University students stripped off their clothing and ran through the streets of Fort Collins on Friday night.

  • May 12

    Aircraft spots ancient lost world in Honduran jungle

    London Times (5/12/2013)

    According to Christopher Fisher, an archeologist at Colorado State University, the palaces may have been built by a culture very different from the Maya and Aztecs, who later came to dominate neighbouring regions.

  • May 12

    Aircraft spots ancient lost world in Honduran jungle

    The Times, UK (5/12/2013)

    According to Christopher Fisher, an archeologist at Colorado State University, the palaces may have been built by a culture very different from the Maya and Aztecs, who later came to dominate neighbouring regions.

  • May 12

    Ancient Lost World Found in Honduran Jungle

    International Business Times (5/12/2013)

    According to Christopher Fisher, an archaeologist at Colorado State University, the palaces may have been built by a civilisation other than the Mayans and Aztecs, who were known for their human sacrifices.

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