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Jan 26
Greg Florant, professor in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University, has spent a large part of his career studying how marmots and ground squirrels use fats and other nutrients to hibernate and what causes those animals to stop eating in the winter. Florant has identified a molecule that, when activated, makes marmots hungry during their hibernation phase. This molecule, named AMPK, is common to all living things. Knowing how to manipulate this molecule could open the door to understanding human obesity and eating disorders. To speak with Florant about his research, contact Emily Wilmsen at (970) 491-2336 or Emily.Wilmsen@colostate.edu.
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Jan 26
Can scientists predict if a child may eventually become the victim of abuse or neglect just by looking at patterns of how parents and children solve problems together? That’s the aim of a new study in Colorado State University’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
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Jan 25
Colorado State University is the only university in Colorado to rank in both the top graduate and undergraduate lists for alumni serving in the Peace Corps in 2012, according to new data released today by the Peace Corps.
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Jan 25
Colorado State University is the only university in Colorado to rank in both the top graduate and undergraduate lists for alumni serving in the Peace Corps in 2012, according to new data released today by the Peace Corps.
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Jan 25
Colorado State University’s Black/African American Cultural Center will host Daryl Davis as the opening keynote speaker during this year’s celebration of Black History Month. Davis will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Cherokee Park Ballroom of the Lory Student Center on campus.
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Jan 25
Colorado State University today named Mike Hooker, a 21-year TV news veteran, the new executive director of Public Affairs and Communications.
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Jan 23
Colorado State holds annual open planning and budget hearings to present straightforward information designed to help the campus and larger community understand the university’s complex budget process.
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Jan 23
Student veterans from across Colorado will gather for the first-ever Veterans in Higher Education Summit on Jan. 27 at Colorado State University. The Rocky Mountain Coalition for Veteran Support Services, the Colorado State Board of Veterans Affairs, and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve will be on hand to help student veterans at the summit.
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Jan 23
A Colorado State University biochemist is completing the first year of a $985,000, four-year National Science Foundation grant to study how cells take up materials such as proteins from outside their plasma membranes. The research could lead to better understanding of how nutrients, hormones, cholesterol and some viruses enter cells.
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Jan 19
Dogs with a New Year’s resolution to lose weight can try a new diet, thanks to a Colorado State University study. CSU’s Animal Cancer Center is recruiting overweight or obese dogs for a clinical trial that looks at how newly formulated food may improve Fido’s overall health and help him keep a girlish figure.
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Jan 18
Denver-area high school students are invited to learn about different engineering majors, careers, and opportunities at Colorado State University’s 5,280’ CSU Engineering Showcase on Jan. 28.
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Jan 18
Denver-area high school students are invited to learn about different engineering majors, careers, and opportunities at Colorado State University’s 5,280’ CSU Engineering Showcase on Feb. 12.
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Jan 18
A Colorado State University study will look at how equine herpesvirus type 1 may compromise the immune system immediately upon entering the “gate” of a horse’s respiratory system – the airway and throat – allowing it to spread through the body and potentially cause neurological damage, abortion and possibly death.
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Jan 18
A Colorado State University chemistry professor has developed several patent-pending chemical processes that would create sustainable bioplastics from renewable resources for use on everything from optical fibers and contact lenses to furniture and automobile parts.
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Jan 17
Focus on whole grains if eating smarter is your Near Year’s resolution. Refined grains have only a fraction of the vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and dietary fiber -- or roughage -- of whole grains.