Contact for reporters: Jennifer Dimas (970) 491-1543 jennifer.dimas@colostate.edu The Irrigation Innovation Consortium, a university and industry collaboration that accelerates the development and adoption of water- and energy-efficient irrigation technology, has announced funding for seven research projects in the upcoming year, including …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu A cluster of industrial chemicals known by the shorthand term “PFAS” has infiltrated the far reaches of our planet with significance that scientists are only beginning to understand. PFAS – Per- and …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based plastics, which are sitting in our landfills, floating in our oceans, and showing up in our air and even our …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu Note to Reporters: The full verification report and a chart showing the predictions vs. observed storms are available with this news release at http:/tropical.colostate.edu/. This report includes an extensive discussion of the climate …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu The explosion of craft brewing across the globe has created an insatiable demand for hops – the fragrant green flowers that impart beers with those distinctive, crisp, bitter flavors. Colorado State University …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu Every day, millions of workers head to their jobs and breathe any number of airborne chemicals, particles or vapors, all of which may or may not be affecting their health. Measuring these …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu The horizontal drilling method called hydraulic fracturing helps the United States produce close to 4 billion barrels of oil and natural gas per year, rocketing the U.S. to the top of oil-producing …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu When most people think of climate change, they think of rising sea levels and more intense heat waves. Engineers like Colorado State University’s Hussam Mahmoud think of bridges. The associate professor in …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu Every year, a staggering amount of organic waste including uneaten food, yard clippings and manure is dumped into landfills, occupying precious land while producing methane and other gases that pollute the atmosphere. …
Contact for reporters: Anne Manning (970) 491-7099 anne.manning@colostate.edu Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive. That’s the conclusion from a set of studies recently authored by Colorado State …
