CSU In The News Archive

Leprosy Is Spreading in Florida

Outlet: Newsweek

March 27, 2024

Newsweek: “Besides humans, M. leprae is known to infect armadillos, red squirrels in the U.K. and chimpanzees in the West African countries of Guinea Bissau and Ivory Coast,” John Stewart Spencer, an associate professor and leprosy researcher at Colorado State …

Solar Is Here To Stay—Let’s Do It Right

Outlet: Forbes

March 27, 2024

Forbes: We wanted to showcase what happens when you pair agriculture with solar energy. So we chose to bring people out on tours and for events. Most importantly, we help translate the latest research from our partners at Colorado State …

Innovative companies in Northern Colorado credit collaboration with success

Outlet: Loveland Reporter-Herald

March 21, 2024

Loveland Reporter-Herald: Richard Magid, vice president/technology transfer at Colorado State University’s STRATA organization, said three CSU life sciences companies are entering the Innosphere Ventures lab facility in north Fort Collins. Innosphere, like the Warehouse, serves as an incubator for innovative …

Do mountains produce carbon or remove it from the atmosphere?

Outlet: KUNR (NPR Nevada)

March 21, 2024

KUNR (NPR Nevada): The study, which was co-authored by researchers from Colorado State University, examined the Southern Alps in New Zealand, Central Mountain Range in Taiwan, and eastern Tibetan Plateau in China.

Community, sharing, and connection: A collective approach to gardening

Outlet: Denver Post

March 21, 2024

Denver Post: City and County of Broomfield’s Colorado State University Extension office has a Seed Library. You can fill out a membership form and visit the Seed Library on the second floor of the Broomfield Library to “borrow” seeds to …

How the tote bag became the hottest fashion accessory around

Outlet: Marketplace

March 21, 2024

Marketplace: “Just the sheer amount of overselling and overconsumption of those bags, not for the purpose intended, kind of negates the purpose of having a reusable bag,” said Sonali Diddi, an associate professor in the department of design and merchandising …

Could lasers synthesize heavy elements produced in neutron-star mergers?

Outlet: Physics World

March 20, 2024

Physics World: As an example, Horný cites an ongoing project at Colorado State University in the US, where researchers are building two 200-Joule, 100-femtosecond, 100 Hz lasers. This project, he says, “represents a significant step forward”.