Hurricane experts at Colorado State University have scaled back their prediction for the Atlantic and now say this will be an average season with 12 named storms, including six hurricanes. They say two of them could be major.

Only six Atlantic hurricanes are likely to form this summer, making the 2009 hurricane season a little less active than recent years, forecasters at Colorado State University said today.

The research team, founded by storm forecasting pioneer William Gray, said the season could see two “major” hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale. Hurricanes of that magnitude have sustained winds of more than 110 …

“Pets are living a lot longer. They get better nutrition, better medical care and aren’t out wandering neighborhoods having accidents,” says Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, coordinator for community practice at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University in …

Colorado State University could be hit the hardest by higher education cuts.

The Colorado Humane Society is working with veterinarians at Colorado State University to test animals and has put down a number of them.

Former Colorado State University professor John Matsushima has received a prestigious Japanese award.

The extension service of Colorado State University says that when potable water is properly stored, in clean, closed containers, it should have an indefinite shelf life.

Fortunately, CSU-Global Campus has a much different story to tell. The timing from the first funding to becoming a fully functional public online university was just 11 months. Total enrollment is 700 students (and growing daily) after just 7 months …

David Milofsky is a Denver novelist and professor of English at Colorado State University.