Colorado State University will open a new public health graduate program in late August that could become the first accredited school of public health in the Mountain and Great Plains regions.

Ideas brainstormed in the first summit led to the inception of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a joint research effort involving the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Colorado State University is poised to jump into the competitive world of online education. This fall, CSU will unveil an independent online university called Colorado State University Global.

Other Colorado colleges with students receiving the scholarships of up to $5,000: Colorado State University, 2; Fort Lewis College, 2; the University of Colorado at Denver, 1; and the University of Denver, 1.

“No hookah is totally innocent,” said Dr. Jane Higgins, infections control physician at Hartshorn Health Center. “But it’s not necessarily any more risky than sharing drinks.”

“It’s too early to get worried,” Colorado State University climatologist Nolan Doesken recalls thinking. But he conceded there were anxious moments.

Funds raised by March for Babies in Larimer County support local research at Colorado State University as well as a variety of healthy baby programs and services in the community.

Colorado State University political science professor John Straayer said it’s hard to tell.

Temple Grandin, an animal-welfare expert and professor at Colorado State University, studed the beds and admitted being surprised by the results.

The professor of animal science at Colorado State University has spent years designing slaughterhouse systems in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia.