CSU In The News Archive

Ranchers, Suppliers Surfing Web To Help Cattle

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January 24, 2007

Cattle have been unable to graze since the first heavy snowstorm about five weeks ago, said Leonard Pruett, a Colorado State University extension agent in Lamar.

How a praying mantis hunts; How far can we see

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January 23, 2007

“With its excellent eyesight, patience and use of cryptic behavior, the mantis strikes with amazing speed at almost any animal its size, even small birds!” says Dan Feldman of the Colorado State University entomology department.

Biofuel from Pond Scum

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January 22, 2007

To demonstrate his crop’s potential, Sears leads the way inside a former coal-fired electric power plant, now the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory at Colorado State University. CSU and Sears’ small company, Solix Biofuels, have teamed up for this research.

Lots of folks yakking about yaks

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January 22, 2007

Yak has a lot of upside, said Jennifer Keeling Bond, a Colorado State University assistant professor of agriculture who has researched emerging markets.

UniverCity Connections offers promise for downtown, CSU

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January 19, 2007

In Fort Collins, unrealized potential has spawned UniverCity Connections, a new program of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado.