CSU In The News Archive

Hurricanes to return following El Nino

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December 08, 2006

Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University anticipate 14 named storms in the Atlantic basin between June 1 and Nov. 30 next year.

Inventor turns algae into fuel

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December 08, 2006

At a press conference at Colorado State University on Thursday, officials from CSU joined Sears and others to unveil Solix which, with CSU’s help, aims to commercialize Sears’ algae-to-oil technology within two years.

Professor promotes diversity

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December 08, 2006

Lenk, an associate business professor, brings something fresh to CSU with her teaching, and students are tuning in.

Scumming surface for fuel

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December 08, 2006

Colorado State University and Solix Biofuels Inc., a Boulder start up company, unveiled a plan Thursday to develop a prototype bioreactor at the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, possibly leading to wider commercial production within two years.

UPDATE 1-Active 2007 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast

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December 08, 2006

The prediction for a busy year by the Colorado State University forecasters was the second in two days from reputable forecasters to warn that the below-average 2006 season was likely to be just a lull in an extended period of …

A Better Biofuel?

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December 07, 2006

No one in the field would quibble with the basic message about the energy production potential of prairie grasslands, says Alan Knapp, a plant ecologist at Colorado State University.

CSU board gets time with new governor

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December 07, 2006

Gov.-elect Bill Ritter told the Colorado State University System Board of Governors on Wednesday that he hopes to find a way for Colorado’s colleges and universities to work together to educate students rather than compete for those students and funding.

CSU Engines lab teams with Solix Biofuels Inc.

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December 07, 2006

Solix Biofuels Inc., a startup company based in Boulder, is working with Colorado State University engineers to commercialize technology that can cheaply mass produce oil derived from algae and turn it into biodiesel – an environmentally friendly solution to high …