CSU In The News Archive

Registered dietitian can help with food questions

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August 13, 2005

What’s good for you and tastes great? Pat Kendall knows — she’s a food science and human nutrition specialist with the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. Her column runs Saturdays.

Military exercises ‘good for endangered species’

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August 12, 2005

The land is uncultivated, but also churned up by tank tracks and explosions. This creates habitat both for species that prefer pristine lands and those that require disturbed ground, explains ecologist Steven Warren of Colorado State University in Fort Collins.

Study Confirms Animal-Assisted Therapy Helps Troubled Youth

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August 12, 2005

CBR YouthConnect and Colorado State University have released a study sponsored by The Iams Co. showing that severely troubled youth who work with dogs as part of a pet-therapy program demonstrate improved social behavior.

Quake hits Trinidad; Students try to simulate one

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August 11, 2005

At Colorado State University, engineers use a “shake table” to simulate seismic activity. Special pumps imitating a major earthquake allow researchers to see how different structural designs react to stress.

Statewide Q fever cases rise

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August 11, 2005

Q fever is rarely fatal and can be treated with antibiotics. The organisms do not dry out easily and are resistant to heat and common disinfectants. People most at risk of contracting Q fever in North Colorado are those working …

To Woo Students, Colleges Choose Names That Sell

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August 11, 2005

The University of Southern Colorado, a state institution, became Colorado State University at Pueblo two years ago, hoping to highlight an array of internal changes, including offering more graduate programs and setting higher admissions standards.

When pain outweighs gain

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August 10, 2005

“Exercise contributes a sense of mastery of one’s body, feelings of health and well-being, of achievement,” said Dr. Richard M. Suinn of the Colorado State University psychology department. “Exercise blocks or reduces anxieties and tensions, which may return when they …