Recent News Releases
- Wednesday, July 01, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGES SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND
The Fourth of July means a three-day weekend filled with summer fun and tradition. But for some, the holiday also means a barrage of fireworks going off in neighborhoods close to the Colorado State University campus. Each year, neighbors around campus get frustrated with illegal fireworks being set off at inopportune times of the day and night. - Tuesday, June 30, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: WORLD'S LARGEST EARTHQUAKE SHAKE TABLE TEST TO OCCUR IN JAPAN JULY 14
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES NEW SCHOOL TO PREPARE TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS
A new school to help prepare teachers and principals for today's K-12 needs launched today at Colorado State University. The School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation, or STEPP, will offer teaching licenses under a new structure at the university. - Monday, June 29, 2009
STUDY SHOWS FUROSEMIDE DECREASES BLEEDING INTO AIRWAYS IN RACEHORSES
Furosemide, used in the United States and Canada to treat bleeding into the airways in thoroughbred racehorses, decreases the incidence of hemorrhage according to results of a recent study. The study, conducted by Colorado State University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa, provides a foundation for racing authorities to make decisions regarding use of this medication, which is the subject of heated debate and controversy around the world. - Monday, June 29, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT HEAD RECEIVES MALONE AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EFFORTS
Mary Ann Littrell, chair of the Design and Merchandising department at Colorado State University, is among three 2009 winners of the Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award, sponsored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. - Monday, June 29, 2009
COLORADO STATE STUDY: DESERT DUST ALTERS THE ECOLOGY OF COLORADO ALPINE MEADOWS
A new study by a Colorado State University researcher indicates that accelerated snowmelt by desert dust that blows into the mountains changes how plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles. As a result, climate warming may have a greater influence on their annual growth cycle. - Monday, June 29, 2009
COLORADO STATE ENGINEERING PROFESSOR RECEIVES PARTNER IN CONSERVATION AWARD FROM U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently honored Jose "Pepe" Salas, a Colorado State University civil and environmental engineering professor, and his partners at three other universities with the U.S. Department of the Interior Partners in Conservation Award for developing new operational guidelines for the Colorado River. - Monday, June 29, 2009
TWO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICES UNDERGO TRANSFORMATION
An office that has served the needs of off-campus students and adult learners at Colorado State University is undergoing a transformation. Effective July 1, the office of Off-Campus Student Services/Resources for Adult Learners will become two separate offices. Off-Campus Student Services is becoming Off-Campus Life, while the office of Resources for Adult Learners will become Adult Learner and Veteran Services. - Thursday, June 25, 2009
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PRECIPITATION MONITORING NETWORK, NOW NEARLY 15,000 STRONG
From Grand Junction to Limon, Trinidad to Wellington, volunteers who monitor precipitation across Colorado - through Colorado State University - are making a difference. - Thursday, June 25, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER PROFESSORS REVEAL FELONS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT GUNS
Why do criminals use guns? Three professors from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Denver went straight to the source and interviewed 73 Colorado felons convicted of gun-related crime in a new book, "Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior: The Offender's Perspective," due out this summer. - Thursday, June 25, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: TOP LATINO STUDENTS PREPARE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AT CSU JUNE 25
Colorado State University is hosting the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session this week. The weeklong conference is held on the CSU campus and allows well-accomplished Latino students to participate in mock judicial hearings and trials that focus on issues faced by today's Hispanic communities. This afternoon's events will be open to the media. - Thursday, June 25, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES RAM RESPONSE – PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Colorado State University has created a new initiative to help Coloradans through the current economic downturn. Ram Response provides resources about services and information provided by CSU, such as career services, educational opportunities, CSU Extension fact sheets and community resources. - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
ANTHONY A. FRANK NAMED PRESIDENT, 2009-2010 BUDGET APPROVED AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY
Dr. Anthony A. Frank, a 16-year veteran of Colorado State University and interim president since November, today was officially named permanent president of CSU Fort Collins by the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System. - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
CSU SYSTEM BOARD APPROVES 2010 BUDGET AND APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP
The Colorado State University System Board of Governors, including student and faculty board representatives, publicly discussed and approved the budget for fiscal year 2010 at its monthly meeting. In addition, the board voted to induct new board officers: chair, vice chair, treasurer and secretary. The board also reviewed and approved the compensation for the new CSU System chancellor and CSU Fort Collins president. - Monday, June 22, 2009
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BIOCHEMISTRY PROFESSOR NAMED 2009-2010 PEW SCHOLAR TO EXPLORE HOW CELLS DIVIDE, CAUSE CANCER
Jennifer DeLuca, an assistant professor of biochemistry, has been named one of only 17 2009 Pew Scholars in Biomedical Sciences in the nation - early-career scientists who display outstanding promise in advancing research about human health.

Professor Toni Zimmerman
Colorado State University today named Toni Schindler Zimmerman as a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar. Zimmerman is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She directs the Marriage and Family Therapy program at the university.
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