Colorado State University's tuberculosis research program received two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to development tuberculosis drugs. The grants, with a combined amount of $3.7 million, will fund important areas of research that have been under-funded.
Building on more than 35 years of excellence in cancer research and biomedicine, Colorado State University today named its second Supercluster, Cancer Research and Treatment, along with NeoTREX, an embedded business enterprise dedicated to speeding the transition of life-saving cancer research from the academic world to the global marketplace.
Colorado State University today unveiled MicroRx, a first-of-its-kind enterprise to speed the transition of life-saving research on infectious diseases from the academic world into the global marketplace.
A buildup of amyloid beta proteins in the brain could cause good proteins to go bad, resulting in the formation of rod-like aggregates within neurons that leads to Alzheimer's disease, according to research by a Colorado State University biochemistry professor.
Colorado State engineering researchers have begun testing an early-warning security system designed to alert city utility officials when major pollutants are detected in water supplies.
Colorado State University annual research expenditures totaled a record $267.4 million in fiscal year 2006, nearly 10 percent more than the previous year and a 35 percent ($69.2 million) increase in research expenditures over the past four years. Colorado State receives one of the highest levels of federal research funding of any university without a medical school in the country.
The White House on Wednesday awarded Randy Bartels, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Colorado State University, a Presidential Early Career Award - the U.S. government's highest honor for outstanding up-and-coming scientists and engineers.
They're studying global warming in both the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as closer to home, developing advanced flood and tornado prediction systems from Oklahoma's tornado alley to Puerto Rico, and tracking dust storms across Africa to understand their influence on hurricanes. On July 31, they'll be in Denver: More than 1,000 remote-sensing scientists from around the globe will converge at the Colorado Convention Center.
Researchers are delivering high doses of intravenous radiation drugs to bone tumors without damaging healthy cells and vital organs, drastically reducing illness and other side effects of toxic radiation. The technique also reduces treatment to one high dose.
Researchers have developed a model to predict with much greater accuracy the number and severity of vulnerabilities that will likely surface in operating systems and in major software applications in the near future. The research is lead by Yashwant K. Malaiya, professor in the Department of Computer Science in Colorado State's College of Natural Sciences.
Envirofit International Ltd., a non-profit corporation that develops new solutions for global challenges and disseminates technologies originated at Colorado State University, has been named in the latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review as one of 10 innovative technology companies that create global social change.
Colorado State University's engines lab addresses chronic health and environmental issues affecting billions in the Third World. EnviroFit, a non-profit created with CSU's technology, receives a major international award.
Colorado State University College of Natural Resources received $30 million from geologist Edward Warner. Now named the Warner College of Natural Resources, it is one of a few named public colleges or schools of natural resources.
The NSF announced that a proposal to develop a site and conceptual design for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) at the Henderson Mine in Empire, Colo., was given the go-ahead.
Colorado State University today was awarded a four-year, $40 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to establish a Regional Center of Excellence, or RCE, for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases research and training.
Colorado State announced a $1 million gift to start a cancer biology program of study, the first program of its kind in the country. The program will educate students about basic science of the causes and prevention of cancer, cancer diagnosis, therapies and risk assessment.
Scientists have long believed that maintaining a healthy weight impacts an individual's risk for cancer. Henry Thompson has some questions: Is it the weight, is it the exercise or is it the diet that makes the difference?
Beans may hold extra cancer-fighting properties due to the levels of antioxidants they contain. A university study investigates antioxidant properties of varieties of beans, whether eating beans can fight cancer and anti-diabetic benefits humans can derive from eating beans.
A Colorado State University study is the first to show that antibiotic drugs used specifically for enhancing growth, preventing diseases and increasing feed efficiency in food animals, such as cattle, are making their way into public waterways.
At the base of the Rocky Mountains, nearly 2,000 miles from Daytona Beach and 1,000 miles from the Indianapolis 500, Colorado State University is home to an innovative Motorsport Engineering Program that is improving the U.S. motorsports industry.
William Gray issued a report this morning slightly reducing his seasonal forecast. However, the forecast update still calls for above-average hurricane activity this year and above-average tropical cyclone activity in August and September.
Dr. Barb Powers, director of the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, can discuss the BSE testing process employed by the US Department of Agriculture.
Journalists continue to identify with a traditional watchdog role, according to a study. To a much lesser extent, newspaper reporters and editors embrace the so-called interpretive role, which previous surveys of journalists found to be predominant.
Interval33, a new environmentally friendly termite attractant that emits carbon dioxide to lure termites to small sources of insecticide, was introduced after entomologists discovered that carbon dioxide is a strong attractant of termites.
Significant land-use changes in southern Florida may be leading to increased numbers of agriculturally damaging freezes in the region. Research shows that the movement of agriculture to southern Florida throughout the last century has altered the landscape, resulting in an increased frequency of crop freezes.
Colorado State University was awarded a $9.7 million grant to establish a NASA Specialized Center of Research to investigate radiation risks that lead to cancer in astronauts. The center's research has the potential of significantly advancing cancer research and treatment for pets and people.
New research differs with traditional theories about invasive weed ecology by offering proof that spotted knapweed chemically triggers the plants around to destroy themselves. This study offers proof that chemistry can play a role in weed invasion.
Research points to the use of sheep "“ instead of laboratory rats "“ to more accurately study the effects of menopause. Research verifies that under induced menopause the animal experiences similar symptoms and conditions as do women including hot flashes, eye trouble, bone density loss and other symptoms of menopause.
A team at Colorado State University and City of Hope Cancer Center has successfully created HIV-resistant immune human cells that have the promise of leading to new and potent treatments for HIV infection.
A Colorado State University engineering professor is leading a collaboration to drastically reduce Manila's air pollution problem caused by more than 250,000 motorized tricycles powered by smoky two-stroke cycle engines.
Colorado State University researchers have been awarded a $3 million NIH grant to conduct a pioneering study to examine the long-term effectiveness and safety of tuberculosis vaccines.
Colorado State University biologists have been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency grant to examine the possibility of genetically engineering plants to rapidly lose their green color in response to biological or chemical weapons.
A new research program at Colorado State University will unlock the secrets of food as a cancer-fighting, cancer-prevention tool by delving into the properties of different varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains and how they impact human cancer risk.
A new research program at Colorado State University will unlock the secrets of food as a cancer-fighting, cancer-prevention tool by delving into the properties of different varieties of fruits, vegetables and grains and how they impact human cancer risk.
Colorado State University biochemists have identified a saturated fat byproduct as a potential contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes. The breakthrough has the potential to lead to novel treatments for diabetics and is aimed at reducing or eliminating the effects of a disease that affects about 16 million Americans.
Colorado State University is leading the more than $100 million NASA-funded CloudSat satellite project that will launch the world's most advanced weather radar designed to measure properties of clouds and improve weather and climate prediction.
A Colorado State University professor has been granted a $400,000 Special Creativity Award by the NSF to enhance severe storm-related research, including the causes of atmospheric turbulence.
Colorado State University tropical storm researcher William Gray and his forecast team predict Atlantic basin hurricane activity to be well above average in 2003 - including twice as many hurricanes as in the previous year.
Getting high by inhaling the fumes of household products is estimated to claim the lives of more than 1000 children each year and results in permanent brain damage to many others. The Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research was awarded a $1.9 million grant to develop strategies to prevent inhalant drug use among children.
Colorado State University is moving into the forefront of world weather radar research with a $1.4 million major research instrumentation grant from the NSF. Colorado State's CHILL National Radar Facility will be the first university facility in the world to own and operate a new type of highly advanced weather radar antenna technology funded by the grant.
A new study by a team of worldwide researchers, including Colorado State University biology professor Tom Wilson, has made a major scientific breakthrough in understanding the genetics of insecticide resistance.
As drought conditions worsen, water supplies diminish and entire communities are left uncertain about how to deal with prolonged dry conditions, Colorado State University researchers are responding by establishing DroughtLab.
For the first time in more than 19 years of hurricane forecasting, a Colorado State University hurricane forecast team are issuing an end-of-August seasonal update, a September-only hurricane forecast and a prediction for the remainder of 2002.
Colorado State University and the University of Denver recently announced the two institutions will sponsor a yearlong, statewide series of events beginning this fall to explore American history, values and expectations for the 21st century in light of the events of Sept. 11.
Sixty science teachers from Korea are participating in a four-week intensive training curriculum designed to teach the foreign middle- and high-school instructors about innovative science teaching skills and effective classroom technology.
Scientists have speculated for decades that spotted knapweed is able to spread over large areas because of a secret weapon -- an ability to release a chemical that kills surrounding plants. Until now, they have never been able to put their thumb on the phenomenon, but recently a Colorado State University horticulture professor identified and isolated the chemical for the first time. Whats more, they are using the chemical as a completely natural and environmentally friendly herbicide to kill other weeds.
A Colorado State University biochemist is conducting innovative molecular-level research that could revolutionize the understanding and treatment of diabetes.
Cooler than expected April and May Atlantic sea surface temperatures have led atmospheric scientist William Gray and his Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team to decrease their Atlantic basin hurricane forecast numbers.
Researchers at Colorado State University are creating a reliable and inexpensive renewable energy source that could greatly reduce humankind's dependence on fossil fuels.
If the Jetsons were farmers, they'd be using information technology to optimize production, the same techniques that Colorado State University is beginning to offer as a degree concentration within the College of Agricultural Sciences. Colorado State is the first university in the West to offer such an opportunity to students.
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