Six CSU research projects designed to contribute to rural communities have received seed funding with the aim of enhancing interdisciplinary research and community engagement in Colorado.
Funding comes from the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, along with the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Matt Hitt, associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and associate director of research at Colorado State University’s Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, has published a new exploration of the way that partisan political identity has come to affect our trust in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Yeunjae Lee, assistant professor in the department of Journalism and Media Communications, published a research-informed guide intended to help chief executive officers and their teams develop and maintain best-practice communication strategies and practices.
With a grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Jacob Petersen-Perlman and an interdisciplinary group of CSU researchers are now examining how Colorado and other states measure and establish standards for instream flows – actual water in a river or lake needed to support ecosystems as well as human uses.
John Pippen, an associate professor of music in the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, has been selected to spend a month at the National Humanities Center this summer.
Published by Wesleyan University Press, ‘America, A Love Story,’ explores motherhood, history, art and the natural world while considering what it means to keep choosing love amidst grief.
CSU political science professor Peter Harris has been named a 2026 research fellow with the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy, a competitive, remote appointment recognizing his expertise in international security and U.S. foreign policy.