Here are 150 ways CSU has made Colorado (and the world) a better place since 1876
In honor of the state’s 150th birthday, here are 150 ways Colorado State has bolstered the economy, set students up for success, fed the world, and so much more.
As National Friendship Day nears, research shows people aren’t lonelier — they’re changing how they spend their time
With National Friendship Day approaching on Sunday, Aug. 2, you might think it would be a melancholy one, given the loneliness epidemic gripping the nation.
Abigail Rolbiecki awarded $250K from Acadia Pharmaceuticals for research related to Rett Syndrome
Abigail Rolbiecki, director of IRISS, has recently been awarded $250,000 from Acadia Pharmaceuticals to expand research over the next two years, focusing on the parent-caregivers of children with Rett Syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that emerges in childhood and currently impacts between 6000 and 9000 people in the United States. Her research demonstrates that therapeutic support can do more than make parents of seriously ill children feel better; it can also drive improvements in the health of their children.
Participants needed for music and wellbeing study
The 12-week study is entirely digital and smartphone-based, allowing researchers to observe natural changes over time.
Catalyst Go Program to support six interdisciplinary research teams in pursuit of large, high-impact funding opportunities
Six interdisciplinary teams from across Colorado State University will leverage internal funding and engagement support from the Office of the Vice President for Research to better pursue large, center-scale funding opportunities.
Usama Alshaibi’s documentary film premieres on PBS today
Usama Alshaibi, a teaching professor in CSU’s Department of Communication Studies, produced a documentary short film, Trip Ziggurat, that reveals his discovery of a religious pyramid in an unlikely mountainous setting in Colorado.
Researchers challenge beliefs about the hunting habits, fire use of ‘hobbits’
The research, led by CSU and Germany’s University of Tübingen, offers new insights into how Homo floresiensis survived in part due to an unlikely ally, the Komodo dragon.
Never Be Afraid to Ask
A simple piece of advice from a CSU professor changed the course of John McCurdy’s (B.A., ’84) life. Decades later, that lesson continues to shape the way he teaches, leads, and inspires the next generation.
CSU Faculty Authors: Associate Professor of Theatre Erin Carignan’s first book wins prestigious United States Institute of Theatre Technology award
Erin Carignan, an associate professor of theatre in the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Music, Theatre and Dance, has been awarded the 2026 Oscar G. Brockett Golden Pen Award from the United States Institute of Theatre Technology. This award is given annually to “an outstanding publication in the field of design and production for the performing arts.”
A new era begins: CSU joins the Pac-12
CSU officially joins the Pac-12 Conference, marking a new chapter in intercollegiate athletics and offering a new level of visibility for the university and its upwardly mobile athletics, academic and research activities.