Andrea Duffy wrote The Nature of Empire: Modern Imperialism and the Roots of the Anthropocene, which traces the complex and conflicting ways that the environment transformed and was transformed by imperial ventures in five modern states: Britain, France, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan. It is a resource for anyone seeking to better understand the roots of today’s global environmental challenges.
In 2025, Colorado State University celebrated traditions new and old – from a University-wide Commencement and a sold-out PBR rodeo to the National Western Stock Show and Fall Address. Through it all, 2025 was a year of connection, celebration and impact, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a land-grant university. Take a look back at a memorable year through CSU in Photos.
Get to know Ecosystem Science and Sustainability graduates Kyoung Choi, Megan Podolinsky and Alyssa Schaefer as they prepare to graduate and embark on their next chapters.
Adapted from Nina McConigley’s award-winning collection of short stories, ‘Cowboys and East Indians’ follows a family struggling with the expectations and culture collisions of moving from India to Wyoming.
Genesis Lipshy’s advocacy for the arts community helped earn her the honor of Outstanding Graduate representing the College of Liberal Arts for Fall 2025.
The $5,000 top prize, to be awarded in spring 2027, will honor CSU student work that brings together community members across lines of difference.
As the endowed Willette Chair of Catholic Studies, Joel Bacon has spent the semester exploring how religious studies can spark dialogue and bridge differences through music, education, new experiences and open conversation.
Elaina Sutley, civil engineering Ph.D. alumna, has been awarded the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, one of the most prestigious national awards for early-career researchers.
Robert Gudmestad, a professor of history and current chair of the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts, recently published the first comprehensive story of the Mississippi River Squadron a Union naval fleet that patrolled the Mississippi river and its tributaries during the United States Civil War and played a significant role in securing both freedom for many enslaved people and a victory for the Union.
For the 17th straight year, the CSU Marching Band performed at the Parade of Lights in downtown Denver on Saturday.
