Brass, woodwind instruments emit respiratory particles, study finds
Just like coughing, sneezing, talking and singing, playing wind instruments can spread respiratory particles that may carry the COVID-19 virus, according to a new CSU study.
Handmade Success
In March 2021, Maxine Cofino (B.A., ’10) and Desiree Munoz opened The Lemon Girls stand in San Antonio, Texas, offering fresh-squeezed beverages made from a host of locally grown produce. The business was an immediate success, but Cofino’s journey to that cool moment was as colorful as her luscious libations.
Distance learning: Engineering students lead water infrastructure project for El Salvador communities
Rams Without Borders, CSU’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, is overseeing a project started by a senior design team in 2019 to help provide clean water to two communities in El Salvador.
Professor of English named interim chief academic officer for CSU System
Roze Hentschell, professor of English and senior associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, has been named interim chief academic officer of the CSU System for the 2022-23 academic year.
Putin’s propaganda is rooted in Russian history – and that’s why it works
Putin’s popularity and the widespread impact of his propaganda are not accidental. Putin gives Russians what they have been missing since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 – a surge of national pride.
President McConnell closes time at CSU after challenges and successes
President Joyce McConnell concludes her tenure as the president of Colorado State University this week – a tenure that saw the university through the unprecedented challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here, SOURCE looks back on some of the highlights of McConnell’s time at CSU.
CSU students recognized with national award for multimedia piece sharing trans experiences
Rocky Mountain Student Media was recognized by the Hearst Foundation for its coverage of the trans community on the CSU campus.
The Audit Podcast: From Matthew Shepard to CSU’s first (and last) male homecoming queen, the Queer Memory Project archives Northern Colorado’s LGBTQ+ history
The educational research effort is currently collecting artifacts, historical documents and personal stories as part of an online archive to preserve Northern Colorado’s LGBTQ+ past.
Q&A with incoming Interim President Rick Miranda
As Miranda gets ready to assume the interim role on July 1, he took some time to discuss his priorities as well as the search for the new president of CSU.
Coach Derrick Stevens Finds His Flow
Derrick Stevens (B.A., ’04) knows a thing or two about CSU history. He lived it as point guard in the legendary basketball team that upset the University of Nevada with a magical 62-61 win in the 2003 Mountain West Tournament. Now, he’s creating history again by coaching former Rams in the national “TBT” basketball tournament.