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.
The power of research and creativity among Colorado State University undergraduates will be on display at the annual Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research, Art, and Leadership Symposium.
In this Special Report, SOURCE looks at how the university strengthens democracy through its teaching, research and community engagement. It’s a critical role for a land-grant school known as “Democracy’s College in the Centennial State.”
Through RAMp UP, CSU students with junior or senior standing can begin graduate-level coursework before completing their bachelor’s degrees, helping them build confidence, save time and gain momentum toward graduate credentials.
Created to showcase the groundbreaking research and unique expertise of CSU’s faculty, The Audit invites listeners to sit in on fascinating conversations about topics that shape our world.
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.
Colorado State University is among the nation’s top research universities, so it makes sense that students in their earliest years would dive into research and artistry to extend their classroom learning. Thousands of CSU students are doing just that.
CSU had record-high research activity in fiscal year 2025, as represented by $622 million in annual sponsored project expenditures.
First-generation students – the first in their families to earn university degrees – are at the very heart of Colorado State University’s founding land-grant mission: educating the children of working-class families with the aim of boosting the economy and quality of life.
