Research at Colorado State University

Vice President for Research Cassandra Moseley attended the UCI/CSTI-UIDP Workshop on The Future of Challenge-Driven Partnerships in Cambridge, UK, earlier this month💡 The event gathered leaders in research, higher education and more to discuss how multi-stakeholder partnerships can tackle urgent global challenges and accelerate breakthrough innovations. We are excited to be part of this important conversation and look forward to the collaborative efforts to address critical issues. University of Cambridge

Last month, Vice President Cassandra Moseley joined Governor Jared Polis, officials from the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and delegates representing multiple industries across Colorado on an investment mission in Western Europe to showcase our state's leadership in renewable energy, technology, innovation and quantum.   She was joined by colleagues from the Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado Boulder, demonstrating the incredible ways higher education in Colorado is contributing to these areas, and highlighting the impressive innovation and research happening here on CSU’s campus that's making a big impact across the world.

Legislation introduced in the General Assembly would provide $50 million to our CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' Veterinary Health and Education Complex, providing a key piece of funding that will help CSU revamp curriculum and expand veterinary class sizes by 20%. The bipartisan bill, which Governor Jared Polis announced in a press conference today, is part of a package of funding proposals aimed at bolstering Colorado’s healthcare workforce amid shortages of both veterinarians and nurses. This proposed state funding would assist with construction underway on a $230 million upgrade and expansion of the veterinary medicine and education facilities on CSU’s South Campus – a project that will help CSU deliver a major curriculum update to the No. 2-ranked Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program in the country. A new state-of-the-art Primary Care Clinic and Veterinary Education Center are the centerpieces of the multiple planned improvements, slated to be completed in 2026. The current James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which opened in 1979, sees more than 47,000 veterinary patient visits per year, and cares for animals on farms and ranches through livestock and equine field services. It will also educate the next generation of veterinarians, said Dr. Sue VandeWoude, the dean of CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Learn more: https://col.st/NCDQ4

Congratulations to University Distinguished Professor Ellen Wohl for her remarkable achievement in receiving the prestigious G.K. Warren Prize from the National Academy of Sciences for her expansive research and advancements in river and watershed sciences! Learn how her work has influenced and guided river management and restoration worldwide ➡️ https://col.st/iFfVE

Congratulations to the whole cohort! We're proud to be associated with the Energy Institute researchers Erika Miller, John Volckens, and Reza Nazemi 👏🏽

Colorado State University's Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging director Dr. Nicole Ehrhart seeks to understand more about the health span of humans, researching the question: How can we live healthier longer? 🤔 Perhaps our pups, who age similar to us, have the answer 🐕 Learn how Dr. Ehrhart and her collaborators hope to safely incorporate dogs in health span clinical trials to enhance the well-being of both dogs and humans 🔗 col.st/vKwcH

Can exposure to nature help prevent brain aging? 🧠 🧐 CSU researcher Dr. Sara LoTemplio, PhD, has studied the cognitive benefits of being in nature for over a decade. But when she lost a close family member to Alzheimer's disease, she started to wonder if the same benefits could help slow or even prevent aging-related disease. With the help of VR technology, Sara and a team of CSU scientists are bringing nature to older adults to test their hypothesis. Learn more in CSU's special report on healthy aging: https://col.st/KHqrz

CSU faculty Sonia Kreidenweis and Jorge Rocca have been elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2024. NAE members are among the nation’s most knowledgeable engineering experts, and election to the NAE is one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Congratulations, Dr. Kreidenweis and Dr. Rocca! Learn more about their recognition here: https://col.st/Orc09 CSU Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Colorado State University | College of Natural Sciences Research at Colorado State University #NAE2024

This is such an exciting and important opportunity to make real progress addressing climate change. I am thrilled that Colorado State University and Research at Colorado State University will be part of this fantastic partnership.

Does our metabolic health and staying fit impact the way our brains age? 🤔 🧠 According to Department of Human Development & Family Studies at Colorado State University researcher Burzynska Agnieszka (Aga), PhD, the answer is yes. In her team's studies of white matter within the brain and a special protein called myelin, Burzynska found that higher body mass index (BMI) correlates with lower brain myelin, which could lead to diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's. Learn more about this fascinating research and potential solutions to age-related brain diseases 🔗 col.st/i3d3J