CSU College of Natural Sciences @CSUNaturalSci
Creating leaders in the physical 🧬, mathematical 🔢, behavioral 🧠, and life sciences 🌲 natsci.colostate.edu Fort Collins, CO Joined April 2014-
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Congratulations to the College of Natural Sciences Professor Laureates.🎉🏆Piotr Kokoszka in @CSUStatistics and Olve Peersen in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Read more in Elements: col.st/iYndG
Drum roll, please!🥁 We have 12 new faculty members! Welcome to the Ramiliy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, @csubiology, @csu_chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, and @csu_psychology. See the full list of new faculty in Elements: col.st/n3EVZ
After nearly four decades at Colorado State University, Arlene Nededog, our director of inclusion is retiring. We will miss you!💛💚 Read about her legacy in Elements: col.st/V8bmp
In 2024, the Physics department and @CSULSOP teamed up to celebrate women's accomplishments and contributions to the department. Read more about the event and the impactful women of CSU Physics: col.st/HyIio
Have you ever come down with a virus 🦠? Probably🤧 Viruses infect and replicate in organisms such as humans and animals. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Professor Olve Peersen looks to understand molecular mechanisms in viruses. Read about his work: col.st/Yb297
Graduate student Samantha Sherry in @csubiology spent her summer interning with the Butterfly Pavilion “uncovering” more about a unique sea urchin behavior. 🎩 Read more about her discovery in Elements: col.st/KuGof
Taking communication to new heights! 📈🚀 Through NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project (SIP) mathematics graduate students Tatum Rask and Jacob Cleveland, used their number-crunching skills to work on projects. Read more: col.st/x87az
Cutting your 💤 short? 😴 Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to functional changes in the brain, including your ability to cope with stress. Read more in Elements: col.st/AlnPI
Congratulations 🎉 are in order for the computer science department. This year marks the 50-year anniversary as a department at Colorado State University. Read more in Elements: col.st/4Q9dm
The National Science Foundation awarded @csu_chemistry Professor Garret Miyake a $1.8 million grant to launch a center dedicated to developing a more environmentally-friendly method of making chemicals. Read more about it through Elements: col.st/O1UUh
Last night was the Fall 2024 Professor Laureate Lecture and Teaching & Mentoring Awards Ceremony.🏆 Congratulations again to our Professor Laureate's, Teaching & Mentoring Awardees and Dean's Recognition Awardees!
Huge congratulations to the 2024 College of Natural Sciences Professor Laureates and the Teaching and Mentoring Awards Recipients! 🔗col.st/N9il9 Check out the recipients below!👇
Happy Veterans Day! We honor and celebrate all veterans, active duty military, their families, friends, and all those who have served. Thank you for your service!
Last Friday a full-ride scholarship opportunity provided by the @DeptofDefense opened up for undergraduate and master/doctoral students studying #cybersecurity and related fields in the 2025-26 academic year.🔒 Check it out and apply now! col.st/hYbMe
Psychology graduate student Michaela (Mickey) Rice, has been researching the effect anxiety has on prospective memory. Focusing her research on college students, Rice shares her findings and how people can improve their memory. Read more here! 🔗 col.st/Xb1uN
Computer Science Professor Indrajit Ray went on @DenverChannel this morning to discuss a recent leak of voting system passwords in Colorado. Watch his segment here: denver7.com/news/local-new…
Election Day is 8 days away. 🗳️ Learn how your vote is kept safe with CSU Computer Science Professor Indrajit Ray. Read his research here 🔗col.st/n8aP4
Bruce Draper, computer science professor and department chair, talks about what you should know about AI, during the 2024 election and beyond. source.colostate.edu/2024-election-…
Congratulations Andee Kaplan! Kaplan, @CSUStatistics Assistant Professor, recently received the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award for flexible Bayesian Record Linkage Research. Read more about her research: 🔗col.st/X3rzO

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