While data centers could bring us the computing power of the future, their impacts, if unregulated, threaten to drag Nevada into the past.

What can be done to clean up our air? Innovative, state-level solutions include indirect source rules, prescribed burning, and closing coal plants.

Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission released proposed rules that again fail to address the cumulative impacts of oil and gas on vulnerable habitats, wildlife, and waterways.

Rams Shape Science is a self-developed series to support the College of Natural Science's campaign: "Science is shaped by the people who study it". The series honestly and openly shares the stories of systemically marginalized CSU students, with intent to highlight the importance of human stories within STEM.

Elements Magazine is the College of Natural Sciences' annual magazine promoting research, education, stewardship and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2023 Allie was responsible for the project management of both the print and digital publications.

A new study led by Colorado State University is one of the first to document climate adaptation at the genomic level in a wild population.

One social work alumna’s big goals for Fort Collins.

Josh Johnson, a United States Air Force veteran who recently graduated from the Department of Psychology, sees opportunities and dives in headfirst. In every group Johnson joins, he stands out as an earnest, devoted leader. As such, new doors and opportunities open along every path he walks.

“Feathers in Flight: The Bird Genoscape Project” is a National Geographic film featuring CSU’s innovative research focusing on bird migration and conservation.

​As summer begins and temperatures rise, the threat of catastrophic wildfire looms large in the minds of Westerners. That’s why we’re unpacking common myths about Western wildfire and the best tools to limit risk.

On the frontlines of extreme heat, drought, air pollution, and catastrophic wildfire, it will come as no surprise to Nevadans that the state is in crisis. But it’s not too late for the state to right its course. 

​New Mexico’s wildlife needs a 21st century management system, and now is the time to set it in statute. 

​Residential time of use rates should matter to everyone across the West. In Nevada, WRA is working hard to improve time of use rates to save Nevadans money and reduce emissions.

An interdisciplinary team at CSU is using community science and artificial intelligence to help monitor bee species across Colorado

Understanding the role of a tiny protein in the brain could be the key to understanding the development of dementia associated with neuro-degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Last year three biology graduate students co-developed a course in the hopes of creating a learning environment unlike any other- delving into the often-overlooked, oppressive history of science.

A howl in the night could mean many things, particularly in Colorado where wolf reintroduction is underway. The College of Natural Sciences Education and Outreach Center’s new STEM kit, “Wonder of Wolves,” acknowledges the deep complexities surrounding wolves, both biological and human.

The Ambition Road Map outlines key policies, which can help maintain momentum for this critical transition. The report discusses 18 different types of policies that state and local decision makers could pursue to further zero-emission transportation, with case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of these solutions.

After its first full fiscal year, the results are in: The Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund has become a cornerstone in New Mexico’s work to sustain its vibrant ecosystems, economies, and cultures.

Nevada’s energy landscape is rapidly changing. The state’s integrated resource planning process needs reform to keep pace. Transparency in the IRP process is paramount to the state’s energy future and economic health. 

A new study led by Colorado State University is one of the first to document climate adaptation at the genomic level in a wild population.

Hunter Ridgeway is an active advocate for systemically marginalized people, a future educator, a nonbinary scientist, and an agent of change.

Using sunlight to split water, or H2O, into hydrogen and oxygen represents what Justin Sambur, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, calls “a holy grail in energy science.”

A CSU graduate has conducted a comparison study of two primary tools that are used to measure the efficiency of buildings.

Whether she’s winning awards, answering interview questions, taking over Instagram accounts or interning abroad, senior apparel and merchandising major, Nogah Seidemann, has certainly made a name for herself within the Colorado State University community.