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Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates, study finds

Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive.

Read More about: Consumer Day returns to CSU's Trial Gardens Aug. 10

Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems

The horizontal drilling method called hydraulic fracturing helps the United States produce close to 4 billion barrels of oil per year, rocketing the U.S. to the top of oil-producing nations in the world.

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CS-BOO! Largest cat-faced spider submitted to CSU’s annual contest

Ghouls and ghosts may take the spotlight this time of year, but for people in Colorado, it’s the cat-faced spider that might cause the most fright.

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Crop scientists share in $4 million grant to stop onion pathogens

Colorado State University agricultural scientists are sharing in a four-year, $4 million award aimed at helping onion growers combat the threat of crop-killing bacterial diseases.

Read More about: Ag Day returns to campus Sept. 21

College of Agricultural Sciences breaks ground on new headquarters

The College of Agricultural Sciences began a new chapter last week when it broke ground on what will be the new headquarters for the college.

Read More about: Grassland research plots produce data for international experiment

Can specialty crops and solar thrive together?

On a stretch of cultivated land at the CSU Horticultural Field Research Center, a neat row of solar panels towers over small plots of lettuce and other vegetables.

Read More about: Colorado State University opens its Western Campus

College of Ag News

Some hoppy news: Hops don't need to go dormant in order to flower

Plant physiologist Bill Bauerle is upending conventional wisdom hop growers have followed for decades.

CSU Provost Rick Miranda to step down after decade in the role

After national search is completed, Miranda will return to the mathematics faculty in College of Natural Sciences.

CS-BOO! Largest cat-faced spider submitted to CSU’s annual contest

Ghouls and ghosts may take the spotlight this time of year, but for people in Colorado, it’s the cat-faced spider that might cause the most fright.

Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems

New research indicates that using produced water from hydraulic fracturing for irrigation could leave crop systems more vulnerable to pathogens.

Higher local earthworm diversity seen in temperate regions than in the tropics

CSU scientists contributed earthworm data from around the world.

Ram Family

C.A.N.S. Around the Oval raises nearly $52K and 18,000 pounds of food

The 33rd year of C.A.N.S. Around the Oval wrapped up on Oct. 16, generating $51,966 in donations and 17,918 pounds of food.

Pitch your ideas to an editor from The Conversation Oct. 8

Meet Jennifer Weeks in Room 308 in the Lory Student Center from 9 a.m. to noon, and then in Room 219 of the Hartshorn Building from 1 to 5 p.m.

2019 Ag Day: photo gallery

Scenes from the 2019 Ag Day, which featured a barbecue and football game.

Equine-assisted occupational therapy helping 2-year-old fight rare disease

Every week, Maxwell Freed is on a horse at the Temple Grandin Equine Center in Denver.

Events

Anne Frank’s stepsister keynotes Holocaust Awareness Week in November

Eva Schloss will recount her firsthand experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II on Nov. 18.

Learn to connect across differences Nov. 8 at Beyond Partisan Politics

Three speakers will engage each other, telling their stories of diminishing the filter bubbles we all naturally inhabit, and the audience will have an opportunity to participate in the conversation.

2019 Ag Day: photo gallery

Scenes from the 2019 Ag Day, which featured a barbecue and football game.

Consumer Day returns to CSU’s Trial Gardens Aug. 10

Back by popular demand, Colorado State University’s expansive Flower Trial Garden invites the public to pick their favorites from this year's blooms during Consumer Day.