President Joyce McConnell concludes her tenure as the president of Colorado State University this week – a tenure that saw the university through the unprecedented challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here, SOURCE looks back on some of the highlights of McConnell’s time at CSU.
As Miranda gets ready to assume the interim role on July 1, he took some time to discuss his priorities as well as the search for the new president of CSU.
An effort by a Colorado State University-trained veterinarian to provide care for refugees’ pets at the Ukrainian border has expanded to include current CSU veterinary students as well as other alumni.
Allison Vilander, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, studies rotavirus, an intestinal pathogen responsible for the death of approximately 215,000 children each year, primarily in low- and middle-income countries.
The James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital entrance at 300 W. Drake Road will be closed for construction starting Monday, June 13. There will be “road closed ahead” signs to alert eastbound and westbound Drake Road traffic. Please follow the detour signs.
On Wednesday, June 15 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., an emergency exercise will be held on the South Campus behind the Johnson Family Equine Hospital just south of the intersection of Phemister Road and Gillette Drive. During the exercise, you may see emergency response vehicles and first responders in hazardous material suits. Please do not call 9-1-1.
Identical twins Alice and Sophia Gugel share the same major and minor in college, status in the Honors Program, plans for graduate school, and extracurricular activities.
Baxter Black, the country’s best-known cowboy poet, whose witty, big-hearted verse about cowpokes, feed lots and wide-open vistas elevated the tradition of Western doggerel to something of a folk art, died on June 10 at his home, a ranch outside Benson, Ariz. He was 77.
LISTEN: In the months since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country -- many of them refusing to leave without their beloved family pets. Seeing those images prompted Dr. Jon Geller to hop on a plane and head overseas to the Ukrainian border to help.
The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office has received confirmation that a horse in Pueblo County tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). Samples from the horse initially tested positive at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on June 2, 2022
The percentage of women in the veterinary profession has been on a decadeslong increasing trajectory, recently reaching 64%, according to the 2020 AVMA Census of Veterinarians. That’s up from 54% in 2012. Temple Grandin spoke at the meeting.
“While this rule will expire, the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office recommends that all poultry shows, sales, swaps and commingling events continue to be postponed or canceled at this time,” said Colorado State Veterinarian Dr. Maggie Baldwin. If you have sick birds or birds that have died from unknown causes, help is available at the Colorado Avian Health Call Line at CSU, (970) 297-4008.
Undergraduate students coming from in state will see a 2% increase in their tuition, while students from out of state will see a 3% increase. In Fort Collins, graduate students will not see an increase in their tuition — and graduate student workers will receive a 3% raise — though professional veterinary medicine students will see a 2% increase.
Black was an FFA president, rode bulls, and completed veterinary school at Colorado State University. He was a practicing veterinarian for nearly 20 years before turning his talents toward storytelling and becoming an author, poet, TV and radio host, and public speaker.
Born in New Mexico, Black worked for a feed yard and graduated from veterinary school at Colorado State University. After practicing as a large-animal veterinarian, he found his niche performing for cattlemen, dairymen, ranchers, cowboys, and more.
As Pride Month comes to a close, here are some learning points from Safe Zone to make our community more inclusive of LGBTIQ+ members.
Juneteenth celebrates when the last enslaved African people in Texas learned they had been freed. Learn about the history of Juneteenth.
June is Pride Month! Find things to watch and read and ways to engage and act in support of our LGBTIQ+ Community.
Stereotype threat impedes the performance of some students of color and women in STEMM assessments. It's time to combat it.
On July 17, 1930, Cleon, born to Cora and Leon Kimberling, made his appearance on.o this planet with the aid of a neighbor lady,
CSU’s signature outreach effort to provide backpacks filled with school supplies to Poudre School District is seeking volunteers and donations.
Two Colorado State University faculty members have been named to the 2022 class of Boettcher Investigators, recipients of grant funding through the Boettcher Foundation’s Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program.
Identical twins Alice and Sophia Gugel share the same major and minor in college, status in the Honors Program, plans for graduate school, and extracurricular activities.
Dr. Booth was dean from 1966-1971. His family will host a memorial service and lunch at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24, at the Poudre Canyon Chapel.
Nizhoni Hatch in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Aidan Lyde in the College of Liberal Arts were among the 55 students from across the country to be named Udall Scholars this year.
Enjoy the sights of graduation through the lens of CSU Photography.
The Arterial Blood Gas at Altitude Study at the Colorado State University James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital is looking for healthy dogs, especially brachycephalic (short-muzzled, flat-faced) breeds — English bulldogs, French bulldogs, and pugs — to participate in this research that will show veterinarians if dogs breathe differently in high altitude environments.
A research study indicates that gabapentin can be a helpful tool to keep anxiety at bay when you have to take your rabbit to the vet.
Learn how to recognize signs of stress and create a comfortable environment for your pet to ensure a low-stress visit to the vet.
“Colorado poultry owners should immediately increase their biosecurity protocols to protect their flocks, including limiting exposure of domestic birds to wild birds and other poultry flocks and limiting introduction of new birds into flocks.” -Dr. Maggie Baldwin, Colorado State Veterinarian