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OtterCares grant expands Little Shop of Physics rural school visits
The OtterCares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of OtterBox, has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Little Shop of Physics, a K-12 science education outreach unit in the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University. This grant is the second awarded to Little Shop through the OtterCares Innovation Station Fund, which supports hands-on learning environments for primary and secondary students.
Jan. 21 is National Squirrel Day: Learn fun facts about our favorite critters
In honor of National Squirrel Appreciation Day on Jan. 21, two CSU squirrel experts shared some fun facts based on their research.
AI tools speed development of antibody probes to see activity inside living cells
Researchers used AlphaFold2 and ProteinMPNN to speed development of antibody-based probes that can see changes inside living cells as they happen.
Professor Anthony K. Rappé Retires
After over 44 years of research and dedicated service in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, Professor Anthony K. Rappé is retiring.
