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CSU study finds disparities in natural gas leak prevalence in U.S. urban areas
Over a several-year period, natural gas pipeline leaks were more prevalent in neighborhoods with low-income or majority non-white populations than those with high income or predominately white populations.
Biology doctoral candidate leads organization of specimen collection.
Jennifer Brady, a Ph.D. candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Biology, and a group of undergraduate students are working to digitize and update the department’s collection of taxidermized and articulated specimens.
CSU virtual reality lab aims to connect more users with technology – naturally
Francisco Ortega and his research team aim to make the navigation, manipulation and gesture-centric experience of augmented and virtual reality platforms as natural to users as the multi-touch displays on smartphones.
Breathe in, breathe out: Scientists continue probing chemistry of indoor air
Delphine Farmer led a Sloan Foundation-funded indoor air chemistry experiment along with about 40 collaborators across 12 institutions.
The College of Natural Sciences pays differential tuition for all graduate students on a research assistantship (GTA), teaching assistantship (GTA), or other assistantship (GSA).