At the College of Natural Sciences, discovery begins here. Research by our faculty pushes the boundaries of our knowledge – and improves lives. Students, from first-year undergraduates to doctoral candidates, are essential collaborators throughout the process at Colorado State. We know that great research comes from great people and great connections.
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RESEARCH NEWS
Physics professor Dylan Yost elected as American Physical Society Fellow
Dylan Yost was elected as a 2024 American Physical Society Fellow for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of physics.
NSF funds research on the effects of evolution and food webs in climate change response
Colorado State University is leading a new interdisciplinary research project into the ways predators and prey in sensitive ecosystems may react to climate change based on their physiology, genetics and relationships to each other.
Research into pregnancy complications from hypoxia funded by Boettcher, NIH
Assistant Professor Kate Wilsterman has been named as a 2024 Boettcher Investigator and is also part of new interdisciplinary grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. Both awards will further her team’s research into pregnancy complications stemming from hypoxia – low oxygen levels in and around the placenta.
Neuroscience research leverages stem cells to understand how neurons connect, communicate in the brain
Newly published research from Colorado State University answers fundamental questions about cellular connectivity in the brain that could be useful in the development of treatments for neurological diseases like autism, epilepsy or schizophrenia.
The College of Natural Sciences pays differential tuition for all graduate students on a research assistantship (GTA), teaching assistantship (GTA), or other assistantship (GSA).
