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Students Tackle Environmental Health Project in Nicaragua
Since humans first discovered fire, and began cooking and heating with its flames, they've been exposed to particle-filled smoke and suffered the accompanying respiratory health hazards. Now, undergraduate students in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, hope that a research project in Nicaragua will begin to lead the way to cleaner air for half the world's population still cooking on makeshift wood stoves.
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Eye-opening experience in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, as a Category 3 storm. When the skies cleared, and the extent of devastation was revealed, even those who predicted the worst were stunned by the lethal destruction left in the storm's path. Ryan Autenrieth, a sophomore in the environmental health undergraduate program, went to New Orleans on an Alternative Winter Break sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Civil Engagement to help in the reconstruction of one of the worst-hit neighborhoods in the city, St. Bernard Parish.
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Club Baseball Wins 4th NCBA Championship
The championship is the fourth in five years for the Rams. Previous championships were won in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Rams held the lead the entire game. Behind the bats of Reggie Rossi (Mullen HS, Littleton, CO) with 3 hits and Brian Dilley (Pine Creek HS, Colorado Springs, CO) with 2 hits, the Rams never trailed during the championship game.
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Students Discover What It Means to Be Green
When it comes to developing practical solutions to environmental challenges, Colorado State is a leader on the world stage. Our undergraduates are teaming up with faculty, scientists, engineers and business leaders to promote healthy lives and a healthy planet.
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CSU's Mann Defends National Cycling Title
CSU Rams Cycling celebrated a repeat national championship by men's Division I criterium winner Phil Mann, and placed third overall in Division I team standings, behind runner-up Fort Lewis College and winner Lees-McRae College. University of California-Davis and Stanford University rounded out the top five teams, and the University of Colorado-Boulder finished 7th.
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CSU Women Win Lacrosse Intercollegiate National Championship
Colorado State scored the final six goals of the game on Saturday to beat Cal Poly 8-5 in overtime at Invesco Field at Mile High to win the U.S. Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship.
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Learn More About Our Faculty

Dave Alciatore, Mechanical Engineering Professor
'Dr. Dave' teaches mechanical engineering principles through billiards
David Alciatore has taught mechanical engineering at Colorado State University for 18 years, but students still don't call him professor. To them, he's "Dr. Dave" - a billiards expert who uses the mechanics of pool to help his students learn mechanical engineering and physics principles.
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Ron Phillips, Economics Professor
The economics of rock 'n' roll
Ron Phillips' future was heavily influenced by the music he played and heard. Now the professor of economics is using rock 'n' roll as a microcosm of entrepreneurship.
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David Thompson, Atmospheric Science
Top young atmospheric scientist wins another prestigious award...
David Thompson, a Colorado State University atmospheric science professor recognized by Time and Popular Science magazines as one of the top young scientists in the country, has won the American Meteorological Society's prestigious Meisinger Award.
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Bryan Berryhill, Cross Country Head Coach
Mountain Region's Women's Coach of the Year award
Cross Country Head Coach Bryan Berryhill has earned the Mountain Region's Women's Coach of the Year award, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, or USTFCCCA, announced Friday.
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Ingrid Burke, Forest, Rangeland, & Watershed Stewardship
University Distinguished Teaching Scholar
National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
Indy Burke's interest in innovations in higher education led to her development of an honors class in environmental conservation, along with undergraduate opportunities in research. She is one of 12 Distinguished Teaching Scholars at CSU.
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Lori Peek, Sociology & Kate Browne, Anthropology
Helping survivors of hurricane Katrina...
Kate Browne and Lori Peek are working with evacuees in Colorado to document their stories about the hurricane its aftermath. They have created a Web site and are working with Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Virginia Martin to create the film "Finding a Way Back".
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Our New Undergraduates - Fall 2007

• 15,538 undergraduates applied
• 12,098 undergraduates admitted
• 5,809 new undergraduates enrolled
• 20,765 total undergraduates enrolled
• 24,983 total students enrolled
• Over 1,300 foreign students and scholars chose to study and conduct research at Colorado State.
• Middle 50th percentile of the class had a High School GPA of 3.2-3.8; an ACT Composite of 22-26; SAT Critical Reading and Math Combined of 1020-1220.

Our Distinguished University

• Internationally recognized faculty and a top-ranked University
• Freshman to sophomore retention rate of 81% and a six-year graduation rate of 65%
• Over 150 degree programs of study in 8 Colleges: College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Applied Human Sciences, College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Warner College of Natural Resources, College of Natural Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• Faculty: 1,468 (973 tenure-track, 98% of tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees)
• Student/Faculty Ratio: 17:1 (Percent of classes with 29 or fewer students: 67%)
• Morgan Library has 300,000 square feet of research and study space with 300 computer terminals on site and 200 laptops available for checkout. The library contains more than 2 million printed volumes, over 31,000 serials, 24,000 full-text electronic journals and 200 online research databases. The library also provides a 24/7 live web chat to assist with research needs.
• Ranked in the Top Tier of public and private doctoral universities in the U.S. News and World Report rankings of America's Best Colleges and Universities.
• For more than 30 years, partnered with Colorado State University-Pueblo to benefit the citizens of Colorado, the United States, and world.

Diverse Student Body

• Undergraduates from all 50 states and over 79 foreign countries
• 13.2% of undergraduates are African American, Hispanic American, Indian/Native American, or Asian American
• Five states with the largest number of nonresident undergraduate students at Colorado State include Texas, Illinois, California, Minnesota, and New Mexico
• Ratio of undergraduate men to women approximately 48/52

Student Life

• Campus housing is guaranteed and required for new freshman
• Approximately 5,100 students, primarily freshman, live in 12 residence halls
• Over 300 recognized student organizations, include honor societies and religious, political, ethnic and social service groups
• 16 NCAA Division I Sports (6 men?s sports; 10 women?s sports)
• Undergraduate Honors Curriculum Program
• Over 1,000 students participate in one of the 27 Club Sports

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado

• Population: 131,000
• Sixty-five miles north of Denver
• Average sunny days per year: 300
• A&E Television featured Fort Collins as one of America's ten most livable cities.
• Money Magazine ranked Fort Collins first in "Best Places to Live in America" in 2006.
• One of Outside Magazine's ten perfect towns in the United States to live in.