Jay Norvell tabbed as 24th head football coach at CSU
Jay Norvell, who led the Nevada Wolf Pack to four bowl games in five seasons as head coach, has been named the 24th head football coach at CSU.
Warner College Headlines
McCombs named new Colorado State Forester
Matt McCombs will take leadership of the Colorado State Forest Service and become Colorado’s new state forester in early 2022.
CSU research expenditures hit $447.2 million, shatter records
Colorado State University shattered records for research expenditures this year, spending $447.2 million to acquire knowledge to protect people from disease, recover drought- and fire-ravaged communities, and respond to the climate emergency.
CSU students construct wildlife-friendly crossings on private lands
Over the last year, with funding from the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Knight along with his students in his NR120 Environmental Conservation course and students and faculty from Front Range Community College built four wildlife-friendly crossings on two conserved ranches in Livermore, Colorado.
Story of Fort Collins’ net-zero L’Avenir building to be featured in Rocky Mountain PBS program
The L'Avenir multi-family housing complex in Old Town is Fort Collins' greenest building. The story behind it is being broadcast by Rocky Mountain PBS.
CSU alumnus Daniel Dominguez takes the stage at COP26
Dominguez was selected to represent Research and Independent NGOs during the closing plenary.
‘We are wildlife conservationists’: Minh Nguyen wants to save endangered animals in Southeast Asia
Nguyen's research is focused on the large-antlered muntjac, a critically endangered barking deer.
Student Success
WCNR student publishes sci-fi novel for young readers
'The Ascendants' sold about 150 copies, in both Kindle and print editions, on Amazon and in stores in the first month.
CSU alumnus Daniel Dominguez takes the stage at COP26
Dominguez was selected to represent Research and Independent NGOs during the closing plenary.
Graduate students showcase exceptional work
CSU graduate students showcased an exceptional body of work during the 2021 Graduate Student Showcase. Virtual presentations encompassed research, entrepreneurship and creative works from all eight colleges and interdisciplinary programs.
‘We are wildlife conservationists’: Minh Nguyen wants to save endangered animals in Southeast Asia
Nguyen's research is focused on the large-antlered muntjac, a critically endangered barking deer.
Two CSU graduate students win prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Awards
Lindsey Gray and Katherine Rocci were among fewer than 900 women nationwide to receive the award for their research.
Warner College student selected as Udall Scholar
Diego Tovar, a junior in CSU’s Warner College of Natural Resources, was recently named a Udall Scholar, a prestigious honor recognizing those committed to careers focusing on the environment, Native American issues or health care.
Beyond COVID: Virtual hydrology field trip means accessibility
Online teaching in the era of COVID-19 can seem like a hurdle, but for instructors in the Sustainable Watersheds (WR 304) course, it was an opportunity for collaboration, science outreach and expanding accessibility to natural resources through a multi-video, virtual hydrology field trip.
Research Impact
CSU alumnus Daniel Dominguez takes the stage at COP26
Dominguez was selected to represent Research and Independent NGOs during the closing plenary.
‘We are wildlife conservationists’: Minh Nguyen wants to save endangered animals in Southeast Asia
Nguyen's research is focused on the large-antlered muntjac, a critically endangered barking deer.
Study: More elephants are at risk of conflict with humans than previously thought
Researchers found that elephants raiding crops on a habitual basis are only part of the problem.
Can backyard chickens provide answers about transmission of the West Nile virus?
Researchers hope to inform policy management in Northern Colorado at a time when West Nile virus numbers are the highest they’ve been in years.
InTERFEWS program training leaders to solve problems in food, energy, water systems
The NSF-funded program brings together students and faculty who are interested in studying food, energy and water issues and the many ways in which those systems affect each other.
Warner Family
New assistant dean of Graduate School expanding development offerings
Kristina Quynn takes an innovative approach as she inspires researchers, scholars and creative professionals from many disciplines to write for success.
McCombs named new Colorado State Forester
Matt McCombs will take leadership of the Colorado State Forest Service and become Colorado’s new state forester in early 2022.
WCNR student publishes sci-fi novel for young readers
'The Ascendants' sold about 150 copies, in both Kindle and print editions, on Amazon and in stores in the first month.
Author Natasha Bowens Blair talks with President McConnell as part of 'Tell Me More' series
Natasha Bowens Blair, author of The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming, sat down with CSU President Joyce McConnell to discuss her book.
Graduate students showcase exceptional work
CSU graduate students showcased an exceptional body of work during the 2021 Graduate Student Showcase. Virtual presentations encompassed research, entrepreneurship and creative works from all eight colleges and interdisciplinary programs.
Warner College In the News
Baby Elephants Orphaned By Poachers Still Struggle To Survive With New Herds
A recently published paper by Jenna Parker, a conservation biologist at CSU, explains how the human impacts of poaching influence young elephant survival rates. Check out the full article to learn more about how the study will help conservationists understand how elephant populations decline and recover.
Beginning of peak fall colors delayed due to warm weather, expert says
Drought conditions across the state of Colorado have delayed color changes for fall foliage. Read more from CSU entomologist Dan West about the expected seasonal changes and how weather conditions are a factor for the fall season colors.
Governor Polis Appoints members of Colorado Forest Health Council
Brett Wolk, the Assistant Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute was newly appointed to the Colorado Forest Health Council by Governor Polis. Read more about the announcement below.
New study pinpoints source of largest recorded Mediterranean earthquake in AD 365
WCNR assistant professor Sean Gallen co-authored a new study that used radiocarbon dating to reveal the severity and impacts of natural disasters throughout the Mediterranean.
Warner College Events
Webinar: Their voice is ours: Indigenous perspectives on the wolf nation
The upcoming webinar Their Voice is Ours: Indigenous Perspectives on the Wolf Nation. will be held Wednesday, October 21 at 5 pm MST. It is free and open to the public. Register today.
Wolf restoration webinar to share insights from Yellowstone example
The upcoming webinar Wolf restoration in Colorado: What can we learn from Yellowstone? will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. MST.
WCNR peer support group offers students virtual outlet
Warner students are invited to share their experiences and challenges with other students in an online discussion group set up for a virtual conversation. This series will be facilitated by academic advisor Jacqie Hasan and will occur weekly throughout the semester, starting next Monday from 7 to 8pm. Each week is centered around a topic.
Microbiome solutions and Sustainable Development Goals March 11
Scientists have been talking about the role of the microbiome in achieving challenges that face society.
Conservation conference promotes collaborative efforts in western US
Confluence 2020 to be held at CSU March 10-12 is a conference connecting members of over 100 conservation groups from western states to discuss community-based collaborative conservation efforts.