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08/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined the Graduate Student Council's Welcome Event last night! 🎉
It was great to see so many new and returning graduate students connecting with one another and building community. Congratulations to the Graduate Student Council for hosting such a fun and welcoming event!
Explore upcoming opportunities to connect witrh graduate students at: graduateschool.colostate.edu/events

08/14/2026

Graduate school will challenge you in a lot of ways. Knowing where to find support for your physical and mental health care shouldn't be one of them.
CSU Health Network offers medical care, counseling services, pharmacy, dental care, physical therapy, workshops, groups, and more—all designed to support students.
Watch this short video to learn how to access services and where to turn when you need support.

08/11/2026

What if the way we study animals is preventing us from fully understanding them?

Zoë D’Agostino, a doctoral candidate in Biology and Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellow, is developing research methods to better understand how rabbits, cats, and horses think, learn, and make decisions. By reducing the stress animals experience during research, her methods aim to produce more accurate insights into animal behavior.

Her goal is to improve how scientists study animal cognition while making animal welfare a central part of the research process.

08/07/2026

Why do some cancers respond better to certain treatments than others?

Piyawan Chailapakul, a doctoral candidate in Radiological Health and one of our Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellows, studies how mutations in key cancer-related genes, including BRCA1, PALB2, and BRCA2, affect the way cells respond to DNA damage caused by radiation and anti-cancer drugs. Using genetically engineered cell models, she compares how different mutations alter DNA damage responses and treatment sensitivity. 🧬

Her research could improve our understanding of why some tumors respond differently to treatment and help inform the development of more effective cancer treatments.

08/05/2026

Graduate school doesn't stop when you become a parent - and neither does campus support!
The Adult Learner and Student Veterans hosts family-friendly events, student parent meetups, and manages the Ramz Kidz Village, where children can play in a safe, educational space while parents study.

Looking for more campus resources? Explore the Graduate School Online: https://colostate.instructure.com/enroll/C76PBW

08/03/2026

How do scientists reconstruct a million years of Earth's history?

Ana María Pérez-Hincapié, a Ph.D. candidate in Geosciences and a Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellow, is studying how the landscape of southern Italy has changed over time. By dating ancient coastal landforms and examining how rivers have shifted, she is uncovering how the Earth's crust has slowly risen over the past million years.

Her research helps scientists better understand how active tectonic regions change over time and provides valuable clues that can inform studies of earthquakes, coastlines, and past sea levels around the world.

07/30/2026

“They’re from the wrong side of the tracks.” “She’s a city slicker.” “He grew up out in the sticks.” When we tell stories about places, the language we use often reveals our assumptions about the people who live there. So, what do messages about rural America suggest about who belongs (and who doesn’t)?

Court Fallon, Ph.D. in Communication Studies and a Summer 2026 Thesis/Dissertation Fellow, examines how place, class, race, gender, and sexuality work together rhetorically to shape messages about rural q***r identity and belonging in the United States.🌈🚜

Court’s dissertation shows how rural q***r folks disrupt, reject, and repurpose dominant narratives about them through three case studies on pop star and drag artist Chappell Roan, a rural LGBTQ+ campout in a conservative U.S. state, and speeches by rural transgender activists in U.S. state legislatures.

One of these case studies was recently published in the academic journal Text and Performance Quarterly - find a link to the article in the comments!

🗣️ CSU Department of Communication Studies

07/28/2026

In Colorado, some groundwater conservation programs pay farmers to stop irrigating land to save water - but what does that mean for local economies?

Innocent Vomitadyo, a doctoral candidate in Agricultural and Resource Economics and one of our Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellows, studied the economic impact of retiring irrigated land in Colorado’s Republican River Basin.

This work will help inform policymakers about water conservation while considering impacts on communities and economies. You can read his findings when his dissertation is published later this year.

Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Colorado State University

07/24/2026

What happens to bats when they can no longer access forests? 🦇

Kalani Williams, Ph.D. in Microbiology and a Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellow, is studying how deforestation changes what bats eat, their gut bacteria, and immune systems to better understand how environmental change may influence the spread of viruses.

The research could help guide both conservation and public health strategies. 🌳

07/23/2026

CSU undergraduates can begin some graduate certificates before earning their bachelor’s degree.
Build specialized skills and strengthen your resume.
Explore graduate certificates → graduateschool.colostate.edu/programs

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