When Colorado State University senior journalism major Shawn Wahlmeier walked into base camp at Denver Startup Week last Wednesday morning, he had no idea what the day would hold.
The National Science Foundation has awarded about $3 million to support the new program, called InTERFEWS.
Six consecutive years of raising more than $150 million have put CSU on the brink of reaching the $1 billion State Your Purpose campaign goal.
It all started in the summer of 1969, when Jim Judge brought a team of CSU students to excavate the Roberts Ranch Buffalo Jump. From then on, the Archaeology Field School became an annual summer course teaching students about archaeological survey and excavation at sites across the western Great Plains.
Sometimes a Spanish speaker who knows a little bit of English — or an English speaker who knows some Spanish — will get designated as a farm’s translator, but if they’re not fluent in both languages, misunderstandings can happen.
On June 13, Smokin’ Fins Fort Collins will add their support to Rams Against Hunger by donating 10 percent of total sales to the program.
As the national parks brace for throngs of summer visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of wildlife, Colorado State University faculty and students are improving the way parks keep people from getting too close to wild animals.
A chance encounter at Colorado State University has blossomed into a successful fundraising initiative to construct schools for orphans in Uganda.
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