Master of management
Colorado State University's College of Business is offering a new master's degree for non-business majors. Students in the Master of Management Practice program earn the master's degree in one year after obtaining a bachelor's degree. The program will help graduates compete in the job market and accelerate a career path in project management, teamwork, and financial management. The skill-set required for technical and scientific workers has changed dramatically, leading to changes to the traditional M.B.A., says John Hoxmeier, associate dean of graduate programs in the College of Business. "There is a growing need for focused business education and specialized management skills for non-business majors. Managing multiple projects with virtual teams, designing new global business processes, and understanding the complicated buyer-supplier relationship have forced organizations to evaluate their personnel and training procedures." Classes begin Fall 2008 for the 30-credit program.
Bamboo boost
Colorado State University researchers have discovered how to make an anti-bacterial bamboo fabric that is resistant to the sun's damaging ultraviolet radiation. A leading option in the "ethically produced" clothing market, bamboo is one of the world’s fastest growing plants, reaching maturity in three to four years. Pesticides and other agents needed to grow most other natural fibers aren't necessary in bamboo production, says CSU design and merchandising graduate student Subhash Appidi. But despite bamboo's promise as an environmentally friendly fiber, Appidi says untreated bamboo fabric has room for improvement. Raw bamboo fabric lets almost all damaging UV radiation pass through and reach the skin. And while bamboo has inherent anti-bacterial properties, Appidi found that untreated bamboo fabric did not live up to antimicrobial expectations. Appidi's goal is to create clothes for use in the medical environment that are nearly 100 percent antibacterial and UV-resistant.
—Engineer Online
Space achievement
CloudSat — a joint project of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Colorado State University, and other agencies — has received a Rotary National Award for Space Achievement for providing unprecedented perspectives of Earth's clouds. The world's first cloud-profiling radar in orbit, CloudSat was launched on April 28, 2006, and reached a position 438 miles above Earth. The satellite is part of NASA's "A-Train" of Earth observation satellites and one of the very few university-led Earth science missions. Graeme Stephens, a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, serves as the principal investigator for the team, which also includes the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Canadian Space Agency. Colorado State's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere processes CloudSat data for the scientific community.
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