HP upgrade
Hewlett-Packard has donated workstations and a server worth more than $620,000 to Colorado State University’s Computer Science Building. CSU’s new 45,000-square-foot building houses three labs for students, including a Linux Lab now outfitted with HP xw6600 Workstation computers, each with eight 3.0 GHz processors, 8 GB memory, 15K rpm SAS disk drives, and 24-inch LCD displays. "Before the HP donation we used a hodge-podge of machines. Now our students are working on the same powerful workstations used by the best-of-the-best professionals in the most computer-demanding professions," says Darrell Whitley, chairman of the Computer Sciences Department. HP Workstations — registered as Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool Gold products, the highest environmental rating available — are more than 90 percent recyclable by weight. Each workstation includes an 85 percent efficient power supply, which is substantially more efficient than a standard power supply, reducing both overall energy usage and waste-heat released into the environment. HP has donated more than $20 million in equipment gifts and scholarships to Colorado State over the past 20 years.
Doctoral program for society’s challenges
Colorado State University is offering a new doctoral program in applied developmental science that will prepare professionals to address such issues as school success, social development, and preventing violence, addictions, and risky behavior. The program, offered through the College of Applied Human Sciences in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, is one of only 14 such programs in the country. The 76 credit-hour program prepares students for careers in research or educational programming in universities, school districts, state health organizations, and private industry. Graduates translate basic research into evidence-based programs and practices, addressing healthcare access for vulnerable youth and families, children's early school success and readiness, care-giving for older adults, work and family balance, gang violence, and substance abuse and addiction. "Given the accelerating complexity of issues confronting children, families, and the aging population today, it is critical to train future leaders who can work toward creating solutions to societal challenges," says Lise Youngblade, professor and head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. "This new program is on the cutting edge of this effort." Contact Karen Barrett in CSU's Department of Human Development and Family Studies at (970) 491-7382 or Karen.Barrett@colostate.edu for more information.
Ag dean appointed
Colorado State University has named Craig Beyrouty as the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. Beyrouty, a professor and chair of the Department of Agronomy at Purdue University, begins his CSU appointment in July. "A strong College of Agricultural Sciences is an essential part of Colorado State's land-grant mission to conduct groundbreaking research that benefits industry and consumers, while also preparing well-qualified graduates for our state's agricultural workforce," says Anthony A. Frank, Colorado State University interim president. Beyrouty will oversee the departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Animal Sciences, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and Soil and Crop Sciences. More than 1,250 undergraduate students and 260 graduate students pursue degrees through nine fields of study offered by the five departments. The College’s Wheat Research, Outreach, and Education Program and its Center for Meat Safety and Quality are designated as University Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence.
Pet grief guide
How do you know if your pet is in pain? When is it time to say goodbye to your companion animal of many years? Colorado State University's Argus Institute has developed the comprehensive guide What Now? Support for You and Your Companion Animal to help people deal with the difficult decisions surrounding the illness or death of a pet. "It can be incredibly difficult to learn that a companion is ill and to be faced with what may feel like impossible choices. This process often involves a roller coaster of emotions, including sadness, fear, anger, denial and guilt," says Dr. Jane Shaw director of the Argus Institute. A division of CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the Argus Institute is the leading teaching, research, and service organization devoted to counseling pet owners through loss and focuses on improving veterinarian-to-client communication. The guide, which is $3 plus shipping, is available at the Argus Institute, (970) 297-4143, www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu.
NASA keynoter
NASA astronaut Sally Ride was the keynote speaker April 14 at the Colorado Global Climate Conference for high school students, sponsored by the Colorado State University Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, or CMMAP. Ride, a former NASA astronaut and the first American woman in space, is the president and CEO of Sally Ride Science and a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. Sessions included such topics as the Colorado Carbon Fund, the science of climate change, how people react to climate change, green building, and alternative energy at the annual conference that aims to educate, inspire, and empower students on global climate issues. In a letter welcoming participants, Gov. Bill Ritter wrote, "As the leaders of the future, it is imperative that they see firsthand the issues that will directly affect our state and nation in the coming years." The conference is the third sponsored by CSU’s CMMAP, a $19 million, National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center. The center, directed by Professor David Randall, builds climate models that will more accurately depict cloud processes and improve climate and weather forecasting for scientists around the world.
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