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  • CSU Annual Research Spending Tops $338 Million

    CSU Annual Research Spending Tops $338 Million

    Colorado State University generated $338.4 million in research expenditures in Fiscal Year 2017, a boost of nearly 2 percent, which affirms the university’s research prowess in the face of downward trends in national research support. CSU researchers were also issued a record 66 patents in that same timeframe, an indication of the university’s strength in innovation.

    CSU’s Alan Rudolph said research is an integral part of the university’s mission.

    This marks the 10th consecutive year research expenditures at the university have topped $300 million. The $338.4 million total is up from $332 million over the previous year. Research expenditures include money from federal, private, state and local organizations.

    The figures were presented Oct. 6 at the CSU System Board of Governors meeting in Fort Collins.

    Alan Rudolph, CSU’s vice president for research, said the numbers highlight the continued impact and performance of research at the university.

    “Research is an integral part of our mission,” he said. “CSU is sustaining our position among top-tier universities and we’ve strengthened our position in some areas, based on the excellence of our faculty. We continue to address the unmet challenges of our day, including weather prediction and climate resiliency, translational medicine and infectious diseases, through research conducted by our faculty and students.”

    Earlier this year, CSU broke ground for the C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute, which promises medical innovations by harnessing the body’s healing powers to help animals and people suffering from a wide range of diseases. The facility will open in fall 2018.

    Expenditures up from federal funding

    Federal funding of research at CSU increased by 16 percent, to $247.3 million. On the national level, federal funding of research and development held steady in recent years, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

    Clouds near the mouth of the Amazon River, an image captured by the CIRA team.

    CSU’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, which earlier this year was awarded the CO-LABS Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research, had $27.4 million in research expenditures in FY 17. The team works on the nation’s newest weather satellite, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    Rudolph acknowledged that research universities face challenges when competing for federal funding.

    “Funding for science is experiencing uncertain times and, yet, the importance of science in key issues facing our planet and our nation has never been more important,” he said. “CSU has positioned itself well as an objective source of discovery and translation of science and will continue to contribute objectively to the dialogue.”

    Research spending on projects supported by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services totaled $41.4 million, a slight increase from expenditures in the previous fiscal year of $37.3 million. U.S. Department of Defense-related expenditures were $58.8 million, a slight drop from $60.1 million in FY 16.

    Expenditures supported by the National Science Foundation totaled $32.3 million in FY 2017.

    Tech transfer sets new records

    CSU Ventures, the university’s technology transfer office, continues to set new records.

    The office negotiated 44 agreements with companies to license CSU technologies. In addition, researchers filed 101 invention disclosures and were issued 66 patents, nearly double the number from the previous fiscal year.

    “We used to get a handful of patents issued each year and, with the university’s strong commitment to innovation and research, we now see numbers in the 60s,” said Todd Headley, president of CSU Ventures.

    Todd Headley, president of CSU Ventures

    Licensing revenue for FY 17 totaled more than $3 million, and CSU Ventures also launched six new startup companies.

    Headley said one of the highlights of the year was seeing VetDC, a university startup, receive FDA approval for Tanovea-CA1, a new drug to treat canine lymphoma. Veterinarians with CSU’s Flint Animal Cancer Center serve as key advisers for VetDC and played a key role in designing clinical trials to evaluate the full potential of the drug for canine cancer patients.

    “We’re continuing to evolve, and to support the university as best we can,” said Headley. “I’m really encouraged by CSU faculty and industry engagement. We continue to see excellent participation.”

    In 2016, CSU was designated an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The designation recognizes public research universities working with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through a variety of activities, including innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce development, and community development.

     

      

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  • Drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to give Wealthy a Tax Break!?

    Drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to give Wealthy a Tax Break!?

    Bennet Fights to Stop Republican Effort to Drill Arctic Refuge

    Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Edward Markey (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Udall (D-NM), Al Franken (D-MN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were joined today by the League of Conservation Voters, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Alaska Wilderness League to call for the removal of any language in the Fiscal Year 2018 Republican budget resolution that would allow for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

    Congress should reject this effort to jam language through the budget to allow drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Drilling in one of the most spectacular landscapes in America, a place sacred to native tribes and critical for local wildlife – for what amounts to little more than a political stunt – is entirely unacceptable. Instead, we should have a serious, open debate about energy that the American people deserve and that our future demands. — Bennet

    The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the largest unit in the National Wildlife Refuge System. In 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower established the original refuge, which comprised 8.9 million acres, as the Arctic National Wildlife Range. It was later expanded in 1980 to its current 19.6 million acres and renamed the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain, the biological heart of the Refuge, supports more than 250 species, including caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, muskoxen, wolverines, and migratory birds.

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  • 2018 Farm Credit-Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductees

    2018 Farm Credit-Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductees

    Colorado FFA Foundation Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees

    Fort Collins, CO – The Colorado FFA Foundation announced four inductees into the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Mrs. Mary Lou Chapman, Arvada, Mr. Thomas Kourlis, Englewood, Dr. Lee Sommers, Fort Collins and Mr. Harry Charles Talbott, Palisade, will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in February 2018. 

    WHAT: Hosted by the Colorado FFA Foundation, the banquet is held annually to induct members into the Agriculture Hall of Fame who have significantly contributed to Colorado’s second largest industry. A unique, multi-media presentation will highlight the life of each new inductee during the ceremony. Friends, peers and business associates will recognize the four inductees during the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet.

    WHEN: Wednesday, February 21, 2018

    WHERE: Renaissance Hotel, Denver

    WHO: Short biographies of the honorees are included below.

    ATTEND: Tickets are available to the public.

    We are proud to add four more outstanding individuals to the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame.  The selection pool was very competitive. — Ed Cordes, Chairman of the Colorado FFA Foundation

    The Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet will be held in conjunction with the Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture and is a prime opportunity to gauge the direction of the agriculture industry. Industry and political leaders, as well as family farmers and ranchers who lead and support the agriculture industry and its future, attend both the forum and the banquet. 

    The honorees will join 93 other outstanding Colorado agriculturists who have been similarly honored since 1989. All Agriculture Hall of Fame members’ portraits are displayed in the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame in the CoBank Center for Agricultural Education at Colorado State University.

    The Colorado FFA Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support the more than 6,500 FFA members in Colorado’s 105 chapters. FFA is a national organization of 610,240 members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

    2018 HALL OF FAME HONOREES

    Mary Lou Chapman, Arvada, has a passion for agriculture that has intertwined her life with nearly every aspect of the food production, processing, wholesaling, and the retailing industries for over 45 years. With a strong commitment to leadership, Mary Lou has served as President/CEO for the Rocky Mountain Food Industry for over 20 years. Additionally, she took on the role of Executive Director of the Colorado Young Farmers Educational Association.  Mary Lou was the first Coloradoan to be appointed to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board.  She has also represented the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, the Colorado Pork Producers Council and the Colorado Apple Administrative Council. Additionally, she co-founded Colorado Farmers’ Market, Colorado Farm-City Week, Colorado Consumer Food Forum, the Colorado FFA Foundation and the Colorado Food Clearing House. Mary Lou was raised on a farm-ranch operation in eastern El Paso County.  She is always willing to lend her time or expertise for the betterment of rural America.

    Thomas Kourlis, Englewood, is a respected stock-man, ranch land manager and leader of the sheep industry. He challenged the sheep industry to improve, evolve and respond to changing markets. His leadership as the first president of the American Lamb Board was largely responsible for the national checkoff program for lamb producers. Tom honorably served as Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture for four years. He was instrumental in resolving many issues associated with preserving and protecting federal land use and wildlife concern. As Commissioner, Tom earned awards from Wheat Administrative Committee and Corn Growers Association, Weed Management Association and the Potato Growers.  Tom has also served as Executive Director of the American Sheep Industry Association. He continues to serve on many board councils serving not only the sheep industry but Colorado Agriculture as a whole. 

    Dr. Lee Sommers, Fort Collins, is a distinguished teacher, scientist and administrator who served Colorado Agriculture for more than three decades.  During his tenure at Colorado State University, he served as Professor/Head of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, as Agriculture Experiment Station and Interim Dean, College of Agriculture.  Dr. Sommers stands out as one of the leading academic and science administrators to come through Colorado State University. Dr. Sommers worked closely with crop based commodity groups to address issues of production, disease, pests and water among others. His supervisory and oversight of wheat breeding and genetics have made CSU one of the nation’s leading universities in developing new strains of wheat that are drought and disease tolerant. Dr. Sommers’ research publications have been cited online over 20,000 times.  He continues to contribute to the future of agriculture by serving on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Agriculture Leadership Program and serves as Special Assistant to the CSU Dean of Agricultural Sciences.

    Mr. Harry Charles Talbott, Palisade, is a fourth-generation Colorado farmer whose vision and tireless work has created long-term stability for the Palisade fruit industry and a pathway to success for new farmers.  In addition to working much of his life as a high school science teacher, he, his wife Bonnie and 11 family members run Talbott Mountain Gold, a successful tree fruit operation which sells Palisade peaches in addition to apples, pears and grapes. His innovation and willingness to experiment with varieties, growing methods and new marketing program has allowed Talbott Mountain Gold to expand into added value products like Talbott’s Apple Cider. Harry’s contribution to his community and the fruit industry are exemplary. He founded the Mesa Land Trust to preserve agricultural land from being developed, enabling young growers to get started in the fruit industry.  He also served on the United Fruit Growers Board, the Colorado Lands Project, and the Mesa County Planning Commission, in addition to being a long time Boy Scott leader. With Harry still involved with the day-to-day operations, Talbott Farms Inc. has grown into the largest fruit producer and marketer in the Grand Valley.

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  • TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MULTIPLE ONE-LANE CLOSURES IN STRASBURG

    TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MULTIPLE ONE-LANE CLOSURES IN STRASBURG

     

    Week of October 23-27

    Starting Monday, October 23 through Friday, October 27, there will be one-lane closures in Strasburg on the following days and streets (see attached map):

     

    Tuesday – Wagner St., from Colorado Ave. to 15th

    Colorado Ave., from Wagner to Arapahoe St.

    Iowa Ave., from Wagner to Arapahoe St.

     

    Wednesday – Arapahoe St., from Colorado Ave. to 15th

    Iowa Ave., from Arapahoe St. to Main St.

    Colorado Ave., from Arapahoe St. to Main St.

     

     Thursday – Main St., from Colorado Ave. to 15th

    Iowa Ave., from Main St. to Adams St.

    Colorado Ave., from Main St. to Adams St.

     

    Friday – Adams St., Colorado Ave. to 15th

    Iowa Ave., from Adams St. to Monroe St.

    Colorado Ave., from Adams St. to Monroe St.

    These closures are necessary for asphalt paving activities. No Parking signs will be placed on your street the day before paving begins. Access to driveways will be impacted for less than 15 minutes at a time.

    Working hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The schedule is dependent on weather.

    Please be aware that Strausburg water and sewer also has a contractor working in the area servicing the water valves. The paving project will not be impacting water services.

  • FUGITIVE ON THE LOOSE — CAN YOU HELP?

    FUGITIVE ON THE LOOSE — CAN YOU HELP?

    Fugitive from Justice

    Adams County — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is asking for public assistance in locating Eric Ryan Anderson (D.O.B. 092182). Eric Ryan Anderson was out on bond awaiting trial for the charges of Stalking, Burglary, Violation of Protection Order and Domestic violence. He is also wanted for a Domestic Violence, Violation of Protection Order and an additional Stalking case which he is suspected of committing after his release on bond.

    The Sheriff’s Office received a notification that Eric Ryan Anderson had allowed the battery to die, on his ankle monitor (GPS) that he was wearing as a condition of bond and a part of the supervised release program. Warrants for the arrest of Eric Ryan Anderson for the Domestic Violence Charges and a Violation of the Conditions of Bond and the supervised released program have been issued.

    Eric Ryan Anderson is described as a 34 year-old white male, 6’ tall, weighing 215 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. Andersons’s last known location was an address in the City of Thornton.

    If you know Eric Ryan Anderson’s whereabouts or see him or someone matching his description; please call 911 or the Adams County Sheriff’s Office at 303-288-1535. OR Contact: Sr. Deputy Michael Kaiser 303-655-3283 (Office) 720-354-7466 (Cellular)

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  • Lady Indians advance to final four in 3A softball

    by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

    AURORA — The third-seeded Strasburg Lady Indians overcame a slow start to down No. 14 Delta 13-3 in the first round of the 3A State Softball Tournament at the Aurora Sports Complex this afternoon and then sweated out a 2-0 pitcher’s dual against sixth-seeded La Junta in the quarterfinals to advance to tomorrow’s semifinals.

    The red-and-black will face off for the third time this season against conference foe Eaton at 10 a.m. tomorrow with the winner advancing to play either Faith Christian or Brush in the championship game at 1:15 p.m

    The original 3A State Tournament bracket is below:

  • Water line breach in Strasburg repaired

    Water line breach in Strasburg repaired

    STRASBURG — Residents and businesses along Main Street in Strasburg were without water for about 11/2 hours after the contractor adding a valve to the system at the intersection of Main Street and Colfax Avenue hit a water line this morning.

    The repair was completed about 10:30 a.m. No further service interruption is anticipated.

  • National Mammography Day — OCT 20, 2017

    National Mammography Day — OCT 20, 2017

    Each year, the third Friday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to raising awareness for the importance of mammograms. National Mammography Day, which was first introduced in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, falls on October 20 this year. 
     
    Women’s health advocates recommend that women observe this day by scheduling their yearly mammograms.
     
    The goal of National Mammography Day is to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer screenings, according to the FDA’s Office of Women’s Health.

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  • Colorado woman survives being run over by train

    Colorado woman survives being run over by train

    GRAND JUNCTION (AP) — A Colorado woman who fell asleep on train tracks was unharmed after being rolled over by a train.

    The Daily Sentinel reports the woman fell asleep on the tracks near Whitewater on Sunday.

    Lands End Fire Protection District Fire Chief Brian Lurvey said the woman was already up and off the tracks by the time first responders got there.

    The first train engine passed over her before the train was able to fully stop and she was able to be extricated.

    Lurvey said the woman had earphones in and didn’t hear the train approaching.

    The woman did not want to be assessed by medical crews, so very little is known about her or the reason for her behavior.

    Lurvey was not sure whether she was cited by Union Pacific.

  • Part of ‘Burg paving project starts with minimum notification

    Part of ‘Burg paving project starts with minimum notification

    by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

    Despite a one-day notice dated today, road crews commenced roto-milling in parts of Strasburg this morning, resulting in snarled traffic and no street parking.

    A representative of the public relations team for contractor Martin Marietta Materials told The I-70 Scout & Eastern Colorado News Oct. 18 that it had “dropped the ball” in notifying residents along three streets in the community earlier in the week and, when dropping off door-hangers later that day, workers said the work will start the next day.

    But information received by the impacted residents on Wednesday afternoon/evening said work would commence “one-day from the date of this notice.” The date on the notice was “Thursday, October 19.”

    PR officials added that any other questions or concerns should be directed to Adams County, since that is the project’s jurisdiction. For project updates, call (720)325-5029; e-mail ; or visit www.adcogov.org/public-works. Adams County communications officials said Public Works was aware of the issue.

    Laying of new pavement in is expected to take place next week but what day or days is uncertain.

    Above, door hangers dated Oct. 19 were posted at residences along three streets throughout Strasburg Wednesday afternoon/evening, saying that asphalt removal and replacement efforts would commence “one day from the date of this notice.” Below, roto-milling of Main Street in Strasburg takes place earlier this morning on the same day the one-day notification to residents was dated.