From myth maps to the metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson retires
After an exceptional forty-plus-year career of service and leadership in higher education, CSU Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring.
What can the discovery of two medieval Silk Road cities teach us about urbanism today?
Cutting-edge drone-based lidar allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Kjerstin Thorson named dean of CSU’s College of Liberal Arts
Thorson previously served as the associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University.
CSU College of Liberal Arts Dean Ben Withers leaves large impact
After eight years at CSU, the College of Liberal Arts dean heads to Iowa State University as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
More flamingo, anyone? How to dine like the ancient Romans
Food has always been the great unifier. We gather around the table and work things out by breaking bread. For students in Colorado State University archaeology/anthropology instructor Emily Wilson’s class, food is teaching them a lot about what has – and hasn’t – changed in the past 2,700 years.
Were early humans cannibals? CSU paleoanthropologist talks about new findings regarding the oldest taboo
Colorado State University paleoanthropologist Michael Pante talks about this important discovery, what it means for future fossil research, and what was it that led our early ancestors to eat each other.
A case of cannibalism? Smithsonian, CSU researchers uncover how humans’ relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago
The research is the first application of the 3D quantitative method — developed and published by CSU professor Michael Pante in 2017 — to a fossil specimen.
Just what is in the Clark A basement?
The subterranean floor of Clark holds jaw-dropping collections of artifacts – along with actual jaws of bison and other fauna – within the CSU Archaeological Repository and other labs and research spaces of the Department of Anthropology and Geography.
The Audit: CSU’s Prison Agriculture Lab researches the roots, impact of the prison agriculture industry
There are more than 600 prison agricultural programs currently in the United States, but very little data looking at the how, what, and maybe most importantly, why of these programs. Colorado State University’s Prison Agriculture Lab is looking to change that. Co-directors Joshua Sbicca and Carrie Chennault talk about the lab’s recently published landmark dataset analyzing the different types of current prison agricultural programs, as well as the underlying drivers behind them.
The Practical and Applied Side: Liberal Arts students intern with CSU Extension
The CSU Summer Extension Internship program gives students the opportunity to take their research and expertise into the field to help communities across Colorado.