University News
- Colorado State University has been awarded a prestigious $1.2 million
grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to support research conducted by
the University's Program in Chromatin Structure and Function. The research
will create an unprecedented understanding of the control of the human
genome and holds the promise of unlocking the secrets of an immense
array of biological and medical processes including embryonic development,
aging and cancer.
Collectively, the research team has developed a series of highly innovative
and unique techniques that allow them to characterize the structural
and biochemical changes within chromatin, a substance in cell nuclei
comprised of genomic DNA and basic histone proteins. Chromatin is organized
into chromosomes and mediates the activation of specific genes crucial
in the control of cell growth, differentiation, and the establishment
and maintenance of tissues. Results of the team's current and future
studies will lead to advances in understanding gene activation in a
chromatin context. The experimental systems developed in this program
are anticipated to become the model for future analyses of numerous
genes that contribute to developmental defects and genetic diseases.
- The University is proud to announce the 10th annual showcase of Undergraduate
Research and Creativity activities. This year's showcase event will
be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 20 in the Lory Student Center
Main Ballroom. The showcase will highlight student projects in Research,
Creative Arts and Design. Registration for all the events will be on-line
this year. For more information go to: http://curc.colostate.edu/. Shortly,
the Web-based registration site will be linked to this address.
- Colorado State University posted impressive marks in a report card
from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education designed to measure
the institution's educational quality and efficiency. In the CCHE analysis
of higher education institutions discussed at the commission's meeting
in Pueblo last month, Colorado State outperformed peer institutions
in many categories including administrative costs, student accomplishment
and graduation rate. In nearly all report card categories, the University
outperformed peer institutions from around the nation.
The university scored the highest among its national peers in minority
student retention, scoring 109 percent of the benchmark. In terms of
faculty workload, Colorado State also outpaced its peers. Colorado State
also outperformed its peers by 7 percent to 14 percent in terms of student
test scores on the Graduate Record Examination, but scored only 90 percent
on the Certified Public Accountant Exams. Colorado State also had the
top ranking scores among Colorado institutions of higher education in
student retention, minority student retention and minority graduation
rate. A complete copy of the report is available at: http://www.state.co.us/cche/qi/rept2003.pdf
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