Climate change warms up CSU budget

FORT COLINS – In an era of climate change, Colorado State University is experiencing a steady downpour of research funds to help study and mitigate environmental challenges to the planet.

This past October, the U.S. Department of the Interior selected CSU as the hub of one of eight regional Climate Science Centers being established around the country. The university will anchor a consortium of nine universities and research laboratories across the northern Rockies and Great Plains, dedicated to providing government resource managers with answers on some of the most pressing questions related to climate change.

Research programs through the initiative…