Department News

Q&A with incoming Psychology Chair Matt Rhodes

Matt Rhodes, a professor of cognitive psychology, was recently named the incoming chair of the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University.

Pilot partnership with Larimer County offers free mental health services to recently incarcerated

A clinic powered by students aims to increase access to behavioral health care for individuals re-entering the community after incarceration.

Balancing authenticity with professionalism: Research explores impostor syndrome in higher ed teachers

New research from Colorado State University demonstrates that faculty sharing an internal sense of unease and inadequacy may significantly shape the ways students perceive their professors’ overall competence, likeability and effectiveness at teaching.

Stress: Can it pass between parents and kids?

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, is built around the allostatic load model.

College News

Pushing the boundaries of ultracold neutral plasmas 

Using a combination of laser cooling techniques and strong magnetic fields, researchers at Colorado State University have created an ultracold neutral plasma with electrons cooled to temperatures measured to be within one degree Kelvin (absolute zero) for the first time.

CSU chemists help find a new way around a long-established limitation to electron transfer selectivity

For decades, the field has been constrained by a fundamental principle of electron transfer.

Transforming carbon dioxide into a new kind of recyclable plastic

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a process to transform naturally occurring and highly stable carbon dioxide into recyclable, high-performance materials that could replace today’s plastics in many situations.

CSU chemistry student named Astronaut Scholar

Achmatowicz, a chemistry major in the College of Natural Sciences, was recently named a 2026 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.