Study: Dancing may offset some effects of aging in the brain
A new study led by a Colorado State University researcher shows that kicking up your heels can actually be good for your noggin.
Category: "Research"
Provost’s Council for Engagement spotlight: Christine Fruhauf
Council members serve as champions for advancing the practice and recognition of engaged scholarship as fully embedded within CSU’s core teaching, research, and service missions.
The neighborhood approach: Connecting perceived safety, physical activity
Would you take a brisk run in your local park if you thought it could be dangerous? Would close ties with your neighbors make you feel safe?
CSU researchers part of $11.5 million project to improve complex decision-making
A team that includes Colorado State University researchers has been awarded $11.5 million to develop a digital tool that helps people reach better decisions on complex matters.
Researchers to study mindfulness and teens in high-conflict homes
Colorado State University is launching an innovative study to help adolescents in high-conflict homes — using mindfulness techniques.
Study: Attending the symphony reverses cognitive decline in people with dementia
A program that delivers the gift of live classical music to people with dementia has been shown to have strikingly positive effects on mood, cognitive function and relationships.
CSU to research cannabis misuse among college students
A Colorado State University faculty member is leading a new research effort to decrease misuse of cannabis among college students.
Study aims to increase positive views on aging, physical exercise
Professor Manfred Diehl in CSU's department of Human Development and Family Studies is challenging negative views on aging and physical exercise in order to promote healthy aging.
Screening tool for traumatic brain injury helps kids succeed in school
Young children sometimes experience an accident such as a playground fall that can result in a head injury. Their resulting traumatic brain injury can go undiagnosed but lead to learning problems that crop up later.
Team researches how to prevent weight gain in young mothers
A Colorado State University assistant professor and a team of researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have the opportunity to further their research on an excess weight gain prevention program in adolescent mothers.