DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The Colorado State University System issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2023: Armando Valdez, a lifetime resident of Southern Colorado with a long career in academics, was named on Nov. 30 as the sole finalist for the CSU Pueblo presidency. After a legislatively mandated waiting period of two weeks, the Board of Governors of the CSU System will consider formalizing the appointment at a special meeting on Dec. 15. Valdez recently served as chair of the Board of Gov more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired farmer Robert Sakata to serve as the first Agricultural Water Policy Advisor, a position which was created as a result of funding approved during the 2023 legislative session to engage with Colorado farmers and ranchers on water issues affecting agricultural users. He will start in his role effective January 1, 2024. "I am beyond excited to have more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Today, at Lamar Station in Lakewood, Governor Polis released the Roadmap to a Future Colorado 2026 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DpdHabsrg8kL80DXGAoHxKl5zeSXY6Ht/view?usp=drive_link), detailing practical steps to create more housing that Coloradans can afford, expand transit options, protect Colorado's precious resources like water and public land and improve air quality. "We have more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance issued the following news release: Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day. This annual, global event provides a platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, eliminate HIV-related stigma, and honor the lives affected by the epidemic. In the spirit of this event, the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), has created a guide on insurance cove more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: The Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) would like to congratulate the Colorado River Drought Task Force, who voted today to recommend a number of drought mitigation concepts for consideration by the Colorado General Assembly for potential legislation. "The 17 members of the task force, representing diverse inter more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 9 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 22A-0253R Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF AEROTROPOLIS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT THE AEROTROPOLIS PARKWAY GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING OVER THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD (UPRR) AND SMITH ROAD IN THE CITY OF AURORA, ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. F more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2023: Front Range Community College and Colorado School of Mines are launching a new partnership to offer FRCC engineering students a direct pathway to earning a bachelor's degree at Mines. Today, FRCC President Colleen Simpson and Mines President Paul C. Johnson signed the agreement to formally create a new Mines Academy at FRCC. "This innovative transfer model provides a clear, straightforward path for more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it will fund a newly established Inertial Fusion Science and Technology hub, known as RISE. Headquartered at Colorado State University, the new hub will focus on advancing inertial fusion energy, or IFE, a power source that could one day dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of how energy is supplied globally. RISE will receive $16 million in funding o more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate President Steve Fenberg and House Speaker Julie McCluskie today announced legislative appointments to the new bipartisan commission to address rising property taxes. The Commission on Property Tax, created through HB23B-1003, will bring leaders from across the state together to identify long-term property tax solutions. "Property tax spikes have hit Colorado homeowners hard, espe more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news: Kelley Mitchell, Dine (Navajo), American Indian College Fund Program Officer for College Access and Success, has been selected to participate in a year-long Neighborhood Builders Leadership program offered by the Bank of America. This opportunity comes as part of the Neighborhood Builders Social Equity Award presented to College Fund President and CEO, Cheryl Crazy Bull, in October. Crazy Bull was also given more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell University's Laboratory of Plasma Studies has joined the newly established Inertial Fusion Science and Technology Hub, known as RISE, a multi-institutional consortium to advance inertial fusion energy as a power source that could one day dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of how energy is supplied globally. The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Dec. 7 a four-year, $16 million grant for the hub, which i more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Dianne Primavera, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Serve Colorado, part of the Office of Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera and which oversees Colorado's AmeriCorps programming, has won the 2023 America's Service Commission (ASC) Innovation Award in the category Innovation in Partnerships. ASC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing and promoting the 52 state service commissions across the United States and territories, with the miss more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: By Daniel Strain CU Boulder geologist Brian Hynek has helped to document what may be a unique kind of ecosystem on Earth--and a possible window into the earliest stages of life on this planet 3.5 billion years ago, and even life on ancient Mars. This alien environment, which was previously unknown to science, is made up of a system of lagoons surrounded by vast salt plains. They sit in A more PR