When beer and the environment intersect, organic brewing emerges

Since the turn of the millennia, two food trends have exploded across the country, and especially in Colorado: organic food and craft beer. While they…

Fire education is key to decreasing loss

As temperatures begin to rise with the approach of summer, something else will be on the rise for residents of Colorado: the risk of wildfires.…

Adderall use among college students on the rise

7:00 a.m. and the alarm goes off. A student’s bag is packed as full as possible with papers and notebooks for a few classes, a…

Research Brief: Avocados

A collaboration between Ashley McLeod, Kela Fetters and Danielle Lemmon Executive Summary Avocado industries both foreign and domestic are adapting to a variety of challenges,…

Organic Farming at Red Wagon Farm

It was an early morning in March as snow fell across the Front Range, and local farmer Wyatt Barnes tended to his seedlings in a…

Hemp in livestock feed

By Ashley McLeod, Andrew Rothschild and Alex Tomassian With the popularity of marijuana in Colorado, the hemp industry is making strides in the implementation of…

Overdose prevention site bill dies as overdoses in Colorado rise

Heroin usage has been on the rise in the United States for years, constituting what some now call an epidemic. Treatment is expensive, and while…

Winter weathers influence on wildfires

As snow blanketed areas of Colorado in February, the lack of snowpack, and its impact on the fire season ahead, was the focus for a…

Arctic ice reveals more than meets the eye

When you think about glaciers in the Antarctic, you probably picture a lot of ice, snow, and water. The frozen areas of our world don’t…