Devin O'Brien, Author at Rocky Mountain Collegian

Devin O'Brien

Collegian writer Devin is a Junior studying Journalism and Technical Communication and has worked at the Collegian for two semesters.

Colo. ranks 23rd in average faculty salary

Oct 292012

Tweet University faculties are comprised of instructors, assistant professors, associate professors and professors –– and their average salary at CSU is $74,228. At CU–Boulder, it’s $82,712, which is a difference of [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on October 29, 2012 at 12:54 am News Tagged with: Colorado, Community college, Education, Faculty (division), Higher education, Professor, Rhode Island, West Virginia No Responses »

CSU students delve into interracial dating

Oct 172012

Tweet This week, Real Talk focused on getting to the heart of the matter of love. Interracial dating was the subject of Tuesday’s Real Talk, a weekly meeting at the [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on October 17, 2012 at 8:00 am News, The Well Tagged with: Black people, dating, God, Miscegenation, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, relationships, Shaun Brown, United States 294 Responses »

CSU study shows bobcats make good hosts for parasitic visitors

Oct 162012

Tweet Parasites are plaguing pussycats of all stripes. Bobcats are more likely to contract Giardia, Toxoplasma and cryptosporidium closer to urban areas, according to a five-year study co-authored by Sue [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on October 16, 2012 at 9:00 am News, The Well Tagged with: bobcat, Cat, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Giardia, National Science Foundation, Parasitism, Toxoplasma, Toxoplasma gondii 1 Response »

Comfy comfort food

Oct 042012

Tweet The dining halls are negotiating peace between allergies and bellies. CSU Housing and Dining Services has a variety of different foods and resources available on-campus for students with restricted [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on October 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm News, The Well Tagged with: Braiden, Food, Gluten, Gluten-free diet, Shopping, Special Diets, Student 1 Response »

CSU gets charged up

Sep 262012

Tweet Knowledge is power. Especially in the case of associate professor in chemistry Amy Prieto. Prieto has been working seven years on developing a battery that will last longer, put [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on September 26, 2012 at 9:00 am News Tagged with: Battery (electricity), CSU, National Science Foundation, President, Prieto, Prieto Battery, United States 1 Response »

Calls made to Colorado State police revealed

Sep 172012

Tweet Every day, the CSU Police Department receives calls reporting incidents from the campus community. The nature, location, time and date of each call is recorded. In a non-scientific [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on September 17, 2012 at 10:00 am News, The Well Tagged with: Crime, CSU, CSU Police Department, Driving under the influence, Police, Saturday, Sept, September 11 attacks, Theft, Tuesday 2 Responses »

Colorado State College of Veterinary Medicine studies chronic kidney disease in cats

Sep 092012

Tweet Cats with failing kidneys are wanted for a study which will look at how stem cells can help treat renal failure, otherwise known as chronic kidney disease. Stem cells [more...]

Posted by Devin O'Brien on September 9, 2012 at 8:44 pm News Tagged with: Cat, Chronic kidney disease, College of Veterinary Medecine, Colorado State, Jessica Quimby, Kidney, Stem cell No Responses »