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The role of genetic and social factors in alcoholism, according to Amy Wachholtz

Genetics make people more prone to alcohol addiction, but psycho-social factors — including life stressors,... Read more
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Andrew Scahill on hyper-masculinity in horror

According to Assistant Professor of English Andrew Scahill, who specializes in film studies, you’d be... Read more
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John Tinnell on scooter use of public spaces

John Tinnell, Associate Professor of English and Director of Digital Initiatives, says the benefits of... Read more
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Daniel Rees’ new JAMA study on marijuana usage and legalization

Daniel Rees and colleagues published research this month that found legalizing pot does not appear... Read more
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Watch out for the return of the nature revenge horror film, says Andrew Scahill

Not long ago, environmentalism played a role in moving the horror film genre forward. It... Read more
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Amy Hasinoff on sexts resulting in sex offender registery of a minor

Amy Hasinoff, Associate Professor of Communications, was asked to comment after Colorado’s Supreme Court upheld... Read more
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Public Health Students Win 2024 RaCAS Awards

May 6, 2024

Congratulations to students in CU Denver’s Public Health BA/BS program who presented research and won awards at The 2024 Research and Creative Activities Symposium (RaCAS) on April 26. Maleeha K. Shah was the recipient of the President’s Sustainability Solutions: Policy, Society and Community Award for a project entitled, “Maternal Mental...

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CLAS Staff Council "Staff Shout Outs" Recognition Program

May 6, 2024

View a list of staff who received Shout Outs here! This year, the CLAS Staff Council put a new program into place to help recognize the contributions of staff across the college. Everyone was invited to submit the name of a staff member who makes the college a great place...

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Undergraduate Climate Justice Research at AAG 2024

May 6, 2024

Undergraduates, majoring in Public Health, Integrative Biology as well as Architectural Studies and Criminal Justice, delivered inspirational presentations (virtual) at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in April. A wide range of interdisciplinary topics were presented, including El Niño disaster risk reduction (Stefanie Varghese, Luis Vargas, Ruth Hundie),...

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The Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Doctoral Program

April 21, 2024

The Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences celebrated the 30 th anniversary of its doctoral program on Friday, May 3.

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Faye Caronan and Julien Langou Attend Denver Public Schools Foundation's Achieve Gala 2024

April 21, 2024

CLAS Faculty Faye Caronan (Associate Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs in CLAS and Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies) and Julien Langou (Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences) attend the Denver Public Schools Foundation's Achieve Gala 2024. Congratulations to DPS for the successful fundraiser!

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