The transition back into a new school year is always an exciting time. Each new year gives us another opportunity to connect with our students and contribute to their future in so many ways. As we interact with them in the classroom, office hours, labs, and at events, it serves...

The prospect of additional tax revenue is a common incentive for cities to approve more housing in fire-prone areas, according to Gregory Simon, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences. “Why does fire rage on and become so costly and injurious and even deadly? That’s almost always a social thing,”...

John Tinnell, Associate English Professor and Director of Digital Initiatives, has urged caution in allowing private companies to capitalize on public space. At a recent forum, he asked the city to publish more detailed information about each scooter company’s record. “We need to start pitting scooter companies against one another...

Brian Buma, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, recently published with colleagues in the journal Nature Sustainability on the record-breaking fire seasons that are becoming increasingly common worldwide. Large wildfires are having extraordinary impacts on people and property, despite years of investments to support resilience to wildfires. This has...

A new proposal by Physics Professor Martin Huber (lead PI) and Dan Dessau (CU Boulder, co-PI) has been officially funded by NSF MRI, in the full requested amount of $999,633. According to Huber, who also holds a joint appointment in electrical engineering, this project may have opportunities for both engineering...

In a paper published August 23^rd in the journal Quaternary Research, Geography and Environmental Science Professor Emeritus Martin Lockley, and his colleagues, explained the significance of the discovery of baby sea turtle fossil prints from the Pleistocene epoch in South Africa. Lockley, who studied turtle tracks from Colorado,...

Sandra Quinn, CLAS Degree Audit and Transfer Credit Coordinator, was a presenter, together with Camden Farmer, Assistant Registrar, at the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) 2019 Technology and Transfer Conference in Las Vegas on July 14. Quinn and Farmer’s presentation, “It’s a Matter of Trust: Building...

Ronica Rooks, Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences, recently received a prestigious Fulbright Canada Award. Rooks will spend the spring 2020 semester at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where she will conduct research alongside other experts on aging. Rooks’ project will look at the links...

Sara Yeatman’s, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Health and Behavioral Sciences, research on over-the-counter access to oral contraceptive pills was cited as one of six studies reviewed in a 2019 systematic review that formed the basis for the World Health Organization’s new recommendation,...

Select Friday mornings throughout the semester

• Building democratic classrooms
• Immersive teaching/teaching immersive
• Forming and storming: supporting student teams
• Open fields: interdisciplinary teaching & learning

More information and registration

2:00-4:00 pm
1380 Lawrence Street, Center Suite 320

Every semester needs a plan – in this webinar you will learn how to make this your most productive and balanced semester ever by identifying your personal and professional goals, setting strategies to accomplish them, and identifying networks of support and...

11:00 am – 12 noon
Plaza 102L

Colville Elder Isaac Wak Wak - traditional dancer, retired from the Denver Indian Center. Sponsored by the Department of Ethnic Studies. For more information contact Donna Martinez.

3:00 - 4:30 pm
Lawrence Street Center
2nd Floor Terrace Room

Allies for Understanding: Building a Safe and Supportive Space for CU Denver's LGBTQ+ Community Members - join the CU Denver community for a conversation about LGBTQ+ identities and experiences at CU Denver. In this Dialogue, we’ll...

Wildness Restored:The Wolf’s Return to Colorado
Mike Phillips, Director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund, Author The Wolves of Yellowstone
6:00pm
Student Commons 2600

The Chancellor’s Distinguished Lectures focus on subjects that help narrow the widening gap between fast moving advances in knowledge acquisition and their understanding...

4:00 – 6:00 pm
Tivoli 6^th Floor: The Zenith Room

The English Department invites you to a round-table discussion featuring guests from the first episode. Submit your questions for the panelists on CultureKlatsch.com and be a part of the conversation! The discussion will livestream on ...