Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is a core value of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the University of Colorado Denver. We celebrate our faculty, staff, and students because of who they are and the experiences they bring. We continue to foster and build an inclusive culture...
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently abandoned his long-shot bid for the White House to enter the Democratic primary for one of Colorado’s US senate seat in 2020. Combating climate change and preserving the environment is a top issue for Democratic voters — especially progressives. “Fracking activists have dubbed Hickenlooper...
The state is basically at total employment, which is generally good. However, “unemployment is low enough that economists are going to keep a very close eye on inflation numbers,” said Andrew Friedson, Assistant Professor of Economics.
As part of efforts to enhance outreach and recruitment, Anthony Fontana, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Student Success for CLAS, has put together a survey asking what outreach and recruitment activities faculty might be interested in helping with. Please take a minute or two (it is essentially one question and...
Kevin Masters’ lab is looking for participants for a new study. Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together which increase your risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke.
You must meet 3 or more of the conditions below for Metabolic Syndrome: Excess Body...
Registration and regalia rental requests close November 10th. Faculty registration is requested even if regalia rental is not needed. Alma mater hoods can be guaranteed through October 21st. Interested in purchasing custom faculty regalia? Please visit academicregalia.herffjones.com. Please allow 8-9 weeks for the product to be created and...
Peter Anthamatten, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, and his co-authors are a 2019 recipient of the Journal of Geography Award from the National Council for Geographic Education for, “Giant Maps as Pedagogical Tools for Teaching Geography and Mathematics.” The paper was...
Kate Hayes, PhD student Integrated Biology, was recently awarded a GRIN (Graduate Research Innovation Grant) to expand her work focusing on vegetation succession (and in particular how changes in the post-fire communities alter flammability, testing the overall strength of negative feedback associated with the transition to deciduous species...
Amy Wachholtz, Clinical Health Psychology Director and Associate Professor of Psychology, recently received a NIH – HEAL Initiative Grant award. Wachholtz is co-PI on the project: Enhancing Exercise and Psychotherapy to Treat Comorbid Addiction and Pain for Improving Adherence to Medication Assisted Treatment in Opioid Use Disorders. This...
Dr. Nick Estes is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico, co-founder of The Red Nation, and author of Our History Is The Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Long Tradition of...
1:00 - 3:00 pm Lawrence Street Center, Suite 320 (CFD Conference Room)
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, her parents eschewed a formal education for their children. Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough...
Catherine Pierce is the author of three books of poems: The Tornado Is the World (Saturnalia 2016), The Girls of Peculiar (Saturnalia 2012), and Famous Last Words (Saturnalia 2008), winner of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize. Both The Tornado Is the World and The Girls of Peculiar won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters...
Beyond Risk: Exploring the Relationship Between Maternal Perceptions of Social Support and Child Body Mass Index Using the Fragile Families Study Emily Melnick, MPH
Mental Health and Housing Affordability Disparities: Dual Burdens in Colorado Ivan Ramirez, PhD
Presented by Maori Fulbright Visiting Scholar: Dr. Rangimarie Mahuika, University of Waikato, Aotearoa/New Zealand, (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Rarawa) has an interdisciplinary background in Education and Law and has both published on and taught about Kaupapa Māori research theory and...
Faculty Experts: Brian Buma, Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology; Cathy Bodine, Associate Professor Bioengineering and the CU School of Medicine Center for Bioengineering; and Ron Tzur, Professor, Math Education.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Lola & Rob Salazar Student Wellness Center
Faculty, staff, students, parents, families, and guests are invited to kick off commencement weekend and celebrate our graduates with a full CU Denver bash the day before the ceremony. Celebrate with activities, live music, and lunch. ...