Deans Notes - September 30, 2021

Robert Nicholas Rogers, known as Bob to family and friends, was a lifelong educator, music and nature enthusiast, and devoted husband and father. Born in San Francisco, California, November 4, 1933, Bob graduated from Stanford University, where he did his undergraduate studies and obtained his PhD in physics. He began...

Sociology Professor and Chair Teresa Cooney found, in comparing later-life remarriages to first marriages, these older couples are better at problem solving and argue less. What really sets these couples apart, whether they marry, live together or apart, is the emotional texture of their relationships. They have passed through life’s major transitions—like having kids or...

In a field with a reputation for bitter feuds and rivalries, the notion of humankind’s African origins unifies human evolution researchers. “I think everybody agrees and understands that Africa was very pivotal in the evolution of our species,” says Charles Musiba, Anthropology Associate Professor. 

Fossils and ancient DNA paint...

Keep a straight back when jogging to help prevent knee pain, suggests Anna Warrener, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. She found that the angle of the upper torso to the legs can affect the risk of injury – the more someone leans forward, the shorter the stride, and the greater the impact on...

Communication Professor Sarah Fields was part of a team whose amicus legal brief in Alston v. NCAA helped change history for college athletes. That team recently received the Education Law Association’s August Steinhilber Award for the Best Legal Brief of the Year. The award committee wrote...

Associate Professor of English Rodney Herring’s article “'Money is not a Pledge': Early Financial Genres, the Battle of the Banks, and John Law's Money and Trade Considered” appeared in the most recent issue of The Eighteenth Century. Co-authored with Mark Longaker, the essay uses rhetorical analysis to examine...

CLAS Council on Diversity and Inclusion DIIF Grants support projects that encourage people to think about diversity, equity, and inclusion in meaningful ways and to make positive changes in CLAS and the broader campus.

Examples of projects related to diversity and inclusion goals that the DIIF will support include...

When the pandemic hit, our CU Denver researchers, creators, and staff demonstrated remarkable resilience and ingenuity in the face of tremendous difficulty. The University is now asking for nominations of those who have gone above and beyond to support Research and Creative Activities (RCA) at CU Denver during the pandemic,...

The EURēCA! Grant Program (formerly UROP) is a competitive grant program managed by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. EURēCA Grants support original student-driven research, creative, and other scholarly activities under the mentorship of a CU Denver faculty mentor. Grants of $500 are administered each October and February...

6:00 – 7:00 pm
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The CoorsTek Denver Metro Science and Engineering Fair is giving STEAM professionals the chance to meet with and share their career stories and scientific advice with middle and high school students, teachers, and...

Noon
Virtual

Dr. Carlos Santibanez-Lopez, Assistant Professor, Western Connecticut State University

Scorpions are broadly recognizable for their characteristic morphology, which distinguished them from other arachnids by a unique pair of wing-like organs called pectines and their notorious venom and toxicity. By combining developmental transcriptomes, in situ hybridization, phylogenomics, and...

11:00am to 12:30pm
Learning Commons, Room 2230

Have you encountered student resistance to your teaching–whether active learning, group projects, or designing more democratic classrooms? One of the reasons these teaching strategies can be such a tough sell to students is that they require more effort on the part of...

2:00 – 4:00 pm
Virtual (link sent upon registration)

The aim of this workshop is to:

• create connections and collaborations among faculty through interdisciplinary research and creative activity themes;
• organize faculty for the Provost’s Strategic Plan Research Symposium; and
• set the stage as Dr. Bob
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