Spotlight

ESIL Program in Alliance to Increase Native American Participation in STEM Careers

Jan. 20, 2022

The Environmental Stewardship of Indigenous Lands (ESIL) Certificate Program has joined the Native Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) Alliance with the shared vision to build a highly skilled Native American Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, and to address insufficient access to food, energy and water in Indigenous...

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URCA is Seeking Faculty Mentors for EURēCA! Students for Spring

Dec. 9, 2021

The Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URCA) is soliciting proposals from faculty members interested in mentoring a EURēCA! Student Assistant this Spring. EURēCA! Student Assistant is an introductory program that leverages federal-work study dollars and grant funds to provide entry-level salary support to undergraduates new to the research...

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Modern Languages Launches a Certificate in Spanish for the Healthcare Professions

Dec. 9, 2021

The Undergraduate Certificate in Spanish for the Healthcare Professions seeks to facilitate effective communication between healthcare professionals and their Spanish speaking patients and clients. To enhance mutual understanding, which is of critical importance within a healthcare setting, students will learn to speak, comprehend, read, and write in Spanish (with a...

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New Book from Brian Buma an Atlas of a Changing Climate

Dec. 9, 2021

Brian Buma, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Integrative Biology, has a new book out on the basics of environmental science, ecology, and climate change: The Atlas of a Changing Climate . Over half imagery from National Geographic, satellites, historical documents, and data artists, the book takes a basic...

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GES Announces William M. Rodgers Undergraduate Geography Major Scholarship Winners

Nov. 25, 2021

Geography and Environmental Sciences is very proud to announce the winners of the 2021 William M. Rodgers Undergraduate Geography Major Scholarships. $1,000 Scholarship Award Winners Ismaiel Elsayed Elizabeth Kuhn Valley Lopez $500 Scholarship Award Winners Jenna Griboski Allyson Olson Rayah Woodcock

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Three Questions for Philosophy Guest Speaker Robert Talisse

Nov. 25, 2021

Robert Talisse, a Vanderbilt University philosophy professor who specializes in democracy, spoke at the University of Colorado Denver recently about his most recent book, “Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side.” It’s a follow up to his 2019 book, “Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in its...

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Marino Resendiz Receives Prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Nov. 25, 2021

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Marino Resendiz, recently received a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for 2021. These awards, from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, support the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding...

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3MT Award for Adelle Price

Nov. 25, 2021

The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Science is pleased to announce that Statistics MS student Adelle Price won the campus' 3-minute talk (3MT) competition that took place earlier this month. Price presented a talk titled, “Bridging the Diversity Gap in Human Genetic Studies,” which is mentored by Audrey Hendricks as...

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Hamilton Bean Receives Book Award and Publishes on International Mobile Alert Harmonization

Nov. 25, 2021

Hamilton Bean, Associate Professor of Communication, recently received the Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award for Mobile Technology and the Transformation of Public Alert and Warning (Praeger Security International) from the Applied Communication Division of the National Communication Association, an award which will be conferred later this month at the...

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Current GES Student and Alum Team Up on Internship with City of Denver to Bring Community Input to the Redistricting Process

Nov. 25, 2021

Every 10 years, with the release of the US Census data, the Denver City Council redraws its city council boundaries to ensure that every person has a voice in electing their local representative. For the 2022 redistricting initiative the City Council wants to incorporate as much community input as possible,...

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