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Public History Students Collaborate with East High School Museum Club

Sept. 26, 2024

In the past two years, students in Dr. Peter Kopp's museum studies and public history courses have collaborated with members of East High School's Museum Club (along with teacher Matt Fulford, a CU Denver alum) to catalog historical objects and curate a series of exhibits in the school's foyer. Graduate...

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Hartnett Explores Failed China Lobby Investigation

Sept. 26, 2024

Based on years of archival research at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Stephen J. Hartnett from the Department of Communication has published “‘ Something Uniquely Sinister in U.S. History’: New Evidence on the Truman Administration’s 1951 Investigation into the China Lobby ,” in Presidential Studies Quarterly 54:3 (September 2024):...

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New Journal Devoted to Issues and Research of Contingent Faculty

Sept. 26, 2024

The inaugural edition of Adjunctification , a journal amplifying the voices of contingent faculty, launched with immense gratitude to the Colorado Department of Higher Education Open Educational Resources Grant Program for their support. Led by instructors across diverse disciplines and experiences, the journal publishes research on pedagogical challenges, program administration,...

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Chemistry Professor Jung-Jae Lee Awarded NIH Grant for Cancer Research

Sept. 26, 2024

Associate Professor Jung-Jae Lee in the Department of Chemistry received an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA/R15) grant from the NIH to support research in advance cancer detection and improve surgical precision using innovative glowing nanoprobes inspired by fireflies. The nanoprobes are specifically designed to target head and neck cancers, with...

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William Navarrete Moreno Awarded $50,000 Voyager Scholarship for Public Service by the Obama Foundation

Sept. 26, 2024

CU Denver News Feature: William Navarrete Moreno can’t forget a call that would change his life. He was a fifth grader when he got a call from his mother, an immigrant from Mexico, who was at the emergency room.

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Studying Climate Change in the Alaska Tundra—and in a CU Denver Lab

Sept. 26, 2024

CU Denver News Featured Assistant Professor Katharine Kelsey, PhD, who leads a research project on how temperature change, flooding, and salinity can change ecosystems worldwide.

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CLAS Psychology Recognized as Best Online Degree Program

Sept. 26, 2024

From Research.Com: We distinguished University of Colorado Denver for its outstanding achievements in education. This award is a testament to the institution's dedication to academic excellence and student satisfaction with their programs.

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Thinking with Critical and Feminist Theory Using Quantitative Methods in Health Research

Sept. 9, 2024

Health and Behavioral Sciences welcomes Dr. Laura Sochas for their Fall 2024 Colloquium Series. Dr. Sochas obtained her PhD in Demography from the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (2020), before doing a postdoc at the University of Oxford, in the Department of Social Policy and...

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Chemistry Faculty Susan Schelble Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Sept. 3, 2024

Dr. Susan M. Schelble, a CU Denver Chemistry faculty member, was named one of the 37 new fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at the Fall 2024 ACS National Meeting in Denver on August 19, 2024. Dr. Schelble was recognized as an impactful 31-year professor of organic chemistry and...

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Chemistry Dept. Played Pivotal Role with Kids Zone

Sept. 3, 2024

The Chemistry Department at CU Denver recently played a pivotal role in the success of the ACS (American Chemical Society) Kids Zone event that was held on Saturday, 8/17/24 at the Lola and Rob Salazar Student Wellness Center while the ACS National Meeting was being held at the Colorado Convention...

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