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Meet Ella Addison-Taylor: How This Graduate Found Community and Purpose Through Math

Not only has Addison-Taylor discovered what areas of math she’s most passionate about, but she’s also had opportunities to use her skills in research and in mentoring other learners.

Addison-Taylor will spend the next two years in the PATH-GDS master’s program conducting genomic research using biology, statistics, and computer science. The opportunity was recommended to her by the program’s lead, Associate Professor of Data Science Programs Joshua French, PhD. “Basically, they take math people and train them to do analysis on DNA and genetics,” Addison-Taylor said.

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Ask an Expert: Can Bees Help Scientists Measure Pollution in Urban Cities?

One thing you probably don’t think about when you encounter a honey bee is how that honey bee could be helping researchers at CU Denver monitor different pollutants along the Front Range.

However, it might be doing exactly that. Christy Briles, associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences in CU Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been studying honey bees to better understand pollutants for more than 10 years.

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