Awards And Accolades

Associate Professor Jung-Jae Lee of the Department of Chemistry has been awarded a prestigious R03 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to push the boundaries of cancer research. His project, “Development of Near-Infrared Photothermal Chemiluminescent Gold Nanoprobes by Utilizing Retro Diels-Alder Reaction of Trapped Singlet Oxygens,” focuses on...

The team won the award for its work on creating zero textbook paths for bachelor's of science in mathematics, mathematics minor, and the data science certificate.

Sarah Fields , professor of Communication, is co-editor of Sports Through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs , which received the 2024 Book Award (Anthology) from the North American Society for Sport History . The project was supported in part by CLAS, the Department of Communication, and the Office of Research Services.

Flanked by several faculty mentees and by her first mentor—her father—Professor of English and Interim Ethnic Studies Chair Sarah Hagelin was honored March 31 with the CFDA Faculty Mentoring Award for 2025. This award from the Center for Faculty Development & Advancement (CFDA) commemorates Hagelin’s influence as a faculty leader...

Colleen Donnelly was announced as the Recipient of the 2024/2025 CU Denver Faculty Assembly Award. Colleen has been tirelessly committed to the CU Denver community, particularly through her advocacy for disability awareness and accessibility across campus. Her work has helped ensure that our campus is more inclusive and supportive for...

CU Denver’s Creative Writing Program is proud to celebrate the winners of the 2025 Lit Fest Creative Writing Scholarships ! Offered through the CU Denver Department of English and the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) , these scholarships recognize outstanding student writers ready to take their craft...

After a busy school year, springtime offers us a chance to stop and reflect on the people who help make our university unique. And, at the annual Milo Awards, there are so many reasons to applaud the people who help shape our students’ experiences, including the students themselves. Find the...

The Alzheimer’s Association has awarded a prestigious three-year, $200,000 research grant to Dr. Ronica Rooks, professor in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at CU Denver. Using national, secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Census-enacted HRS (linking the HRS to United States' business information),...

Congratulations to Dr. Joshua French (lead), Pamela Whitten, Robert Rostermundt, Yaning Liu, Farhad Pourkamali, and Yongxia Kuang from the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences for being approved for a $63,413 award from the Colorado Department of Higher Education. The following people have won the Mathematics and Data Science Z-degrees...

Dr. Woonghee Lee, assistant professor in CU Denver's Chemistry Department, was recently awarded the prestigious BKI Early Career Award from the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society (KMRS). The award recognizes Dr. Lee's significant contributions to the field of biomolecular nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), particularly in his development of essential software tools...