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Explore a Physics Degree at CU Denver A major milestone in the global search for dark matter is unfolding deep underground and CU Denver is part of the collaboration helping move it forward. A recent announcement from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory highlights that the SuperCDMS experiment has successfully cooled its...

In my research on parents who reject vaccines, I regularly hear them describe their willingness to seek out medical care and hospitalization when their children get sick, or give them treatments like antibiotics, even if they view vaccines as unnecessary. But the assumption that hospitals can easily absorb an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases is flawed and dangerous.

Provost Karen Marrongelle has appointed Associate Professor Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, Associate Professor Soumia Bardhan, and Associate Teaching Professor Cameron Blevins as AI Faculty Fellows, effective March 9.

CU Denver professor Soumia Bardhan earned WSCA’s Distinguished Teaching Award for inclusive, innovative teaching that connects classroom learning to global contexts.

CU Denver economics professor Hani Mansour studies what happens to labor markets during periods of immigration enforcement. His 2022 research on the Secure Communities program found ripple effects across the broader economy — including for native-born workers, with an estimated 0.8 jobs affected per deportation. Read the full interview on CPR News

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is proud to highlight the latest books authored and co-authored by our distinguished faculty. Browse their work and support CLAS scholarship. Escaping Denver by Teague Bohlen View Book Life Undocumented: Latinx Youth Navigating Place and Belonging by Edelina M. Burciaga View Book Rhetorics...

If you've ever wondered why human childbirth can be difficult, you're not alone. It's a question that sits at the crossroads of biology, culture, and health care. In a recent New Scientist feature, journalist Colin Barras explored the debate among anthropologists about how evolution has shaped the human birth process...

A forest can look healthy from a distance and still be in trouble up close. That’s the concern driving a recent conversation in northern New Mexico about the southwestern white pine, a native tree found in the Santa Fe National Forest and across parts of the Southwest.

CU Denver philosophy professor David Hildebrand spent January 2026 speaking on AI ethics and the future of human agency, bringing CU Denver's real-world, people-centered perspective to audiences in the United States and Europe. Across three talks, Hildebrand addressed a shared challenge: as AI systems shape how we learn, decide, and...

From left to right: Troy Butler views a research poster, Elias LaFord presents a poem, Laura Argys explains her work On February 12 th , the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gathered faculty researchers for CLAS Mixtape, an event showcasing the diverse and impactful scholarship happening across the college...