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Michael Schmidt and Yaning Liu Publishes New Research Paper

April 17, 2026

We’re excited to share that our faculty member Yaning Liu and research assistant Michael have published a new research paper! Their work highlights important contributions to the field and showcases the impactful research happening in our department. Congratulations to Yaning Liu and Michael on this fantastic achievement! Read the Full...

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Former State Senator Teaching Latino Politics & Policy Summer Course

April 16, 2026

A new summer course from the University of Colorado Denver’s Center for New Directions in Politics and Public Policy will give students a hands-on look at how policy is shaped alongside Latino communities in Colorado and beyond.

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Language Gaps in Health Care Can Be Deadly—CU Denver Program Trains Professionals to Close Them

April 15, 2026

Miscommunication in health care can have serious consequences. At the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), a medical Spanish certificate program is designed to prevent that.

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Why People Run Marathons—and Why Any Type of Cardio Is Good for You

April 7, 2026

In 2025, Denver’s Colfax Marathon saw 25,000 participants, marking the largest crowd to date. So, why are more people signing up for these increasingly popular events?

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CU Denver Launches Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Affordable Housing

March 31, 2026

The program will prepare students and working professionals to navigate the issues facing Colorado’s housing landscape.

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Continue Your Momentum: Turn Your AAS into a BAS-PS at CU Denver

March 30, 2026

For students who have already earned an Associate of Applied Science, the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Professional Studies is designed to help you carry that progress forward and transform it into your next step.

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Data Science Comes to Rural Colorado High Schools

March 27, 2026

Explore the CU Succeed Program High school students across Colorado’s rural communities are gaining access to one of the fastest-growing fields in the modern workforce—data science—thanks to an expanding initiative from the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Through the CU Succeed concurrent enrollment program, students...

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CU Denver Physicists Contribute to SLAC-Led Dark Matter Breakthrough

March 23, 2026

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...

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Momentum Builds for CU Denver’s Quantum Information Technology Program

March 4, 2026

Quantum technology is rapidly moving from theory to real-world impact—and CU Denver is helping prepare the workforce ready to power that future. At the center of this momentum for CU Denver is the Quantum Information Technology (QIT) Certificate Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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CU Denver Research Adds To The Conversation on Apparent Difficulties in Childbirth

Feb. 24, 2026

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...

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