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State-approved psychedelic facilitator training program launches at CU Denver

Aug. 8, 2025

It's the first and only 16-week hybrid training program for facilitators of psychedelic-assisted mental health care offered by a public university.

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CU Denver offers Colorado’s first psychedelic training program at public university

Aug. 8, 2025

The University of Colorado Denver is accepting applicants for the state’s first and only public university-based training program for psychedelic facilitators.

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CU Denver to Launch Psychedelic Facilitator Program

Aug. 8, 2025

Academia is getting into the psychedelic facilitator training field, and it's based in downtown Denver.

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Denver’s mayor thinks big and moves fast — netting mixed results. Two years in, should he slow down?

July 15, 2025

CU Denver's Dir. of New Directions talked with the Denver Post about Mike Johnson’s approach during his two years in office.

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Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior

July 14, 2025

Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisticated flood prediction models and different types of warning systems in some places, effective flood protection requires extensive preparedness and awareness.

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CU Denver's Chloe East Featured in 9News Article About Deportation in the Construction Industry

July 14, 2025

An economist in Colorado who studies the intersection of immigration and jobs says this state's construction industry could get crushed.

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Jim Grigsby Featured in 'Stepping into the halls of psychedelic academia' Podcast

July 8, 2025

Earlier this year, Audacy reported on the California Institute of Integral Studies’ new accredited bachelor's degree in psychedelic research, the first of its kind in the United States. For this episode, host Mike Rogers spoke to Jim Grigsby executive director of the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research about the growing field of psychedelic research.

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China Daily Features International College of Beijing Professor

July 8, 2025

With roots in Jamaica and a classroom in Beijing, one professor uses music and storytelling to connect students across cultures.

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Rethinking the Obstetrical Dilemma: a Conversation with CU Denver Anthropologist Anna Warrener

June 27, 2025

Dr. Anna Warrener was recently interviewed for the Human Biology Association podcast, Sausage of Science . Here she discusses the human pelvis, bipedalism, childbirth, and challenges ideas about the evolution of the female body. Hear the interview on Sound Cloud.

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Sexual Privacy in the Era of AI: Hasinoff Advocates for Consent-Based Reform

June 25, 2025

Amy Hasinoff, CU Denver associate professor of Communication, explores how AI technologies that generate synthetic sexual images are outpacing current legal protections. In her latest piece for the Gender Policy Report , she argues that preventing image-based sexual abuse requires consent-based standards, for both real and synthetic images. Hasinoff challenges...

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