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Professor Scott Reed from CU Denver's Chemistry Department

Scott Reed Advances AI Reliability in Chemistry Research

July 1, 2025

Professor Scott Reed , from CU Denver's Chemistry Department, introduced a groundbreaking approach to improving artificial intelligence (AI) reliability in chemical research. Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to assist scientists, but they often generate misleading or incorrect information, a challenge known as "hallucination." In his latest study, Professor...

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Anna Warrener, from CU Denver's Anthropology department

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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Jung-Jae Lee from CU Denver's Chemistry Department

CU Denver Chemistry Professor Earns NIH Grant to Advance Cancer Imaging Technology

June 27, 2025

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...

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Josh French (right) receiving the award with a representative from CDHE (left)

Z-Degree Team Wins CO Dept. of Higher Education's 2025 Exceptional Open Educational Resources Project Award

June 26, 2025

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.

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Jim Grigsby Research featured in 5280 Article on Psychedelics

June 26, 2025

Jim Grigsby, CU Denver neuroscience and neuropsychology professor, put together a team of medical doctors, psychologists, researchers, and other scientific professionals from throughout the UCHealth system.

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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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Carlock on the video screen behind CU Denver’s Kyle Danforth, Shana Medah, Sean Mueller, Regina Rodriguez, Stephen Hartnett, and Roxy New.

CU Denver's Prison Education Program Turns Academic Advising into Social Justice

June 25, 2025

On Friday, May 30, CU Denver Prison Education Program (PEP) Academic Advisor, Shana Medah , and CU Denver PEP alum, Sean Mueller , delivered a presentation entitled, “Hope and Redemption: Advising Incarcerated and Recently Released Students for a Transformational Education.” They spoke before a packed conference room at the University...

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"The Real Show Is Solidarity": The Romero Troupe's 20 Years of Theater, Truth, and Transformation

June 24, 2025

Celebrate 20 years of the Romero Troupe at CU Denver-an organic, community-driven theater collective empowering students and spotlighting untold stories through performance and solidarity.

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Communication Professor’s Book Earns National Sports History Award

June 24, 2025

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.

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Lee Tafoya, CU Denver graduate in Psychology and Philosophy, smiles in scrubs.

Redefining the Healthcare Frontier: How Lee Tafoya, CU Denver grad in Psychology and Philosophy, Is Engineering the Future of Patient-Centered Innovation

June 9, 2025

Lee’s professional journey did not begin in a boardroom or a laboratory. It began at the bedside of patients in distress. Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The George Washington University and a dual degree in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Colorado Denver, Lee entered...

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