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Students Lead the Way at CU Denver’s Kohn-Damrauer Chemistry Lectureship

Oct. 20, 2026

CU Denver Chemistry hosted Prof. Todd Martinez for a student-centered lectureship featuring research posters, mentoring conversations, and free public events.

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Political Science's Democracy Event Helps Students Prepare for Midterm Elections

Oct. 16, 2026

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López and community organizations joined more than 75 attendees for a nonpartisan discussion about election security, voter education and civic engagement.

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Hamilton Bean Featured in 'NCA Amplified' for Research on Emergency Alert Messaging

Oct. 15, 2026

Hamilton Bean, Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, is featured in the inaugural issue of "NCA Amplified," a new research-translation publication from the National Communication Association. The feature highlights a study Bean co-authored with Elizabeth J. Carlson, Chelsea Ratcliff, Manu Pokharel, and Joshua B. Barbour, published in the...

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Dr. Mia Fischer publishes on Transgender Inclusion in Sports

Oct. 15, 2026

The inclusion of transgender athletes, specifically whether trans women and girls should be allowed to compete in women’s sports has spurred a fervent debate in U.S. sports. In a recently published chapter for the anthology How To Watch Sports (NYU Press, 2026), Mia Fischer, Associate Professor in the Department of...

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Why CU Denver Professor Karen Lutfey Spencer Wants Us to Talk About End-of-Life Care Before We Need It

Sept. 29, 2026

Explore a Degree in Health and Behavioral Science at CU Denver In “Your Good Death,” medical sociologist Karen Lutfey Spencer explores how health care systems shape end-of-life decisions and why those conversations matter at every age. Death may be one of the few experiences every person will eventually share. Talking...

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A Big Week For Anthropology At CU Denver, From Graduate Fairs To Fifth Graders To Front Range Research

Sept. 29, 2026

Learn More About Anthropology at CU Denver Last week showed the full breadth of Anthropology at CU Denver, from student outreach to hands-on public education to research presentations across the Front Range. Connecting with future graduate students On Tuesday, Anthropology graduate students represented the department at the Graduate Program Fair...

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Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents

Sept. 25, 2026

Some parents in Colorado are uncertain about the safety and necessity of vaccines given to their children. They also question how the vaccines are timed.

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New Expertise, Shared Purpose: Three New Hires Strengthen CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research

Sept. 24, 2026

Shandra Brown Levey, Molly Sullan, and Laura Washington bring clinical research, health care and program-building experience to CU Denver’s growing Center for Psychedelic Research.

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More Affordable Data Science Degree Pathway Available via CCD and CU Denver

Sept. 22, 2026

We’re excited to celebrate a new transfer articulation agreement between Community College of Denver (CCD) and University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) that creates a seamless 2+2 pathway in Data Science.

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Emeritus Dr. Burt Simon and Co-author Publishes New Research

Sept. 22, 2026

Some of our retired faculty members are still very much active in research! Associate Professor Emeritus Dr. Burt Simon is a great example. Dr. Simon and coauthors Yaroslav Ispolatov and Michael Doebeli recently published their research, “Evolution of Cooperation in Spatially Structured Group-Selection Models of the Continuous Prisoner’s Dilemma,” in...

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