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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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Michael Bourne, CU Denver student in International Studies and Latin American Studies, poses with the Denver Scholarship Foundation mascot and other speaker.

Denver Scholarship Foundation Celebrates Scholars - Including Multiple CU Denver CLAS Students and Grads

Oct. 14, 2025

Denver Scholarship Foundation celebrated its 2025 Annual Homecoming Gala. The event honored and celebrate the economic impact and accomplishments of Denver Public Schools high school students, DSF scholars and alumni. The Gala featured University of Colorado Denver graduate, Diego Burciaga. He shared his educational journey from North High School to...

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More Than A Lesson Plan: Assistant Professor Gabriela DeRobles Creates Impact Through Connections

More Than A Lesson Plan: Assistant Professor Gabriela DeRobles Creates Impact Through Connections

Assistant Professor Gabriela DeRobles teaches several courses in the Modern Languages Department at CU Denver, but if you ask her students, her classes are about much more than language. “I don’t think I would have gone after my master’s degree, and I know I wouldn’t have even made it through...

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