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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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Professor Wayne Miller Publishes New Poetry Collection in the US and Selected Poems in Poland

July 15, 2025

In March, English and Creative Writing Professor Wayne Miller published his sixth full-length poetry collection, titled The End of Childhood, with US independent literary press Milkweed Editions.

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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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Tale of two cities whets the appetite for adventure

July 14, 2025

Teaching at a STEM university in Shenzhen, I had a front-row seat to the altering landscape of not only tertiary education, but by extension, to a vibrant high-tech community, which by all accounts, is nurtured in that southern megalopolis.

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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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Eighteen CU Denver Faculty Among the Most Cited Researchers in the World

July 8, 2025

Eighteen CU Denver researchers are among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the world, according to Stanford University and Elsevier. 

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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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