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Published recently in American Anthropologist , Emma Bunkley examines how weight loss caused by Type II diabetes can trigger harmful rumors and social isolation for women in Senegal. Her article, “The Weight of Rumor,” reveals how stigma surrounding weight loss not only delays diagnosis but also deepens the emotional and...

As Steven Goldzwig writes in his opinion piece, "We must push back against the assault on free speech," for the Arizona Daily Star . "As scholar Stephen Hartnett has explained, there is a distinction to be made between the fascist assault on elites and democratic dissent in that “democratic dissent...

Christopher Beekman has published a long chapter with his colleagues on "Structure and History in the Americas: Closed and Interconnected?" in Harvard's History of the World series. The chapter occurs in the sixth and final volume of the series to be published, Entangled Worlds: 600–1350 , edited by Daniel G...

CU Denver's 2024 Budget Model Revision Project launched in April 2024 to review the budget model CU Denver has had for the past seven years. The Budget Allocation Review Committee will hold a Spring 2025 Learning Session virtually on Zoom on April 3, 2025 , from 2:00-3:00pm . This event...

Dr. Sarah Horton from the CU Denver Department of Anthropology, published an article in Social Science Medicine examining how public hospital staff in a “new immigrant destination” in Colorado’s mountain resort area conceptualized recent Latinx arrivals as a “threat” to the hospital's finances and image, implementing spatializing strategies to keep...

Need a fresh, professional headshot? CU Denver CLAS is offering free faculty and staff headshots. When : Wednesday, April 16th | 3:00-5:00pm Where : Student Commons Building's, Spear Gallery Spots are limited—RSVP now to secure your session! Reserve Your 5-Minute Headshot Time Now Sessions already full? We've got you covered...

At least a dozen homeowners from several parks who Shelterforce spoke with in the last two years say their lot rents and other housing-related fees skyrocketed after their communities were bought by investment companies. Esther Sullivan, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver , says that manufactured housing...

The CU Denver CLAS Information Technology (IT) Committee seeks feedback from those in CLAS about their IT experiences. Please submit your feedback soon! The survey closes on Friday, March 21st.

The CU Succeed Program embodies this vision by bringing university-level coursework into high schools, allowing students to earn college credit while still in their familiar learning environments. But more than just credits, CU Succeed provides opportunities—helping students and teachers discover their potential, build confidence, and step into their futures with a head start.

This in-person and virtual event includes presentations in Spanish and English from over a dozen contributors to the set of four books called Breaking Stigmas: Art and Cannabis in North America.