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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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China Daily Features International College of Beijing Professor

July 8, 2025

With roots in Jamaica and a classroom in Beijing, one professor uses music and storytelling to connect students across cultures.

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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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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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