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Meet Martha, The Grad Student Who Chased Dragonflies Across Colorado — and Found a Clue to How Species Might Survive a Warming Planet

May 20, 2026

Martha Young spent her summers chasing dragonflies across Colorado. What she found might change how we understand climate change — and ourselves.

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Treating Patients as People: How Kim-Phung Van Is Reimagining Health Care for Underserved Communities

May 12, 2026

CU Denver student Kim-Phung Van is transforming health care for underserved communities through groundbreaking research on intergenerational trauma, cultural identity, and mental health in Vietnamese American families. Her work aims to improve patient-centered care by helping future doctors deliver more compassionate, culturally informed treatment that addresses both physical and emotional well-being.

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From left to right Jim Grigsby, Vanessa Navarro-Rodríguez, Anna Warrener, Nicky Beer, Lisa Keranen, and Michael Moore. They stand in front of a University of Colorado Denver sign and a banner for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

CLAS Mixtape: Five Faculty Researchers Share the Work Shaping Our World

April 22, 2026

CLAS MixTape brings together faculty, students, and community voices for short, compelling presentations on the ideas and challenges shaping our world.

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New Grants Support Critical Research Questions in Health and AI

April 16, 2026

What does chemistry have to do with cancer surgery? What can the humanities teach us about the future of health care? And how does going to college shape your happiness decades later? At CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, these aren't separate questions — they're part of the same conversation.

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CU Denver Physicists Contribute to SLAC-Led Dark Matter Breakthrough

March 23, 2026

Explore a Physics Degree at CU Denver A major milestone in the global search for dark matter is unfolding deep underground and CU Denver is part of the collaboration helping move it forward. A recent announcement from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory highlights that the SuperCDMS experiment has successfully cooled its...

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Automotive Bays to Formula 1: Designing Your Own Degree Path

March 9, 2026

Abby Epstein rests in the North Classroom building hallway where many of her classes are held. Explore the Bachelor of Applied Science Program Three nights a week, Abby Epstein moves between worlds. In the morning and early afternoon, she’s on the Auraria Campus taking classes at the University of Colorado...

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Momentum Builds for CU Denver’s Quantum Information Technology Program

March 4, 2026

Quantum technology is rapidly moving from theory to real-world impact—and CU Denver is helping prepare the workforce ready to power that future. At the center of this momentum for CU Denver is the Quantum Information Technology (QIT) Certificate Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Tutor Anne Kreeck, MS in Applied Mathematics, '26, reviews a math concept with student Yitong Lin, BA in Economics, '27.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Math and Stat Tutoring Center

Feb. 24, 2026

Struggling with math? You’re not alone. Many learners find the subject challenging. But, sitting with someone who has been in your shoes before—and who can now explain those difficult concepts—can go a long way.

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Best Trails Near Campus

Feb. 24, 2026

Need a Reset? Denver Trails Are Closer Than You Think Mid semester energy got you feeling… sluggish? Great news: some of Denver's best trails are just minutes from campus. Find river views at Confluence Park, an easy loop around Commons Park, or a longer stroll in Cherry Creek to help...

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Transformational Gift Advances Psychedelic Mental Health Research

Feb. 7, 2026

Whiteman Family Foundation pledges $2.125 million to support the University of Colorado Denver Center for Psychedelic Research

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