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Explore a Degree in Health and Behavioral Science at CU Denver In “Your Good Death,” medical sociologist Karen Lutfey Spencer explores how health care systems shape end-of-life decisions and why those conversations matter at every age. Death may be one of the few experiences every person will eventually share. Talking...

Some parents in Colorado are uncertain about the safety and necessity of vaccines given to their children. They also question how the vaccines are timed.

Shandra Brown Levey, Molly Sullan, and Laura Washington bring clinical research, health care and program-building experience to CU Denver’s growing Center for Psychedelic Research.

CLAS has officially launched its Health Research Collaborative, with more than 55 faculty members joining the college-wide initiative to connect health research across disciplines — backed by a new website and over $35,000 in first-year funding.

Retired CU Denver chemist Larry Anderson continues global, student-connected research, most recently publishing Fulbright-based work on air quality near geothermal plants.

Soumia Bardhan, associate professor of Communication and director of International Studies at CU Denver, received the 2026 Anita Taylor Outstanding Article Award from the OSCLG.

CU Denver research links extreme heat in El Salvador to reduced farm jobs and increased migration, especially where US migrant networks support households.

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.

The research of CU Denver Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences Ben Crawford, PhD, is shedding light on how our urban environment affects the way we feel.

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.