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Students Lead the Way at CU Denver’s Kohn-Damrauer Chemistry Lectureship

Oct. 20, 2026

CU Denver Chemistry hosted Prof. Todd Martinez for a student-centered lectureship featuring research posters, mentoring conversations, and free public events.

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Grant-Funded Program Helps Faculty Integrate Career-Readiness Into Their Courses

Oct. 16, 2026

Lippert uses training he got from a new program provided by the Career Center, called the Career-Readiness Integration Grant, to highlight the job-ready skills hiding in the assignments already on his syllabi,

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Political Science's Democracy Event Helps Students Prepare for Midterm Elections

Oct. 16, 2026

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López and community organizations joined more than 75 attendees for a nonpartisan discussion about election security, voter education and civic engagement.

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Three photos from an anthropology event at CU Denver: a presenter discusses a research poster in a sunlit atrium, a group of students gathers around an instructor in a classroom lab, and a large crowd mingles among research posters in a bright campus atrium.

A Big Week For Anthropology At CU Denver, From Graduate Fairs To Fifth Graders To Front Range Research

Sept. 29, 2026

Learn More About Anthropology at CU Denver Last week showed the full breadth of Anthropology at CU Denver, from student outreach to hands-on public education to research presentations across the Front Range. Connecting with future graduate students On Tuesday, Anthropology graduate students represented the department at the Graduate Program Fair...

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New Expertise, Shared Purpose: Three New Hires Strengthen CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research

Sept. 24, 2026

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.

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From Student Job to IT Career: How CLAS Turns Work Experience Into Experiential Learning

Sept. 23, 2026

For CU Denver graduate Aman Tewolde, a student IT job did more than provide a paycheck— it helped him discover what he wanted from college, build confidence in his abilities, and find a career he genuinely wanted to pursue.

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More Than Class Schedules: What CLAS Academic Advisors Want Students to Know

Sept. 15, 2026

CLAS Advisors Angela Lowe (left) and Jordan Coulter (right) Check out CLAS Advising For a lot of students, "going to see my advisor" means one thing: figuring out which classes to register for next semester. But according to the advisors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), that's...

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In Memory of Dr. Rachel E. Harding

Aug. 24, 2026

The University of Colorado Denver mourns the passing of Dr. Rachel Elizabeth Harding. Rachel was Associate Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Ethnic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS). She passed away on May 25, 2026 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, surrounded by her family and her beloved Candomblé community, Terreiro do Cobre.

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When Extreme Heat Hits, Families Move: CU Denver Research On Climate And Migration

Aug. 19, 2026

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

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New Directions's Robin Kniech sitting on a stage with co-moderator Seth Masket from DU, Attorney General Phil Weiser and Senator Michael Bennett, candidates for Colorado Governor.

From The Classroom To The Conversation: New Directions Shows Up at Civic Moment

July 1, 2026

When graduate education meets community action, you can feel it. On June 6, 2026, faculty, students, and alumni from the CU Denver Center for New Directions in Politics and Public Policy joined more than 1,400 Coloradans at DemFest—bringing real-world learning into a real-time civic moment.

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