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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.

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

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.

Spring 2026 graduates of International College Beijing (ICB) and their families celebrated commencement earlier this month at a ceremony in Beijing, China. ICB graduates earn a bachelor of arts from CU Denver with a major in either economics or communication.

CU Denver Professor David Hildebrand discusses AI ethics, truth, human agency, and identity in the upcoming documentary A New Species.

The CU Denver PhD graduate is using spatial statistics research to help communities identify disease hotspots faster and more effectively.

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

Ella Addison-Taylor was just a toddler when she first visited CU Denver’s campus. She would come to work with her mom, Professor of English Joanne Addison, PhD, and paint or play games in her office. Years later, her mom would give her a tour of campus—but this time as a CU Denver student.

CU Denver Health and Behavioral Sciences doctoral student Laura Meyer was selected as a PEO Scholar for 2026–2027 to support dissertation research on end-of-life communication and aging.

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.