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On November 20, 2025, the University of Colorado Denver Chemistry Club hosted a Pre-Health Alumni Career Talk— an event designed to connect current students with alumni who are making a difference in the health sciences. The hour-long session brought together students, faculty, and alumni for an open, honest conversation about...

How One CU Denver Student’s Research is Shaping the Future of Climate Resilience At CU Denver, we believe in education that works for all—where real people drive real impact. Liz Dzwonczyk, a third-year PhD student in Geography, Planning, and Design, is living proof. Liz is a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel...

Graduate scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reaches far beyond the classroom—and this year’s Outstanding Graduate Award recipients exemplify that impact. Jessica Loeffler, Indira Saha, and Alyssa Hohorst were named Fall 2025 honorees for graduate work that advances scientific understanding, centers community voices, and strengthens teaching and...

More than 1,000 Graduates Celebrated at CU Denver’s Fall Commencement While graduations are marked by traditions—there’s no denying that every graduate comes to that moment with their own story. On Saturday, CU Denver celebrated all of those journeys at fall commencement. Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Genia Herndon served...

Visit the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is proud to celebrate English Professor Wayne Miller, who has been named an Honorary Member of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. This prestigious recognition, awarded by unanimous vote...

Katie Schultz was in middle school when she first saw a model of an atom, the building block that makes up everything around us. Her curiosity led her to enroll in honors and AP chemistry classes in high school—and eventually to CU Denver for a master’s degree.

Professor Andrea Velasquez writes for Vox Dev about her research in El Salvador. In El Salvador, extreme heat loweres agricultural productivity, and rural incomes, pushing farmers - espescially those with strong migrant networks - to use international migration as a climate adaptation strategy. Learn more about her research here: https://voxdev.org/topic/energy-environment/climate-change-and-rural-livelihoods-how-extreme-heat-drives-international

Mother-and-son graduates Emine Demiri-Ozekin (Psychology '01) and Kaya Ozekin (Political Science '25) share how CU Denver shaped their lives, careers, and family legacy-proving that education here truly works for all.

This year marked the eleventh consecutive year of collaboration in hosting a delegation of visiting Chinese scholars and administrators (representing 16 universities) alongside the National Communication Association’s (NCA) annual convention. The Preconference, our Eleventh Scholars Summit, served as a platform to elevate community building efforts, celebrate ongoing partnerships, foster international...

Dr. Jenny Vermilya, Associate Teaching Professor in Sociology, was interviewed by Atmos Magazine on the growing online trend of anthropomorphic AI-generated animal imagery. Vermilya has a forthcoming chapter in Edward Elgar's Research Handbook on Animals and Society on anthropomorphism and the challenge of representing animals. Read the interview