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Explore an Integrative Biology Masters Degree From Kurdistan to Colorado: How One Student Followed His Fascination with Arachnids into a Career in Taxonomy Goran Shikak didn’t always know he’d become a taxonomist. But looking back, the signs were there. Born in Miami and raised in Kurdistan, Goran spent his childhood...

Follow James Amidei's journey from Philosophy to Quantum Information Technology and discover why the two are more connected than you might think.

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, the SIAM student chapters of Colorado hosted the 21st annual regional student conference on applied mathematics for all schools along the Front Range. (Named "FRAMSC: Front Range Applied Mathematics Student Conference".) This event allowed undergraduate and graduate students from different universities in the area to...

Jami Helmig’s path to success was anything but conventional. A first-generation college student, a single mother, and a determined scholar, Jami’s story is one of resilience, resourcefulness, and an unwavering commitment to making a difference.

Seventeen undergraduate students were part of six teams who participated in the COMAP's Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM), supported by the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.

Isabel Corona Guevara’s remarkable talk, “Data-driven surrogate modeling using sparse Bayesian machine learning with applications to uncertainty quantification,” has earned her a prestigious award from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science for an outstanding research presentation at the 2024 National Diversity in STEM Conference in...

During public comments Thursday, Molly Rose Merkert, a University of Colorado Denver graduate student in the historical preservation program, spoke against the project, saying the canopy looks like a “spaceship.” “This alien structure will obstruct the continuity of the promenade, diminishing the power of the colonnades and destroying the intended...

Starting a new semester comes with excitement, opportunities, as well as its challenges. We’re here to support you—whether you need academic guidance, career advice, mental health resources, or just a place to connect. No matter where you are in your journey, you’re never alone. Explore the resources available to help...

For Junfei Liu, a senior at CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majoring in communication with minors in economics and mathematics, the path to higher education wasn’t just about academics— It was about breaking barriers.

CU Denver Chemistry undergraduate students Bailey Frazier and Karan Basaves presented their recent research in a poster at the Colorado Proteinopathy Symposium in December 2024. Their poster is titled "Hydration Water Dynamics in Globular Villin Headpiece and Amyloid Fibrils, Using Deuterium and Oxygen-17 Solid-State NMR." Bailey and Karan worked in...