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Faculty, Staff, and Students at the 2026 “Math Roadmap” Workshop Hosted by the CU Denver Chemistry Club in a classroom smiling. The room is full.

Chemistry Club Hosts “The Math Roadmap: Cracking the Chemistry Code” Workshop

May 11, 2026

CU Denver Chemistry Club hosted a math-for-chemistry workshop with faculty guidance, study strategies, and community support for student success.

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Mario Quinones Rabelo will graduate from CU Denver this spring.

How This CU Denver Student Discovered His Passion for Politics

April 20, 2026

Quinones knew what interested him. What he didn’t know was how to build a future for himself with those interests.

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Photo Recap: Students Tour RiNo Street Art for Gentrification and Social Equity Course

April 20, 2026

Students in CU Denver’s Gentrification and Social Equity course don’t just study urban change—they step into it.

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Celebrating CLAS Student Kayley Smiley’s Maurice Davies Award

April 20, 2026

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver is proud to celebrate Kayley Smiley, recipient of the Maurice Davies Award from the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American Statistical Association.

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From Denver to Berlin: Students Study Energy, Democracy, and Change Across Europe

April 3, 2026

The program brings together 16 students from the United States and Czechia for an intensive academic and experiential exploration of “Just Energy Transitions” across Europe and the U.S.

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Professor of English Nicky Beer (left) and Department Chair and Professor of English Wayne Miller.

Three Questions for Two of CU Denver’s Award-Winning Poets

March 31, 2026

How anyone can enjoy poetry, why it matters, and more.

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AI, Ethics & Organizations: CU Denver's Executive MBA Program Explores the Human Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

March 30, 2026

On March 20–21, 2026, the Executive MBA program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School hosted a two-day seminar on artificial intelligence, ethics, and organizational adaptation. Directed by David Chandler and Bethany Cape, the program regularly convenes seminars on pressing issues that fall outside the traditional curriculum, bringing together...

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Pies, Pi's, and More Pies for Pi Day

March 18, 2026

Mathematical and Statistical Sciences students, faculty, and staff enjoy a Pi Day celebration with pies and bingo. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a...

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Bardhan, Blevins Appointed as CU Denver AI Faculty Fellows

March 17, 2026

Provost Karen Marrongelle has appointed Associate Professor Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, Associate Professor Soumia Bardhan, and Associate Teaching Professor Cameron Blevins as AI Faculty Fellows, effective March 9.

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Soumia Bardhan, CU Denver CLAS Professor in Communication and Director of the International Studies program

Associate Professor Soumia Bardhan Receives WSCA Distinguished Teaching Award for Inclusive, Innovative Pedagogy

March 13, 2026

CU Denver professor Soumia Bardhan earned WSCA’s Distinguished Teaching Award for inclusive, innovative teaching that connects classroom learning to global contexts.

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