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The CLAS Staff Council invites your nominations for outstanding CLAS Staff to be recognized for excellence in service and engagement on behalf of the College of Liberal Arts and 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...

Flying in the dark presents challenges to airborne cooperation, notes biologist Allison Pierce, who studies plover migration at University of Colorado Denver and was not involved in the new paper. For example, visual cues such as another bird’s flight path are absent. “If we could take it from this big...

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...

The ICB program is a beacon of opportunity for students who aspire to navigate the increasingly interconnected global landscapes.

Support from an anonymous donor marks a milestone in the department’s ability to recruit, retain, and support talented students from diverse backgrounds

The awards for outstanding College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students, faculty, and staff honor their dedication, resilience, and hard work. We celebrate not only their accomplishments but also the values they carry forward as they step into new roles as thinkers, creators, and leaders.