Lisa Nickens didn't realize it at the time, but watching Cheyenne, her beloved and aging German Shepherd-Chow, struggle to walk was the beginning of her journey toward a major career change.

As a photochemist working for 3M Olester Benson has helped design the manufacturing processes for everything from sandpaper to license plates to optical components used on a deep-space satellite.

A routine visit to her favorite coffee shop sparked something extraordinary: a TEDx talk. "I became a fat studies scholar to fight against prejudice, bias, and discrimination," she said, "and TEDx talks are a unique platform to share your passion with the world. I'm a huge fan!"

"Right now, there is no state in the nation where a person working full time for minimum wage can afford rent for a fair-market, one-bedroom home. In fact, affordable housing is so hard to find, you'll actually spend less of your income if you can afford to buy a house...

Oxford-bound senior earns Colorado Student Leader of the Year award from Denver Metro Chamber, Boettcher Foundation Nadeen Ibrahim accepting the Colorado Student of the Year award from the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation. University of Colorado Denver senior Nadeen Ibrahim radiates the confidence and charisma of a natural leader, and...

Gilbert's Surprising Path to Prudential spokesman and Best-selling Author Harvard University Professor Daniel Gilbert scrunches his brow in worry when a student tells him that she's got her whole post-college life mapped out. Gilbert knows from personal experience that much of what makes life enjoyable are things he couldn't possibly...

Friendship and Professional Success Born out of the TRiO Program Cinamon Romero (left) and Carmen Vandal (right) Psychology major and sociology minor Cinamon Romero felt nervous and overwhelmed as she prepared to travel to Spain in summer 2007—her first international trip alone. She hoped to make new friends while studying...

Over a decade of work, anthropologist gains knowledge into dimensions of human experience While many faculty members spend their summers researching, not many willingly choose to spend them in the harsh conditions that California's migrant farmworkers experience. Sarah Horton, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been studying and publishing research on...

Phiel connects undergrads with the very latest technology In the Molecular Biology lab class of Christopher Phiel, PhD Even if you aren't a biomedical researcher, you may already have a passing familiarity with the easy-to-remember acronym CRISPR from recent news reports: "CRISPR'S unprecedented ability to edit genetic code will make...

New Winterim program seeks climate secrets on the Northern Patagonian Ice Field Colonia glacier terminus and lake. This year, CU Denver students spent a purposeful and picturesque New Year's eve viewing glittering constellations in the southern sky around the campfire at Palomar Ranch (or Camp 2) on the very remote...