"The one thing we think we know for sure is that people aren't very good at predicting what will make them happy," says Kevin S. Masters, Professor and Program Director of Clinical Health Psychology. Along with Dana Steidtmann (clinical psychologist with the University of Colorado Denver Medical School) Masters sites...
Speaking on the anniversary of Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson hitting a bird with a pitch back in 2001, Michael Wunder, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, did the math: "There are 30 teams, so about 700,000 pitches per year, just for the majors. If we consider the minors, then...
On March 5th, the CU Denver SIAM Student Chapter hosted the 12th annual Front Range Applied Mathematics Student Conference (FRAMSC). This year's event was held in the Student Commons Building, accommodating over 30 talks given by undergraduate and graduate students, which were attended by almost 90 students. Sponsored by the...
For the first time ever, the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences team, led by faculty advisor Gary Olson, was recognized as "Outstanding Winners" in the INFORMS COMAP Interdisciplinary Competition in Modeling . This is a worldwide competition with teams from all over the world (Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia,...
A new study from Economics Professor Brian Duncan and Stephen Trejo, of University of Texas Austin, finds that the descendants of immigrants from Latin-American and Asian countries quickly cease to identify as Hispanic or Asian on government surveys. Mixed marriages are changing the way we think about our race The...
Assistant Professor of Communication Amy Adele Hasinoff argues that teen sexting should not be criminalized and instead efforts should be focused on teaching sexual consent and preventing sexual violence. Teenage sexting is not child porn New York Times, April 4
To promote interdisciplinary education and encourage flexibility for students, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently created and approved a track in Integrated Studies within the Individually Structured Major (ISM) to begin in fall 2016. The ISM is a long-standing program in CLAS that allows students to work with...
Many students at CU Denver, including many in CLAS, participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, and they may be getting one of the best educational bargains in the country. WUE is available to admitted full-time freshmen and transfer students who are legal residents of 14 states and the...
The Biophysical Society has announced the winners of its Committee for Inclusion and Diversity (CID) Travel Awards to attend the Biophysical Society's 60th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California, February 27-March 2, 2016. Among this year's recipients is the BA/BS-MD Programs' Christina Garza (left), a senior double majoring in chemistry...
Each year the Black Staff and Faculty Association (BSFA) celebrates Black History month -- this year’s event was bigger than ever with support and participation from area local schools, community and the university. Activities included breakout sessions by Associate Vice Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion (and Communication Professor) Brenda J...
