Sophomore Brianna Artemev and senior Kelley Hennigan both finished in the top 20 in the all-around at the semifinals of the 2010 NCAA national gymnastics championships on April 22 at the University of Florida’s Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Artemev posted a 9.800 on vault and bars and a 9.725 on […]
Senior Nordic skier Antje Maempel and sophomore alpine skiers Leif Kristian Haugen and Lindsay Cone were named collegiate skiers of the year by Ski Racing magazine. Maempel, who won NCAA individual titles in classical and freestyle for the second consecutive year, was named women’s Nordic collegiate skier of the year, […]
For University of Denver chemistry and biochemistry Professor Andrei Kutateladze, success lies in making it easier to search the tiniest of haystacks for an even tinier needle. And that could lead to big things. For his work, Kutateladze was named John Evans Professor at DU’s Convocation in October 2009. […]
Wang Gungwu, an expert in Chinese culture and immigration, will speak at the next Bridges to the Future event, which will start at 7 p.m. on April 28 in DU’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Wang, chairman of the East Asian Institute and University Professor at National University of […]
It started with a name, but it’s become a business. About 18 months ago University of Denver alumna Traci Tisserat (BA ’05) and friend and roommate Shawna Sambrano came up with the idea to start a business and call it “TraSh Bagz.” That was the easy part. The hard part […]
“Creating Inclusive Environments” is the theme for the 9th annual University of Denver Diversity Summit on Inclusive Excellence. The goal of the April 30 event, which is presented by DU’s Center for Multicultural Excellence and sponsored by a wide range of campus organizations, is to “create dialogue and engagement about […]
The message was clear at the University of Denver’s Earth Day Summit: You can do this (and you really don’t have a choice). Scores of University of Denver students assembled April 22 to recognize the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and learn about what can be done to save the […]
If you think “Georgian Revival” means Southern spiritualists in a roadside tent, May 2 is a great time to get your mind right. On that day, you can learn that Georgian Revival is one of a number of architectural styles represented by homes on this year’s University Park Home Tour. […]
Author Greg Campbell reminded his audience of the human tragedy and suffering that can underlie some of our most valued possessions. Campbell, the author of Blood Diamonds (Westview Press, 2002), presented the Penrose Library/Provost’s Annual Author’s Lecture on April 20 in DU’s Driscoll Ballroom. Campbell described his experiences researching and […]
Freshman Kimberly Kim captured her first collegiate individual crown as the No. 15 University of Denver women’s golf team captured its seventh consecutive Sun Belt Conference Championship at the par-72, 7,971-yard Schoolmaster course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trails at The Shoals on April 21. The Pioneers shot a […]
The University of Denver (DU) Victoria H. Myhren Gallery announces the opening of the “2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Exhibition” May 13 through June 5, 2010.
After a little more than a month on the market, DU’s Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center has a buyer. Tim Gill, founder of Quark Inc. and the Gill Foundation, and his husband, Scott Miller, a local investment adviser, have announced plans to purchase the historic Phipps estate. The sale […]
Denver’s bike-sharing program, which was piloted on the DU campus last spring, will mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday by expanding to 40 stations citywide. The expansion is being billed as the kickoff of the nation’s first, large-scale citywide bike-sharing program. The event will be marked by […]
Organs are sold on the black market. Ethnic minorities unwittingly become subjects for medical research. Medical students practice on cadavers without consent. Sound like a horror movie? DU junior Tiffany Montano doesn’t think so. The public policy and philosophy major from Denver debated these topics and others with her team […]
The motto, “Service above self,” says it all. With 1.2 million members worldwide, Rotary International is a massive network of individuals dedicated to community service. But DU’s own Rotaract Club, a student chapter of Rotary International, strives to involve even more people — especially a younger demographic — by completing […]