Celebrities like Jessica Simpson get to show off their smiles on a regular basis but not everyone is that lucky — something the pop star and International Youth Ambassador for Operation Smile knows. That’s why Simpson will give the opening night keynote address for Operation Smile’s 18th annual International Student […]
Progressive rock albums 1. The Beatles: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland (1968) 3. Yes: Close to the Edge (1972) 4. Genesis: Foxtrot (1972) 5. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 6. Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (1973) […]
Gall: Lakota War Chief By Robert Larson (BA ’50, MA ’53) University of Oklahoma Press, 2007 Retired history professor Robert Larson has written the first-ever scholarly biography of the Gall, a Lakota leader who fought alongside Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Drawing on six years of research, including interviews with […]
DU purchases Lamont School of Music August 1941 Although music performance and appreciation had been a cornerstone of the University’s curriculum since its inception, such cultural offerings had disappeared from course catalogues between 1912 and 1920. In 1932, the establishment of a music department helped to address this omission, […]
The dining area is decorated and the chicken nuggets are at the fryer. The secret seasoning’s been mixed and the salads are aching to be tossed. Ma’s Coleslaw waits in the wings. All Zingers needs to be the newest restaurant at 2075 S. University Blvd. is a bigger gas line. […]
Shalom, young Jewish athletes. This weekend, thousands of competitors from across the country will arrive at DU to participate in the Maccabi Games, or the “Jewish Olympics.” DU will host several athletic competitions, along with other Denver-area venues, Aug. 1–5. The Maccabi Games introduce a range of Olympic-style sports designed […]
Arthur Jones, clinical professor of culture and psychology at the Women’s College, has spent a good portion of his career preserving the songs and music of enslaved Africans in America. Recently, his work was recognized by the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM). Each year, the organization honors the work of […]
Spotted! DU’s best of the web roundup for July 29, 2010 DU student/wounded war vet Neil Duncan is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to benefit injured veterans. It’s an amazing story that you can follow on Facebook. Spotted via Chelsey Baker-Hauck DU and the Denver Botanic Gardens partner on a climate […]
The Morgridge College of Education will implement a new data management tool to help school districts better manage, store and retrieve student data.
David Ballentine has many titles: PhD, DU alum, college instructor, Marine. But the one whose significance he finds increases with age is the designation Vietnam combat veteran. “I think the older a person gets, the larger looms the experience of war in his life,” Ballentine says. “When I got back, […]
Global poverty, the self-esteem of teenage girls, affordable access to health care, education and senior resources were some of the issues tackled by this year’s Pioneer Leadership Program (PLP) students. At the beginning of the year, the 13 sophomore teams started their projects with a simple question: “When you think […]
Not only is Linda Olson talking the talk, she’s walking the walk. Olson directs the University of Denver’s Pioneer Leadership Program, which is dedicated to developing leadership in the University’s most talented undergraduate students and encouraging them to work to improve communities around the world. But Olson recently took on […]
This week, lots of links to articles featuring commentary from DU professors plus a few fun links for the weekend. Are colleges worth the price of admission? Some worthy ideas to fuel conversation. Spotted via the Chronicle Prof. Seth Masket talk politics: The economy & how Sens. Boxer and […]
Of all the volunteer “missioners” serving at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colo., this summer, Mary Beth Koszut is probably the only one who also has paintings on display at a major Denver gallery. Her work is featured in Collective Singular, a group show at Core New Art Space that […]
It’s time to clear the air over swimming pool water. It’s understandable that competitive swimmers would like water as fresh and clean as possible. Turns out, though, that the foot or so of air above the water is just as important. “The 12 inches of air that floats on the […]