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DU’s Recent Graduate Committee is on a mission to give back to University of Denver students. The group — which consists of alumni who’ve graduated in the past 10 years and is sponsored by DU’s Office of Alumni Relations — founded the Young Alumni Endowed Scholarship to provide financial assistance […]

When Christopher Alexander was diagnosed with diabetes in April, he was “really freaked out about it.” But when the shock of the diagnosis wore off, he decided to do something to help himself — and others. The Penrose Library assistant will ride his bike 31 miles around Boulder County in […]

The University of Denver Center for Colorado’s Economic Future has earned national recognition for its recent work on state finances from the Governmental Research Association (GRA), an organization that encourages public interest study and analysis. The GRA recognized the center’s phase one report on state finances, “Financing Colorado’s Future: An […]

For singer Nathan Bird, becoming part of the Massif Trio — and performing with two guitars instead of a piano — took some getting used to. “A lot of singers don’t get this kind of ensemble experience. When you’re performing with a piano, it’s just you and this envelope of […]

The University of Denver men’s swimming and diving team topped all NCAA Division I programs to earn the Scholar All-America Team honor for the 2010–11 academic year. The College Swimming Coaches Association of America gives the honor each year to a team with the highest cumulative GPA. Sixteen DU swimmers […]

When you parked your car on campus today, did you think about how far you’d have to walk later, or whether your car was under a light? If you answered, “Yes,” you’re probably a woman. “What toll does it take having to think about [the possibility of sexual assault] every […]

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has given DU a Gold Award for the University’s ongoing sustainability efforts. DU is one of 13 schools nationwide to achieve gold recognition.  AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Ratings System (STARS) awards points in three main areas: education and […]

The University of Denver has received the Gold Award for its ongoing sustainability efforts from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The University is among just 13 schools nationwide to achieve Gold recognition.

Sudden cardiac arrest claims more than 300,000 lives each year. The Mile High chapter of the American Red Cross aims to reduce this number by making automated external defibrillators (AEDs) widely available to the public through its “Save A Life Denver” program. DU will distribute 80 AEDs throughout campus, and […]

“I remember asking my dad for money, and he said, ‘If you want it, go make it.’” Mike Hills’ quintessential adolescent appeal and his father’s classic reply were a springboard for the budding small-business owner. He started out as “the kid who went around and knocked on doors” to drum […]

Veteran marketing professional Kevin A. Carroll has been appointed DU’s vice chancellor for University Communications. In his new role, Carroll will guide all facets of the University’s branding, communications and global marketing endeavors and also will serve as chief marketing officer. “Our constituency comprises a vast array of different internal […]

The University of Denver blows up, shoots at and blasts holes in more stuff before noon than most universities do all day. Measuring and documenting havoc wreaked by .50-caliber bullets, cannon-blasts of ball bearings and dozens of explosive concoctions, researchers at DU’s Applied Research and Technology Institute toil at a […]

Susan Sterett recalls that as an undergraduate at the University of California-San Diego, she became “enchanted with knowledge.”   “Yes, it’s about as naïve as it sounds,” Sterett says with a laugh. “But I felt like I wanted to build knowledge to find out how the world worked.” So it […]

Being a little warmer is cool this summer when it comes to sustainability. For the summer months, the University of Denver is again turning up the temperature dial just a bit in centrally controlled University buildings. By raising the temperatures from the usual 74-degree setting to 76 degrees, DU Energy […]