Gordon Von Stroh, professor in the Department of Management at the Daniels College of Business, died March 14 of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Von Stroh was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, last summer. Von Stroh joined the University as a professor of […]
The No. 17-ranked DU gymnastics team wraps up the regular season at 6 p.m. Saturday, when it hosts No. 19 Minnesota, No. 25 Arizona State and Iowa in Magness Arena. The meet will be streamed live on Pioneer Vision. The Pioneers are coming off the sixth-best score in school history, […]
Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican ambassador to the United States, outlined a plan for continued partnerships by the two countries during a March 13 visit to the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, calling for more trade, more border security and a focus on energy initiatives. Sarukhan was in […]
It’s the time of year when New Year’s resolutions start to fall by the wayside. But while the wait time for an open treadmill at the gym gets shorter, Phoenix Jackson’s commitment to exercise and healthy living is growing stronger. Jackson (BSBA ’08) is so dedicated that the busy mom, […]
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law took a big leap in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings this month, bolstering its place among the nation’s top-tier law schools with five specialty programs selected for special recognition. The publication’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools” survey, released March 10, […]
On the surface, Gage Crispe appears to be a typical DU freshman. He graduated with honors from Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, Colo., and was captain of the football and lacrosse teams his senior year. He’s pursuing a business degree and seems bound for success. Look a little closer, […]
Temple Grandin, a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University, will be the keynote speaker March 24 at the DU-hosted National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference. Grandin is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. at Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall. The speech is free and open to the public. The national […]
Senior Luke Salazar scored 1:40 into overtime to propel No. 3 seed Denver past No. 10 seed Wisconsin in game three of the first round of the WCHA playoffs Sunday night at Magness Arena. With the win, the Pioneers advance to the WCHA Final Five Tournament in St. Paul, Minn., […]
Gala to honor outstanding alumni, faculty and staff on March 8
When it comes to handling pirates, it seems the nations of the world are a little out of practice. Piracy on the high seas, once considered a relic of history, is back and booming, according to experts gathered March 7 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law for […]
No. 3 seed Denver (21-11-4) will host No. 10 seed Wisconsin (16-16-2) in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary) at Magness Arena. The winner of the best 2-of-3 series advances to the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for March 15-17 […]
Caley and Whitney Van Cleave always have been intrigued by alternative health and wellness. “Our dad talked about it a lot,” says younger sister Whitney (BA ’10). “And living in a place like Colorado, it’s hard not to drink the Kool-Aid.” So when Whitney wasn’t getting results from conventional Western […]
The University of Denver Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase of 3.5 percent for the 2012-13 academic year. Effective in the fall term of 2012, tuition for full-time undergraduate students will be $38,232. The mandatory student fee will increase to $351 from $321; the student health fee will […]
It seemed fitting that the University of Denver campus was covered in more than a foot of snow when the ESPN2 trucks assembled on Feb. 4 to cover the Pioneer men’s basketball game versus Middle Tennessee that afternoon. People often associate the Mile High City with snow, and DU has […]
Many students struggle to maintain good grades, but Katy Van Lieshout makes it look like a breeze. The 20-year-old women’s soccer defender is the top student in her major’s junior class. She was DU’s Freshman Scholar-Athlete in 2009 and has earned a hat trick of appearances on the Sun Belt […]