After retiring as professor emerita from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry, Sara Goodman Zimet (EdD ’67) turned to writing fiction—something she had always aspired to do. But rather than writing the great American novel, Zimet took to children’s literature, finding inspiration in her grandchildren. Her […]
The wildfires in California last fall killed 10 people, forced the evacuation of nearly a million others, destroyed approximately 2,000 homes and more than 400,00 acres. And, experts are predicting even more such “mega-fires.” Besides the devastating economic impact, such fires bring with them the ability to change people. There’s […]
Fires are writing smoky warnings across the Rocky Mountain sky. Dying, rust-hued trees cover thousands of acres in Colorado. The hallmark forests of the Rocky Mountains are in ecological distress. While some changes reflect natural cycles, other worrisome trends stem from human-caused disruptions. Against this backdrop, University of Denver researchers […]
For Marc Kessler (BA environmental science ’85), embracing his love of nature and the great outdoors meant always choosing a job that allowed him to be outside. Today, as owner of California Organic Flowers, he not only gets to spend every day under the sun, but he gets “to be […]
In some past a person of learning and poetry believed migrating birds spent winter on the moon… Aristotle argued they sleep under mud of marshes and the big ones gave rides to the little. Nocturnal migrants inspire a desire to know the arts of the bird and the pleasures of […]
Can Colorado provide enough water for a growing population?
Colorado’s powder-covered mountains have long been a top destination for skiers and snowboarders from around the globe. Every year from Thanksgiving through the end of March, the glistening white peaks turn into one of the world’s biggest playgrounds. But climate forecasts predict the Rockies will stay lushly green for ever […]
Skyrocketing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations have begun to bake our planet, triggering heated debates about our heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the need to diversify our power sources. Exactly what the United States’ future energy portfolio will look like is not yet clear, but one of the beneficiaries of […]
Sarah (Gorelick) Ratley is a Pioneer who has truly lived up to the moniker. In the early 1960s, when the prevailing female occupations were wife and mother, Ratley (BS mathematics ’55) joined the first group of women to be part of the U.S. space program. Then 26 years old, Ratley […]
After a 30-year hiatus, Little Brown’s Electric Band—a popular ’70s DU student group—has reunited and is once again writing and recording original songs. In 1969, you’d find several students, instruments in hand, gathered around the Centennial Towers grand piano. Singer and keyboardist Richard Gollub, keyboardist and trumpeter Bill Brindis (BA […]
Esoteric rules often change lives, and it was such a force that brought French-born Michele (Tolela) Myers (MA ’66, PhD ’67) to America. Her academic journey began with the ink barely dry on a degree in economics and political science. “By 1963 I was working for a GE-type company doing […]
Coughing, sneezing and watery eyes are annoying symptoms of common allergies, but Dr. Robert Boxer (BA major ’53), an allergist, believes laughter may provide some relief. Nearly 20 years ago Boxer sat in a cafeteria surrounded by other doctors and discovered his ability to evoke a hearty laugh from them […]
Brad Bolton hasn’t attended a holiday party in more than a decade, but he’s no grinch. Why, he’s the Dancing Santa! Bolton — an adjunct professor in DU’s Sturm College of Law and clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court — dons tap shoes, a familiar red suit and snowy beard […]
He was Denver’s first black mayor. His wife, Wilma, fought tirelessly in the legislature to pass a law recognizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a state holiday. Yet, in 1992, Wellington Webb threatened to cancel Denver’s annual Marade (march/parade) honoring the memory of the civil rights advocate and Nobel […]
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — or so the saying goes. But students in statistics Professor Robert Hannum’s Risky Business course leave Las Vegas with information casinos probably don’t want them to share. The students get an insider view of gaming regulations, law, marketing, casino operations and the […]