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Hockey season ends with Frozen Four loss to North Dakota

Hockey season ends with Frozen Four loss to North Dakota

The University of Denver hockey team lost to the University of North Dakota on Thursday night, falling 4-2 in the NCAA Semifinal at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Defensemen Will Butcher and Matt VanVoorhis provided the offense for the Pioneers, erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period, while starting […]

DU hockey players win major awards on eve of Frozen Four

University of Denver hockey players Gabe Levin and Danton Heinen received prestigious awards on Wednesday during Frozen Four Media Day in Tampa, Fla. Denver battles the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Amalie Arena in Tampa at 6:30 p.m. MDT on Thursday, April 7. Levin won the Elite 90 Award, given to the […]

Anthropology professor leads research trips to WWII internment camp

Anthropology professor leads research trips to WWII internment camp

As a historical archaeologist in DU’s department of anthropology, Bonnie Clark uses documents and artifacts to study the fabric of everyday life. Her current research involves investigating and preserving the tangible history of Amache, Colorado’s World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp. “Amache is a reminder of the high human cost […]

Higher Visions for Education program partners with DU

Higher Visions for Education program partners with DU

For the past 10 years, the University of Denver has partnered with the Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association’s Higher Visions for Education (HVE) program. Each week, a group of adult students with Down syndrome can be found in DU’s Cherrington Hall learning about a variety of topics; from nutrition and […]

Men’s hockey team excited for first Frozen Four appearance in 11 years

Men’s hockey team excited for first Frozen Four appearance in 11 years

The University of Denver hockey team is heading back to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2005, when the Pioneers captured the program’s seventh national title. The Pioneers beat Boston University 7-2 on March 26 before defeating Ferris State University by a score of 6-3 the following […]

Gymnast McGee advances to NCAA finals

Gymnast McGee advances to NCAA finals

University of Denver gymnast Nina McGee qualified to her second consecutive NCAA national championship after finishing second in the all-around at Saturday’s NCAA regionals in Minneapolis. This will be the 17th straight season that at least one DU gymnast has advanced to the NCAA National Championships. McGee also claimed the […]

DU reports momentum on Title IX issues, plans events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The University of Denver is preparing for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), nationally recognized in the U.S. every April. Since last April’s SAAM, the University has made progress on several fronts to provide a safer, more compassionate campus environment and to more comprehensively support individuals who have expressed concern regarding […]

Men’s hockey advances to Frozen Four for the first time since 2005

Men’s hockey advances to Frozen Four for the first time since 2005

For the first time since 2005, the University of Denver men’s hockey team is heading back to the Frozen Four. The Pioneers defeated Ferris State by a score of 6-3 on Sunday to win the West Regional portion of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament. The Pioneers […]

Quick Questions: PhD candidate Arturo Lopez-Levy on Obama’s historic visit to Cuba

Quick Questions: PhD candidate Arturo Lopez-Levy on Obama’s historic visit to Cuba

Arturo Lopez-Levy is a PhD candidate at DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and a lecturer at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. A Cuban émigré who came to the United States in 2001, he has served as a consultant and analyst for organizations concerned about U.S. policies toward […]

DU names speakers — including Madeleine Albright — for Commencement ceremonies

The University of Denver has announced speakers for the spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies in May and June. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will deliver the spring undergraduate Commencement address on Saturday, June 4. Albright is the daughter of Josef Korbel, the former DU international studies professor for whom the […]

Josef Korbel School receives $1 million gift for new public opinion research center

A new survey research center has been created at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies with a $1 million gift from public opinion research pioneer and DU alumna Helen Crossley. The Crossley Center for Public Opinion Research will be Colorado’s leading academic center for survey research. […]

Pioneers name alumnus Rodney Billups head men’s basketball coach

Pioneers name alumnus Rodney Billups head men’s basketball coach

University of Denver Vice Chancellor for Athletics & Recreation Peg Bradley-Doppes announced Monday that former Pioneers point guard and current University of Colorado assistant coach Rodney Billups, a 2005 graduate of DU’s Daniels College of Business, has been named the new head coach of the DU men’s basketball team. Billups […]

Men’s hockey team advances to NCHC Frozen Faceoff with win over Nebraska

Men’s hockey team advances to NCHC Frozen Faceoff with win over Nebraska

The University of Denver men’s hockey team completed an opening round playoff sweep of the University Nebraska-Omaha in thrilling fashion on Saturday night, winning 4-3 in double overtime. The game marked the longest game ever played in Magness Arena history. Denver will now travel to Minneapolis to face the St. […]

Pioneers ski team wins 23rd national championship

The University of Denver ski team has won its 23rd national championship after completing competition at the 2016 NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo. this past week. Denver finished first overall in the team standings with 567.5 points, ahead of the University of Colorado (491.5) and the University of Utah […]

Campus programs give junior Rory Moore a sense of community

Campus programs give junior Rory Moore a sense of community

A graduate of Northglenn High School in north Denver, Rory Moore considers his University of Denver education a ticket to a better life. Moore’s father didn’t live at home, and his mother suffers from short-term memory loss, so he and his sister were essentially raised by their grandparents. From a […]