Ralph and Trish Nagel can spot opportunity even if it’s buried under sod and trampled by short-cutting pedestrians. Witness the School of Art and Art History’s new Nagel Art Studios, an annex made possible by a $2.3 million gift from the couple. Clad in limestone and copper, the structure rises […]
Here’s what we know about the effects of animal abuse on children who witness it: It can’t be good. Here’s what we don’t know: Everything else. What mental health problems arise when children are exposed to brutality against a much-loved pet? How do children cope when they see an animal […]
Professor Frank Ascione has discovered a disturbing link between domestic violence and animal abuse.
Philip Tedeschi, clinical director of the Graduate School of Social Work’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection, knows exactly how much animals mean to people. “We have, in this country, probably 70 million people who have dogs. There’s no health care plan that has that many people in it. We have more […]
University of Denver Magazine: Dr. Rice, rumor has it that you have a new book coming out—the first installment in a two-volume memoir. Could you give us a sneak preview? Condoleezza Rice: I do have a new book coming out in October—a family memoir really. I decided that while it’s […]
Alumna Condoleezza Rice opens up about DU, 9/11, the George Bush legacy and more.
Assistant Professor Lisa Pasko has a plan to help violent girls.
When the class of 2014 arrives at DU in the fall, its members will participate in a new general education program—the common curriculum—designed to help students integrate and apply knowledge from across disciplines. All DU undergraduate students will be required to complete 52–60 credits in the curriculum. That’s down from […]
When the class of 2014 arrives at DU in the fall, its members will participate in a new general education program — known as the common curriculum — designed to help students integrate and apply knowledge from across disciplines. All DU undergraduate students will be required to complete 52–60 credits […]
Charles James Box (Chuck to those who meet him face-to-face; C.J. to the legions of crime fiction fans who snap up his every release) often wears a black hat and black leather jacket. In the iconography of the wild and woolly West, that would make him one of the bad […]
What does it mean to be Shi’i in a country that understands so little about Islam? A new book by DU Professor Liyakat Takim traces the history and experiences of the Shi’i community in America.
In 2002, DU alumni Tom and Cydney Marsico presented the University of Denver with a $10 million gift to be spent over five years and directed toward the intensification of the undergraduate arts and sciences programs. Made with no strings and few provisos, that gift launched an experiment—dubbed the Marsico […]
Heraldo Muñoz (MA ’76 and PhD ’79 international studies) is Chile’s ambassador to the United Nations. He was appointed to the post in June 2003, just after the U.S. launched its March invasion of Iraq. At the time, Chile was an elected member of the U.N. Security Council, and Muñoz […]
Colorado’s population is expected to grow by a million in the next seven years — an unsustainable proposition, DU experts say.
Joy Burns, long-time chair of the University of Denver Board of Trustees, will receive the Distinguished Service to the University Award at the 2008 Founders Day Gala on March 14. In addition to her 27 years as a trustee, Burns has supported the University as a sports fan, arts patron […]