No one has ever accused Lawrence Argent of being a miniaturist. A renowned sculptor and DU faculty member celebrated for his public art projects, Argent is known nationwide for I See What You Mean, the massive, 40-foot-tall blue bear that peers into the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. In […]
Whether made by man or by nature, a disaster leaves distraught and displaced people in its wake. Addressing the needs of survivors is the work of highly skilled aid workers and mental health professionals. To ensure that the next generation of those workers is prepared for effective service in the […]
Conservationist Sarah Bexell serves as scholar-in-residence at the Graduate School of Social Work’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection. She also is director of conservation education at China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where she works with DU social work students to staff an education program that highlights the connection […]
At the University of Denver’s Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (ERI), founded in 1961 to conduct pioneering biomedical and genetic research, undergraduate and graduate students partner with world-renowned scholars in a quest to unravel the mysteries of disease. For Nathan Duval, a PhD candidate in biological sciences, that quest has personal significance. […]
At first glance, it’s hard to see anything but barbed wire, parched trees and plants armed for battle at Amache, the southeastern Colorado setting of a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent. From 1942 to 1945, Amache housed so many people that it qualified as Colorado’s […]
Journalist Bill McKibben, known for his impassioned reporting on environmental issues, will receive the University of Denver’s Anvil of Freedom Award at an upcoming Journalism That Matters (JTM) gathering on campus. Presented each year by the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies and the University’s Edward W. and Charlotte […]
The founder of a successful venture capital firm, Ed Anderson (BFA ’71) is always on the prowl for game changers. As an investor, he’s looking for comapanies chasing a billion-dollar market and pursuing solutions to big problems. As a philanthropist, he’s looking to put his money behind education-focused enterprises that […]
For the would-be contender in a geography bee, Erdemli is an obscure speck on the map of Turkey, a little-known burg between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. For Joseph Szyliowicz (BA ’53), founder of the University of Denver Intermodal Transportation Institute and a professor at the Josef Korbel […]
Turmoil in Syria. Elections in Egypt. A Twitter revolution in Iran. So much news; so little context. That’s the dilemma the new University of Denver Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) aims to address. Via public programming and research, the CMES hopes to provide the context that will enhance understanding […]
In 2002, when Lynn Schofield Clark began the research that led to her new book on raising children in a dotcom world, the media landscape was a simpler place. Facebook had yet to debut; Twitter was a just a word that described the chatter of birds; and “sexting” was widely […]
In 2011, Provost Gregg Kvistad charged a task force of faculty members and administrators with creating — and testing — new ways to improve learning at every level of the University. The initiative is called Renew DU. Q: What is driving Renew DU? A: There are a few drivers […]
Today’s college students are no strangers to ethics scandals. They’ve grown up with headlines chock full of them. Think Enron. Lance Armstrong. Penn State. Such debacles, says Corey Ciocchetti, an associate professor of business ethics and legal studies in the Daniels College of Business, represent a serious problem that needs […]
The University of Denver prizes research that benefits the public good and teaching that transforms the lives of students. Purposeful research and inspired teaching are celebrated each year with an awards presentation at the fall Convocation ceremony, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Magness Arena. The University’s top award for […]
At the University of Denver’s Center for World Languages and Cultures, linguistically adventurous students can brush up on their Hindi, chat in Swahili or learn how to ask directions in Korean. They can also revive their lapsed French, add Japanese to their skill set or explore the mysteries of Arabic. […]
After years of working in the nonprofit sector and immersing herself in issues aligned with her passions, Karen Middleton (MA ’07) decided she didn’t just want to promote change — she wanted to make it. A former assistant dean at what is now the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, […]