Former University of Denver botany Professor Moras Shubert, who died Dec. 10, at age 100, lived a rich and productive life. Born on a farm in Nebraska near a town that bore his family name, Shubert grew up in nearby Falls City and later attended Peru State Teachers College. There, […]
Online education is allowing thousands of people across the country to earn or finish degrees, but there are still bugs to work out. It’s easy enough for the English major to read a poem online, but what about the chemistry student who still has to find a way to do […]
It may surprise Max Ben-Hamoo’s former classmates to learn that he recently launched a bottled-water company, given his opinions about the industry when he was an undergrad at the University of Denver. “I was strongly against bottled water,” Ben-Hamoo says. “I didn’t allow my friends to drink it because of […]
Ray Suarez brought his unique political perspective to the DU campus on April 24, when he spoke as part of the Bridges to the Future lecture series. Suarez authored the book The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America, and as an analyst with “PBS NewsHour,” he brings a […]
When Thomas Cohen bought the film rights to David James Duncan’s 1983 cult novel The River Why in the mid-’80s, he had no idea it would take more than 20 years to bring it to the screen. But thanks to Cohen’s wife, Kristi Denton Cohen (BA ’74), the movie finally […]
In July, James Cryan’s application to open a charter school in Denver was approved by the Denver Public Schools (DPS) board. A month later, the 27-year-old earned an MBA in school leadership from the University of Denver. Cryan’s charter school, Rocky Mountain Prep, will be a rigorous academic preparation school […]
Craig Bach, DU’s assistant director of alumni information technology, died Feb. 24. He was 48. Bach spent 10 days at Denver’s Exempla Saint Joseph hospital prior to his death. Bach worked at DU for more than five years as part of the Alumni Relations and University Advancement teams. “His talents […]
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Professor J. Robert “Jay” Brown Jr. was named April 10 to the new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee, a 21-member body created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Brown will be one of only two law […]
Kyle Ewing is not one to take the easiest path, or the most obvious. In 2009 he flew to Tanzania to study venture capitalism with the Thousand Hills Venture Capital Fund. He was wrapping up his MBA and tacked a week onto his trip so he could climb Mount Kilimanjaro, […]
Amdom Giday has to be in the running to get the prize for traveling the farthest to attend the University of Denver. Giday traveled about 10,000 miles, which translates to 27 hours on planes through five airports in Ethiopia, Rome, Washington, D.C., Orlando and Denver. Fortunately, he got here about […]
Living proof. That’s what you could call Micah Messenheimer (MA ’10, MLIS ’10). Living proof that there is life – and work — after studying the arts in college. But even he admits the road can be rough. “I think most students who enter the arts do it out of […]
When students visiting from China and Taiwan attend Robert McGowan’s annual backyard barbecue, they often have an odd request: They want their photo taken holding an old British military rifle and wearing a vintage army helmet, standing next to a replica of Yoda, the wizened creature from the “Star Wars” […]
Floyd Johnston is an exception to a rule. While nearly all young Americans are now Internet users, a recent poll found that only about 4 in 10 seniors travel the electronic superhighway. But Johnston, 89, first plugged in decades before Generation Y came along, even before the birth of the […]
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, […]
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, […]