Bringing to life the trauma soldiers experience at war isn’t easy, but it’s what fine art photographer Jennifer Karady has done in her exhibition In Country: Soldier’s Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan. For the project, Karady interviewed American soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Karady asked each veteran to […]
Wednesday night at the Cable Center, James O’Toole — Daniels Chair of Business Ethics — introduced the evening’s speaker, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, as “the man who invented coffee.” “Remember back to those terrible days when if we wanted a cup of joe, we had to go to our local […]
Peer into the final years of grand-scale Italian opera and its final master Giacomo Puccini when the Lamont Opera Theatre and the Lamont Opera Program present two, one-act Puccini operas, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, April 14–17 at DU’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts. “Suor Angelica is a beautiful, […]
Steve Schweitzer’s new book, A Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, (Pixachrome Publishing 2010) is more than a how-to for fly-fishing — the book also is designed as a destination guide. The book covers everything a visiting fly-fisher needs to plan a trip in Rocky Mountain National Park, […]
The science laboratories in the former Boettcher East building are gone now, but the site of the building demolished last year will still host several experiments over the coming years. Working in collaboration, DU’s facilities management, the office of the University architect and the University arborist will be working with […]
The University of Denver has submitted an application to host a presidential or vice presidential debate in fall 2012. It marks the first time DU has competed for one of the nationally televised events that occur just before the November election. Last week, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that […]
Freshman Jorie Hall claimed a share of the balance beam title and joined junior Brianna Springer to qualify for the NCAA national championships at the 2011 NCAA North Central Regional Championships at DU’s Magness Arena on April 2. Hall tied with Bekah Gher from Boise State University on the balance […]
Registration for DU’s second TEDxDU event will open April 5. TEDxDU features more than 15 speakers in a fast-paced afternoon of ideas, inspiration, and performance themed around the idea of radical collaboration. Speakers include former Ambassador Christopher Hill, TED speaker and animal welfare activist Temple Grandin, collaborative musician John Common […]
It was a new year of competition but the same result for Isabella Contolini as the 7th grader bested all comers April 1 at the University of Denver to win the Colorado state title in the National Geographic Geography Bee. Contolini, 13, of Lakewood, Colo., won the event last year […]
More than a dozen years after the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established, one of its leaders sees signs of hope in a world that continues to need an international body to review atrocities and crimes against humanity. William Pace (BA history ’68) accepted the Ved Nanda Center for International […]
The University of Denver is offering three ways to watch TEDxDU. This year, participants can attend the live TEDxDU program or the TEDxDU Active watch party on campus. Participants also can watch a live stream of the event online at www.tedxdu.com. TEDxDU Active — the live simulcast — will be […]
Looking for tips on effective resumé design? Talk to Brad Klausen. The DU art grad was working for a design firm in Los Angeles when a newsletter from the Pearl Jam fan club caught his eye. Inspired by what he saw, Klausen (BFA graphic communication design ’98) designed a Pearl […]
It’s one of those double-take moments: “Did I just see a dog walk across the stage?” Well, if you’ve attended a DU Commencement at the Graduate School of Social Work, the answer is yes, you likely did see a dog walk across the stage. It’s part of a special program […]
Come April, DU denizens used to getting their French fix at Trompeau Bakery on Evans Avenue are going to have to travel a little further south to satisfy their croissant cravings. The bakery — currently at 1729 E. Evans Ave. — will be moving to a larger space at 2950 […]
Fred Scott (MBA ’00) had a simple idea to help save the planet: produce T-shirts with sustainable business practices. It turned out to be a good idea, too. Scott’s company has more than 60 locations in 13 states and he’s gone from a small-time T-shirt salesman to Chief Executive Officer. […]