Joe Monteith says the lowest and highest points in his life both involve entering institutions. The lowest was the day he stepped foot in the U.S. federal prison in Fremont County, Colo., also known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies. The highest point was the day he learned […]
A University of Denver professor spent much of 2010 helping prepare a bill Colorado lawmakers are now considering that addresses concussions among school-aged athletes. Kim Gorgens, a clinical assistant professor with the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology, worked with physicians, nurses, school officials and leaders of several […]
Lisa Piscopo (PhD geography ’05) is busy. The adjunct professor, sought-after public speaker and vice president of research for the Colorado Children’s Campaign spent a good part of late last year preparing an assessment of children’s well being over the past 10 years to better inform state legislators about what […]
When Jesse Martin was lying on the ice, thinking he was paralyzed after a devastating hit in a hockey game, the DU standout said everything important to him in life ran through his mind — and hockey was not one of them. “I’m not saying hockey isn’t important to me […]
The seven justices of the Colorado Supreme Court on Jan. 20 turned the Sturm College of Law’s mock courtroom into the highest court in the state for a day. As part of ongoing community outreach efforts, the court moved from its stately chambers to the University of Denver to hear […]
Think you have a good story about your winter break? Phil Tedeschi sure does. Tedeschi, a clinical associate professor in the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work, spent two weeks in December in east Africa as part of a class he teaches called Social Work in Kenya: Context, […]
Though they’ve been around longer than all of them, Yale University’s Whiffenpoofs don’t sound much like the beat-boxing, current-hit-performing a cappella groups that are all the rage on college campuses these days. It’s a point that was driven home when the Whiffs appeared on the second season of NBC’s a […]
Guitarist Bill Frisell is no stranger to collaboration. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, he’s played with a host of jazz and pop luminaries including Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, Rickie Lee Jones, Ron Carter, John Scofield and Lucinda Williams. When Frisell performs at the Newman Center on Jan. […]
The owners of Nova Yogurt, a new “you-make-it” confection concept, are hoping to turn South University Boulevard into a dessert destination for the sweet-tooth set by April. That’s when proprietor Jaejun Lee hopes to begin scooping out a living in the former Motions dancewear store at 2060 S. University Blvd., […]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Winter Carnival, a favorite Pioneers tradition. The first Winter Carnival was held the weekend of Jan. 13, 1961, and was sponsored by the Pioneer Ski Club. Although that weekend included a Friday the 13th, the date was selected because it coincided with NCAA […]
Two poets with DU ties were among 42 poets from across the nation awarded literature fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in November 2010. Sandra Meek (PhD poetry ’95) and current PhD student Jennifer Denrow each were awarded $25,000, as were the 40 other grant recipients. According […]
The National Western Stock Show recently honored DU alumnus Pete Coors (MBA ’79) as its 2011 Citizen of the West. With a family history dating back to before Colorado’s statehood, Coors is a fourth generation Coloradan and the second in his family to receive the honor. William Coors, Pete’s uncle […]
Skew — a new restaurant that seeks to turn steak, chicken, pork and seafood into “art on a stick” — opened its doors Jan. 10 in space vacated by Stick-e Star in April 2010. The new eatery at 2070 S. University Blvd. offers 41 grilled or fried “skews” for eat-in […]
A lifelong skier who learned the sport on a tiny ski hill in Wisconsin, Aspen Skiing Co. CEO and President Mike Kaplan (MBA ’93) now runs one of the world’s top ski complexes at four resorts in the Rockies. Kaplan hopes SkiCo will build on its success in the 2009–10 […]
The DU gymnastics team is chalking up its hands for its home opener this weekend. And, they’ll have those hands full. The seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, winners of 10 NCAA national championships, visit Magness Arena along with BYU and Air Force. “Our preseason is fairly long so everyone’s anxious to get […]