DU is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with multiple events in late February and early March. Organizers say the events are designed to mark a major milestone for the organization and to connect members of DU’s Peace Corps communities. Here’s a list of events: A photo exhibit […]
DU’s “green” energy initiative just got cooler. The University installed “eCubes” in freezers and coolers around campus during winter break. The devices, which are wax cubes that affix to a refrigerator’s thermostat, are designed to decrease the power required to keep food cold, according to Tom McGee, DU’s energy engineer. […]
DU student Stephanie Lopez — a sophomore criminology and Spanish major from Denver — was among seven individuals and organizations throughout the state recognized with an “Advancing Equality Award” on Dec. 8 from the Colorado Gay and Lesbian Fund (CGLF.) The youngest recipient at age 19, Lopez was awarded the […]
University of Denver Chancellor Robert Coombe opened the Feb. 17–18 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit with a call to rise up as a community and become active in the pursuit for a more sustainable future. Hosting the summit for the first time, the campus drew some 250 attendees and speakers from […]
DU’s Morgridge College of Education is part of a project aimed at improving children’s health in Colorado’s San Luis Valley and other rural communities in the state. The project, “Healthy Eaters, Lifelong Movers” (HELM), will increase student access to healthy meals, physical activity opportunities and quality physical education. DU is […]
Erin Bleakley is a DU student with some heart to give, and it’s going to show during the Feb. 18 benefit she’s hosting for the American Heart Association at the Tuscan Ballroom in DU’s Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. The senior business major and fashion designer — owner of Erin […]
When mothers with HIV/AIDS asked Karambu Ringera (PhD human communication studies ’07) for help to send their children — who would soon be orphans — to school, she didn’t just listen. She made a plan, rallied friends, raised funds and has since sent nearly 1,000 children to school in her […]
For members of The Spirituals Project, February is a busy month. Not only is the highly regarded program, which is dedicated to preserving the music and history of African-American spirituals, hosting several events to commemorate Black History Month, the group also is being honored by the Denver Mayor’s office. The […]
With February being the month of Valentine’s Day, it should come as no surprise that it’s also American Heart Month. DU Chaplain Gary Brower encourages you to share a piece of your heart this month by participating in a number of events. Brower says he tries to put together volunteer […]
Statistics show one in three women will experience dating violence at some point in their lives. For DU sophomore Jenni Talcott, that wasn’t just a startling statistic, it was her reality. “In high school I was involved in a highly abusive relationship. That year of abuse turned my world upside […]
More than 200 University of Denver students and community members grilled a panel of experts on technology and innovation Jan. 28 as MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan rolled into Denver on his national Steel on Wheels tour. Ratigan took the stage at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts calling for […]
Lynn Gangone, dean of the Women’s College, will be featured on an education-focused panel of experts discussing the issue of a gap between female and male educational achievement. Over the past couple of decades, women have begun to outnumber men on college campuses by a ratio of about 60-to-40. Women […]
Praising what he called “grassroots educational reform,” President Barack Obama recognized DU alumna Kristin Waters (PhD ’06) during his State of the Union speech last night. Obama commended Waters for spearheading a metamorphosis that resulted in the turnaround of one of the state’s “worst” schools — with intense gang rivalries […]
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 […]