When it comes to teaching math and science to elementary and middle school children, even classroom pros can struggle to help students understand the complex concepts that characterize these disciplines. Thanks to the efforts of Associate Professor Kent Seidel and Assistant Professor Nicole Russell, both of DU’s Morgridge College of […]
Students in the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law on Feb. 1 filed suit in federal court to block “Over the River,” an industrial-scale art project by the well-known artist Christo that was approved in November by the Bureau of Land Management. The project […]
For students who may have doubted their pursuit of degrees in law and social work, for students who doubted that one person can make a difference, for students who doubted their own resolve, Morris Dees had a message. Dees, a champion litigator for the civil rights movement, spoke at the […]
A video of Ramona Pierson’s powerful talk at TEDxDU 2011 has been selected to appear on TED.com. Landing a feature spot on the TED site is a rare honor — of the thousands of talks submitted under the TEDx banner each year, less than 1 percent are published on TED.com. […]
Ten University of Denver students spent Dec. 4–11 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast working with Habitat for Humanity to rehabilitate homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The sorority and fraternity members painted, landscaped and cleared debris, and they were able to meet with many residents of the homes they were working […]
The Commission on Presidential Debates has selected the University of Denver as the host site for the first 2012 U.S. presidential debate. The debate will be held on Oct. 3 in Magness Arena at DU’s Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness. “The University of Denver is excited for […]
A leading global publication covering legal issues in the field of energy and natural resources law will now come with a Denver perspective. The Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, a product of the International Bar Association, has a new home at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of […]
Sharon House Orlopp grew up knowing about hatred and intolerance. Her parents — who were from very different religious and socioeconomic backgrounds — faced animosity even within their own families. “Both sets of my grandparents were not happy that my parents married,” says the University of Denver alumna (BA ’81), […]
Sarah Watamura, associate professor of psychology, has studied stress in young children for years. Now she’s hoping new research will help prevent stress in children. Watamura received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department of Administration for Children and Families. The grant funds […]
Kevin Lynch gave up a car, but not wheels. Lynch, a lecturer at DU’s Sturm College of Law Environmental Law Clinic, doesn’t have a car. Instead, he commutes the six miles each way to and from work on a Denver B-cycle, those ubiquitous red bikes that users check out and […]
When Marcia (Moritz) Gallagher (BA psychology ’73) received an offer for a full academic scholarship to the University of Denver, she accepted — even though she had never visited campus. Because she had no parental support for her DU education, the need-based academic scholarship gave Gallagher an educational opportunity that […]
DU’s Bridge Project is hosting an Adopt-a-Family program to connect families in Denver’s public housing with resources they need this holiday season. Each year, the Adopt-a-Family program benefits one of the Bridge Project’s four public housing sites. This year, families in the South Lincoln community whose children are involved with […]
Colorado is facing a critical shortage of primary care physicians, amplified by the aging of the baby-boom generation and population growth in the state. Responding to this critical shortfall, the University of Denver on Dec. 1 announced that it will launch a study to determine the feasibility of a new […]
For half a century, the Peace Corps has provided DU alumni and students with a life-changing chance to serve.
Not long after artist Morehshin Allahyari came to the University of Denver from Iran in 2007 for her master’s degree in digital media studies, she says she became “uncomfortable and shocked” by people’s perception of her native country. “[Iran is] more than donkeys in villages, women in hijab, the poor […]