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DU study on Colorado finances earns national accolades

DU study on Colorado finances earns national accolades

The University of Denver Center for Colorado’s Economic Future has earned national recognition for its recent work on state finances from the Governmental Research Association (GRA), an organization that encourages public interest study and analysis. The GRA recognized the center’s phase one report on state finances, “Financing Colorado’s Future: An […]

Professor delves into the study of privilege

When you parked your car on campus today, did you think about how far you’d have to walk later, or whether your car was under a light? If you answered, “Yes,” you’re probably a woman. “What toll does it take having to think about [the possibility of sexual assault] every […]

University achieves award for sustainability program

University achieves award for sustainability program

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has given DU a Gold Award for the University’s ongoing sustainability efforts. DU is one of 13 schools nationwide to achieve gold recognition.  AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Ratings System (STARS) awards points in three main areas: education and […]

DU to install 80 lifesaving AED devices on campus

DU to install 80 lifesaving AED devices on campus

Sudden cardiac arrest claims more than 300,000 lives each year. The Mile High chapter of the American Red Cross aims to reduce this number by making automated external defibrillators (AEDs) widely available to the public through its “Save A Life Denver” program. DU will distribute 80 AEDs throughout campus, and […]

Hills starts TheVineyardClub.com to help nonprofits

Hills starts TheVineyardClub.com to help nonprofits

“I remember asking my dad for money, and he said, ‘If you want it, go make it.’” Mike Hills’ quintessential adolescent appeal and his father’s classic reply were a springboard for the budding small-business owner. He started out as “the kid who went around and knocked on doors” to drum […]

Raising temps cuts costs in DU buildings

Being a little warmer is cool this summer when it comes to sustainability. For the summer months, the University of Denver is again turning up the temperature dial just a bit in centrally controlled University buildings. By raising the temperatures from the usual 74-degree setting to 76 degrees, DU Energy […]

Second Annual Summer Carillon Concert Series

University of Denver (DU) Carillonneur Carol Jickling Lens will host five summer concerts at 7 p.m. June 22, July 6, July 20, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17.

Lifesaving Mission: DU to Install 80 AEDs throughout its campus

More than 500 University personnel will receive First Aid/CPR/AED training as part of the program.

Professor constantly probing for effective ALS treatments

Professor constantly probing for effective ALS treatments

Dan Linseman is at war. His enemy unleashes nearly unthinkable horror on its victims. Imagine slowly losing control of your muscles. Eventually you need a cane just to walk from your living room to your kitchen. Then, a few months later, you’re wheelchair bound. Within a few weeks, you can’t […]

New book by Beth Karlsgodt, DU History professor, examines National Treasures

Elizabeth Campbell Karlsgodt, assistant professor of History at the University of Denver (DU), examines the ethical dimensions of museum acquisitions in her new book Defending National Treasures: French Art and Heritage Under Vichy (Stanford University Press, 2011). In the book, Karlsgodt examines lasting preservation policies created during the Nazi occupation, as well as the effort by French curators to acquire works of art from Jewish collections for the Louvre and other museums.

DU grad helps build economy in Palestine

DU grad helps build economy in Palestine

For a while there, Rob Jordan had a pretty cushy lifestyle. He was living in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked for an outdoor equipment company selling ankle weights for SCUBA shops. “I was 27 years old, had a house, two cars … and I was bored,” he recalls. Now, he’s […]

Jenson named fellow at national social work academy

Jenson named fellow at national social work academy

Professor Jeff Jenson of DU’s Graduate School of Social of Work (GSWW) has been named a fellow at the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Jenson, the Philip D. & Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk, also serves as GSSW’s associate dean for research. Jenson […]

DU research shows possible ways to protect against PTSD for some soldiers

DU research shows possible ways to protect against PTSD for some soldiers

A new study from DU’s Center for Marital and Family Studies finds that for active-duty male soldiers in the Army who are happily married, communicating frequently with one’s spouse during deployment may protect against the development of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A DU research team studied information from 193 […]

Grad is ‘big cheese’ of her own pizza shop

Grad is ‘big cheese’ of her own pizza shop

Katie Crouse was born to bake pizza. “I was born and raised on the pizza goodness,” says Crouse, whose father was the second franchisee of Black Jack Pizza in Colorado back in 1984. Crouse started helping him when she was just 13 years old, working the front counter in a […]

Denver yards can yield food aplenty, grad says

If you were to meet Jason Barton at a party and ask what he did for a living, he’d probably tell you: “I’m a garbage man.” An odd occupation, you might think, for someone with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from DU, a master’s in English from the University of […]