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DU professors bring developmental research to public

When doctors, pediatricians or parents have questions about the latest research in childhood development, they now can turn to a single source thanks to DU psychology professors Marshall Haith and Janette Benson. Benson, associate professor of psychology, and Haith, professor emeritus, are authors of the Encyclopedia of Infant and Early […]

Adoptive families gain insight from DU professor’s research

Mitch Hyder, the radio voice of DU men’s and women’s basketball, and his wife, Reva, adopted their daughter, Haley, from China 5 years ago. They say they’ve enjoyed the change a child brought to their family and have been fortunate people outside their family have been supportive. It is not […]

Islam in America

Islam in America

What does it mean to be Shi’i in a country that understands so little about Islam? A new book by DU Professor Liyakat Takim traces the history and experiences of the Shi’i community in America.

Research shows racial disparity in death penalty cases

Research shows racial disparity in death penalty cases

Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in at least one Texas county, according to Scott Phillips, an associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver. Phillips studied 504 death penalty cases in Harris County, Texas, which is home to Houston. He found that from […]

Student engineering mind-controlled prosthetics

Student engineering mind-controlled prosthetics

Chris Aasted was one of those children who could be counted on to take things apart, just to see how they work. At 24, he’s turned to putting things together, to see if they work. As a graduate student at DU, Aasted is working closely with Rahmat Shoureshi, dean of […]

Students design exercise machines for overweight people

Students design exercise machines for overweight people

Professional engineers solve problems in the real world. At the University of Denver, so do student engineers. Students working with DU engineering assistant professors Kim Newman and Irvin Jones cap their bachelor’s degree with a foray into that real world, tackling the real problems facing disabled people through engineered solutions. […]

The View Inside

The View Inside

DU researchers are developing powerful new ways to examine the human body at the molecular level.

The Fat Fight

The Fat Fight

With a little help from mutant mice, a researcher at DU’s Eleanor Roosevelt Institute has uncovered the genetic root of obesity, and with it, a potential cure.

DRI charts a new course

DRI charts a new course

The University of Denver Research Institute (DRI) scored quite a coup when it landed Joel Williamsen’s Center for Space Systems Survivability in 1998. But then, being in business at all was something of a coup; just a few years earlier, the institute’s own “survivability” stood very much in doubt. “When […]

Space Rangers

Space Rangers

DU researchers and alumni continue to make enduring contributions to the investigation of our universe.