http://www.ucdenver.edu/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/about/newsroom/voices&page=97949b5f-0ed7-45b5-81b1-79b3646acc71&wp=c0e7b4fa-bf2b-4121-8228-499f14e0bf4eOur people making a difference in the world60http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Knowthesignsoftype1diabetesinchildren.aspxAURORA, Colo. (November 13, 2010) - This time of year, with school in full swing and winter fast approaching, it's not uncommon for kids to come down with a cold or flu. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:26:31 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Theimportanceofvaccinatingformeningitis.aspxAURORA, Colo. (August 20, 2010) - Has your family had all of its vaccines this year?Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:47:38 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/TheDenverMSbikeridethisweekend.aspxAURORA, Colo. (June 25, 2010) - On an early and damp Fort Collins morning last June I couldn't help notice my butt was feeling sore - evidence that for this MS bike ride I hadn't trained as diligently as I did in years past.Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:25:43 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Theneedformorecancerresearch.aspxAURORA, Colo. (June 4, 2010) - It's been 40 years since President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:09:28 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Theurgencyofhealthcarereform.aspxAURORA, Colo. (Feb. 20, 2010) - People are understandably confused by the complexity of the health care reform bills which have passed the House and Senate.Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:09:33 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Toomuchhealthcarevstoolittle.aspxAURORA, Colo. (Jan. 13, 2009) - Colorado citizens may wonder about new cancer prevention guidelines mixed in with efforts by Congress to reform American health care. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:09:26 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Coloradopreparesitsteachers.aspxDENVER (Dec. 3, 2009) - As states compete for federal Race to the Top funding, by at least one measure Colorado leads the pack.Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:21:25 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Whatstudentsface.aspxDENVER (Oct. 12, 2009) - In higher education the status quo is a slippery slope. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:05:19 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/HealthCareinLondon.aspxAURORA, Colo. (September 9, 2009) - I was in London four weeks ago when around 11 p.m., I felt a sharp pain. I feel for a point on my body - a third of the distance from the right hip bone to the belly button.Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:07:24 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Designingausefulteacheridentifier.aspxDENVER (August 12, 2009) - At a speech in Vail last June, Gov. Bill Ritter outlined the straightforward goal for the teacher identifier enacted by the Legislature this year.Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:06:45 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Wal-Martgreenbusiness.aspxDENVER (July 24, 2009) - Last week Wal-Mart’s CEO Mike Duke stunned critics by announcing the company is developing sustainability labels for all of its products. Professor John Byrd of UC Denver's Business School weighs in. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:05:24 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/UCDenverThomasAndrewsKillingforCoal.aspxDENVER (June 24, 2009) – Look at present-day Colorado and it is almost impossible not to note some of the far-reaching impacts of fossil-fuel production and consumption on our state.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:04:38 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/ViolenceandMentalIllness.aspxDENVER (May 27, 2009)– The recent killing of a Denver convenience store clerk by a mentally ill patient raised issues of violence risk and the ability of psychiatrists and psychologists to predict and prevent such acts.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:03:58 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/HardTimes,EasyChoicesforColorado’sTobaccoTax.aspxAURORA, Colo. (April 13, 2009) - In 2004 Colorado voters overwhelmingly supported amending our state’s constitution by increasing the excise tax on tobacco by 60 cents per pack, dedicating the new funds for preventive health programs and services.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:43:42 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Deathpenaltyputsunduestrainonjusticesystem.aspxDENVER (March 23, 2009) - In 1993, Nathan Dunlap, with extreme indifference toward human life, entered an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant and murdered four employees and attempted to kill another.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:53:18 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/AdultStemCellCureFundexpandscordbloodcollectioninColorado.aspxAURORA, Colo. (March 19, 2009) - New to the Colorado tax return form this year is an opportunity to donate to the “Adult Stem Cell Cure Fund” which helps expand cord blood collection across the state.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:02:04 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/SPASaidman.aspxDENVER (March 10, 2009) - The fountainhead of community organizing in the United States is the work and teachings of Saul David Alinsky. Last month, the 100th anniversary of his birth was celebrated at the University of Chicago's...Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:42 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/P-20ReenergizingCouncil’sEffortsatEducationReform.aspxDENVER (March 9, 2009) - As the halls of the State Capitol buzz with debates many education policy makers are considering if the Governor’s P-20 Education Council will be as influential as it was in 2008.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:59:52 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Tendingtothedyinginhospitals.aspxAURORA, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2009) - By definition, most doctors focus on making people well and keeping them that way. The notion of palliative and end-of-life care can rub against the grain of that life-saving, life-preserving concept.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:59:12 GMThttp://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/voices/Pages/Deutchman 01-30-2009.aspxDENVER (Jan. 30, 2009) - A Sunday Denver Post article about the town of Wellington losing its only doctor serves as a reminder of Colorado's increasing crisis in rural health care. This is an important issue that the state must address... [more]Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:58:13 GMT