University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus

J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities

J.P. Morgan and the University of Colorado Denver announced the opening of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities.

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School/College: Business School

ALayla Almitib

Layla Almitib has a baby on the way and plans for a PhD. Thanks to the new University of Colorado Denver ESL Academy, language won't be a barrier to her future.

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School/College: ESL Academy

Austin Badeau

“The complexity of the human body has also always intrigued me,” said Austin Badeau, a second-year student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, “and getting to make a difference in people’s lives is huge.”

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School/College: School of Medicine

Leah Schulz and J.T. Crepps

When 50 second-year dental students received their white coats in a January ceremony at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus School of Dental Medicine, at least two of them had a family dentist to thank for the direction their careers had taken. Read more about Dental Medicine

School/College: School of Dental Medicine

Nursing PhD Program

By 2014, a PhD will most likely be required in order to become a nurse practitioner. Established in 1978, our nursing PhD program was one of the first in the western United States—and it continues to be one of the best. Read more about the Nursing PhD program

Program: PhD

School/College: College of Nursing

Deandra Walker

Deandra Walker is one of about 1,500 University of Colorado Denver students who graduated in Fall Commencement 2011 on Dec. 17 at the Colorado Convention Center. But she’s the only one who can claim to be the first graduate ever from the University Honors and Leadership (UHL) program. Read more about this remarkable graduate

Program: University Honors and Leadership

School/College: All

Joy Breeze and Greg Glazner

As a life-long learner, 75-year-old Joy Breeze has been taking classes at the university for decades. Since she retired, she has studied under the auspices of the Senior Citizens Program which is open without tuition to area residents who are 60 years of age or older. Read more about the Senior Citizens Program

Program: Senior Citizens Program

School/College: All

Stu Basham

“CU Denver provided the exact program I have been looking for my entire life and even better, I could afford it,” says Basham. “It’s awesome because we learn real world stuff which applies directly to what I want to do after I graduate.” Read more about Music and Entertainment Industry Studies

Program: Music and Entertainment Studies

School/College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Monica Evans

Monica Evans lost her job, walked away from her marriage, traveled around the world, got on the wrong plane, worked her way across Brazil by teaching English, consulted with a wise young man, and found a career which she loves. Read more about the Pharmacy program

Program: Pharmacy

School/College: Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ben Hilliard

Ben Hilliard is celebrating after being chosen out of 500 applicants to receive a nursing scholarship. He can trace his decision to become a nurse back to the day he was running six-minute miles on an outdoor track with the temperature hovering above 100 degrees in Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia. Read more about Nursing at CU Denver

Program: Nursing

School/College: College of Nursing

Jayden Tumbaga and Kelsey Estes

Both these top-notch students have survived medical crises and overcome seemingly insurmountable financial challenges to join the University of Colorado Denver's class of 2015. Read more about Jayden Tumbaga and Kelsey Estes

Program: BA/BS-MD

School/College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Samantha Miles

When Samantha Miles wandered into the Study Abroad office, she had a vague idea that she wanted to do research. Today, this CU Denver senior laughs when she says, "I had no idea I was enrolling in a revolution. But the experience was absolutely life-changing." Read more about Study Abroad

Program: Study Abroad

School/College: All