May 23, 2023

For some students, support from the university’s donor and alumni communities made all the difference, helping them arrive at this special milestone with engaging and valuable touchpoints along the way.

Mar 10, 2023

Each year, CU Denver students spend a week in London to gain first-hand insight into some of the insurance industry’s most established firms. This valuable experiential learning opportunity is a popular feature of the Global Risk Management class in the Business School’s Risk Management Insurance (RMI) program. The trip is made possible by a gift from Surplus Lines Association of Colorado.

Mar 3, 2023

Abel Mesfin ‘22 fit the bill as an ideal candidate for any university but despite his success in his formative years, he still questioned if college would be feasible. With the help of concurrent enrollment courses and a generous scholarship from CU Denver, Mesfin decided to dive in for at least one year to see if college life suited him. He kept busy with full-time work, extracurriculars, and a 19-credit-hour course load.

May 25, 2022

With a family of four, a career in tech, and a lifelong dream of earning his bachelor’s degree, Hugo needed a program tailored to working professionals. Thanks to the Business School’s digital programs—and support from the Stecklein Family Endowed Scholarship—his dream is now within reach.

Mar 8, 2023

This academic year, a number of students at CU Denver are giving more thought to the effects of their choices and activities on the world around them as they practice a day of ahimsa, or non-violence. The exercise is part of their study of the Jain religion in classes taught by Dr. Steven Vose, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' inaugural Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Endowed Professor in Jain Studies.

Dec 13, 2022

$168,869 was awarded to a pilot scholarship program through the Dana Crawford Preservation Program in the University of Colorado Denver, “Colorado has a unique opportunity, because of the State Historical Fund, to build a program that could be the first in the country to begin to address this need,” said Steve Turner, assistant professor and director of historic preservation and classical studies at the university.

Nov 1, 2022

CU Denver's Colorado Building Workshop is educating future architects while taking on its most ambitious project yet.

Sep 15, 2022

With support from Apple, CU Denver will launch new educational offerings, teacher professional learning with partners in St. Vrain Valley Schools, Aurora Public Schools and Jefferson County Schools to grow a diverse tech-talent pipeline.

Mar 8, 2023

If you were a student in the Denver Public Schools between 2008 and 2019, you may not have realized it at the time, but you were likely benefiting from the most comprehensive and effective education reform initiative in the history of the United States. You were learning more than students in other comparable Colorado school districts, and you were more likely to graduate within four years than students from previous years.

May 10, 2022

One faculty member from each school and college has been selected to receive the TIAA Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholars award for the second year. Presented by CityCenter, this award recognizes the outstanding contributions of CU Denver faculty to the Denver-metro region through research and creative activities that drive our community forward.

Mar 25, 2022

Supported by the Rick and Elizabeth Gardner Doctoral Fellowship, Nevita George is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Health Psychology, focusing her research on health equity with a goal of reducing disparities in care and outcomes for young women of color.

Feb 24, 2022

The new center, made possible by the foundational support of the Linda and Peter deLeon Fund for Policy and Democracy, is a multi-disciplinary hub of research, teaching, and community engagement focused on public policy and democracy.

Jan 17, 2022

Chilli Kellaway '21 developed innovative approaches to storytelling with the help of CU Denver's Digital Animation Center and Comcast Media and Technology Center.

May 20, 2021

CU Denver’s Comcast Media and Technology Center, the Systems Engineering Education Ecosystem (SEEE) team, and International Council on Systems Engineering have collaborated on the SEEE Portal, a forward-thinking initiative that has the potential to benefit the entire systems engineering community.

May 17, 2021

These awards from the College of Engineering, Design and Computing recognize the successful design and development of working product prototypes that have high potential to move toward commercialization.

May 13, 2021

College students from across Colorado competed in the first all-virtual series for CU Denver’s business plan competition.

Apr 20, 2023

In April, CU Denver Business School hosted the Celebration of Success, a gala that raised $250,000 in student scholarships. 400-plus community members, donors, students, faculty, staff, and a prominent keynote speaker came together for the cause. Scholarship recipients took to the podium to express how generous donations heavily contribute to their academic success and even put food on their tables.

Apr 11, 2023

The university’s second Giving Day took place on April 6 as alumni and friends across the country responded generously to help make the future affordable, meaningful, and — most of all — real for CU Denver’s students. The results of this year’s effort, with its theme of “Make it Real,” show that momentum is building, as alumni and friends across the country contributed more than $100,000 — triple the amount they donated in 2022.

Dec 12, 2022

Seeing the opportunity for experiential learning and applying design principles to real-world problems, Don Johnson helped create the Colorado Building Workshop, CAP’s award-winning design-build certificate program for students pursuing a master’s degree in architecture.

Oct 11, 2022

On October 6, 2022 more than 150 CU Denver donors, members of university leadership, deans, faculty, and students gathered together at the Denver Art Museum for the CU Denver Donor Celebration.