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People with rare cancers needed to help scientists leading new program

The University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC) is looking for people who have been diagnosed with a rare cancer to participate in a new program designed to...
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First class of Boettcher Investigators taking on cancer, Parkinson's, more

Dowell Three University of Colorado researchers are among an elite corps of Colorado scientists who have earned the title "Boettcher Investigator" under a new...
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Conference to examine big questions of society's health, social issues

Registration is open for the first Joint Colloquium of the Campbell and Cochrane Collaborations: Bringing Evidence-Based Decision-Making to New Heights, set...
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First-in-nation program focuses on anti-cancer stem cell therapies

Cancer and stem cell biology researchers at the University of Colorado are launching the nation's first program focused on identifying and testing drugs that...
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Renowned geneticist heralds in new era for people with Down syndrome

Edward R.B. McCabe, M.D., Ph.D. A nationally renowned pediatrician and geneticist, Edward R.B. McCabe, M.D., Ph.D., has been tapped to become the first...
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UCH receives prestigious nursing designation

The University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) is among the first hospitals in the United States to receive national accreditation of its post-baccalaureate nurse...
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A 'brief' run to fight colon cancer

"Running shorts" takes on different meaning at the Undy 5000, a 5K and family fun run to benefit the Colorado Colorectal Screening Program at the University of...
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University of Colorado Hospital moves forward with $400 million expansion

University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has announced ambitious plans to add a second inpatient tower to meet what has grown into enormous demand for its...
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Cancer patients win big as governor signs patient access bills into law

Cancer patients in Colorado scored a big win last week as Gov. Bill Ritter signed two bills into law that increase their access to anti-cancer therapies. "...
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Wartgow, Marks take on new leadership roles at UC Denver, Anschutz

Jerry Wartgow Jerry Wartgow today was named interim chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver by CU President Bruce D. Benson. A veteran of education in...
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UC Denver Chancellor Wilson changing jobs

M. Roy Wilson M. Roy Wilson, M.D., chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus, is leaving his current post to take on a new...
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Major estate gift will bolster Alzheimer's research at School of Medicine

Edith von Kaulla A bequest of more than $1.1 million from a former University of Colorado professor of medicine and his wife, a laboratory staff member, will...
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School of Public Affairs launches training for public, nonprofit managers

The School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver has joined the National Certified Public Managers Consortium and for the first time will...
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GUEST COLUMN: Understanding political, philosophical and intellectual diversity

Jim Geddes, M.D. Our greatest responsibility as a university is to provide our students a rich, ethical and diverse educational environment that promotes...
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Breakthrough treatment extends lives of prostate cancer patients

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an immune therapy against prostate cancer, a major breakthrough that will extend the lives of many advanced-stage...
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Some pediatric brain tumors might be worsened by immune gene expression

Nicholas Foreman, M.D. More than half of children diagnosed with ependymoma brain tumors will have them recur after standard treatment — surgery and radiation...
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University of Colorado grad programs remain among the best in the nation

Graduate programs across the University of Colorado's campuses remain among the best in the country, with 13 ranked in the Top 10 in their fields, according to...
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Achievements in diversity celebrated by president's awards

Representatives of faculty, staff, students to be recognized at ceremony in May Five winners of the annual President's Diversity Awards will be recognized in a...
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School of Medicine, partners will work to prevent mistreatment of children

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) awarded nearly $1.4 million to a partnership of Colorado organizations to test a promising approach to...
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Independent review among several remedies for School of Dental Medicine

An independent review of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, initiated by leadership at the school and the University of Colorado Denver,...
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University of Colorado Hospital provides funding for new crisis services system

Metro Crisis Services has received a grant of $300,000 over three years from the University of Colorado Hospital. The hospital's grant will support the launch...
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CU announces latest budget-balancing measures

The second round of budget-balancing steps made necessary by cuts in state funding will total $22 million throughout the University of Colorado system. All...
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University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers receive $3.5 million grant

Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC) will use a new $3.5 million grant to screen 2,000 advanced lung cancer patients for a cancer...
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President's Teaching and Learning Collaborative extends deadline for proposals

The call for research proposals for the 2011 President's Teaching and Learning Collaborative (PTLC) has been extended to April 12. Members of the collaborative...
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Hospital receives distinguished designation for excellence in nursing

University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has received international recognition for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credential Center's (ANCC) Magnet...

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