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Building community at CU Denver for Indigenous students

As an aspiring equity-serving institution, CU Denver works every day to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive. In particular, in the past two...
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CU Denver faculty develop new app to help people with intellectual disabilities navigate indoor spaces

Inspiration comes at unique moments—just ask CU Denver Civil Engineering Professor Caroline Clevenger, PhD. During a sabbatical in 2023, Clevenger noticed...
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Smart Futures Lab Demo Day to showcase cutting-edge tech

Using AI to detect sewer leaks for quicker repairs and blending AI and sensors to provide precise, timely, and actionable intelligence to keep people safe from...
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Spanish and Vietnamese community members can now access critical CU Denver admission and financial aid information in their native languages

Parents and students can now access important admissions and financial aid information on several of CU Denver’s website pages in Spanish and Vietnamese. It’s...
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CU Denver launches psychedelic research center in downtown Denver

The new CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research at the University of Colorado Denver is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people by studying the...
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New tool available to researchers; two training sessions available in June

The CU Denver Office of Sponsored Research (ORS) has acquired Pivot-RP, a nationally recognized searchable database that faculty and staff can use to search...
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Making CU Denver more accessible friendly

CU Denver is committed to becoming an equity-serving institution, which means making the campus accessible and inviting for all. Several groups across campus...
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CU Denver’s affinity groups focus on creating strong sense of belonging on campus

At CU Denver, we know that building a community starts with our individual experiences but is strengthened when we find connections between the things that...
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Dreamers scholarship helps student complete her degree at CU Denver

Alejandra Cabrera loved working with computers as a child, which is why she pursued a degree in information systems at CU Denver. Today, the ’23 alum is a...
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CU Denver’s National Society of Black Engineers helps students connect their passions with a paycheck

It’s one thing to figure out the career you want, but plotting out how to land a job is another. That’s where CU Denver’s chapter of the National Society of...
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Is green electricity sharing with your neighbor possible?

Imagine a future where you could share electricity generated through your rooftop solar panels with your neighbor across the street. The power you and your...
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Four ways to honor Black History Month at CU Denver this year

This year, Black History Month’s theme focuses on visual arts, music, and culture movements. CU Denver got an early start on this celebration when it hosted...
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Call for nominations for new staff awards

The University of Colorado Denver will recognize our staff’s excellence with four new campus-wide awards this year. The recognitions are in addition to an...
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Seed grants applications open

CU Denver faculty seeking grant funding to generate data or preliminary findings necessary to leverage external grants are invited to apply for seed grants...
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CU Denver professor finds solution to car theft

You are more likely to have your auto stolen during the holiday season than any other time of the year. And the chances are greater in the Denver metro area,...
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New program coming in 2024 aimed at keeping our best employees

CU Denver is launching a new initiative in the spring to help support and retain our valued employees. The Human Resources team has several initiatives...
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Eleven companies graduate from CU Denver’s Smart Futures Lab

Companies participating in CU Denver’s Smart Futures Lab program shared some of their successes and how the program helped them during their graduation...
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CU partners to recognize the struggle and contributions of Native Americans during Native American Heritage Month

In Colorado, we occupy the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. CU Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver...
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Five teams selected in Round 2 of the Research Grand Challenges initiative

As part of CU Denver’s goal to become internationally known for research and creative activities, five teams were recently awarded $800,000 as part of the...
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On the way to becoming internationally known for research

During CU Denver’s first State of Research presentation earlier this month, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Phillip De Leon shared that the numbers in...
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CU Denver’s commitment to improving student success lands rare opportunity to join University Innovation Alliance

The University of Colorado Denver today became one of only 15 institutions nationally to be selected to join the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a...