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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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Health plan forums continue

Payroll & Benefit Services and representatives from the university health plan renewal team are leading a series of employee forums to discuss what's new...
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Career journeys launch at 2010 Match Day

At precisely 11 a.m. Thursday, March 18, more than 155 nervous and excited fourth-year students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine snatched up...
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Regional stem-cell center launched by School of Medicine

A new center at the University of Colorado School of Medicine promises to expand one of the frontiers of medicine: stem cell research and treatment. Stem cells...
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School of Medicine program receives oral health grant

The DentaQuest Foundation has awarded $60,000 to the University of Colorado School of Medicine's child health associate/physician assistant (CHA/PA) program...
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Evolution of health plan to be discussed at series of forums

Payroll & Benefit Services and representatives from the university health plan renewal team have announced a series of employee forums this month to...
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UC Denver one of top places for postdocs to work

The University of Colorado Denver was ranked seventh in The Scientist's eighth annual Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey . UC Denver ranked 62nd in 2009...
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Donation to help graduates in public sector

Colorado Law received a $250,000 donation, facilitated by the CU Foundation, from the Donnell Initiative Fund to create the Cathlin Donnell Fellowship as a...
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CU Women Succeeding Symposium sets record attendance

The stark statistics and harrowing stories of women and girls incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and the sobering realities of higher education funding were among...

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