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Medicaid Patients Prefer ER

Medicaid patients prefer ER

More than half of all Medicaid enrollees prefer the “one-stop shop” of a hospital emergency department to receive care for conditions that could be treated...
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Regent Linda Shoemaker talks with Faculty Council member David Port after last week’s council meeting.
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Shoemaker to faculty: We won’t always agree, but let’s work together

Regent Linda Shoemaker made her first appearance before the Faculty Council last week, speaking and taking questions at 1800 Grant St. during the group’s May 7...
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CU School of Medicine launches summer session of Mini Medical School Online
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Have you ever wanted to know what your doctor knows?

The University of Colorado School of Medicine’s first-ever MOOC (massive open online course) will be offering a second session online starting June 8.
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Researchers create microscope allowing deep brain exploration

Researchers create microscope allowing deep brain exploration

A team of neuroscientists and bioengineers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have created a miniature, fiber-optic microscope designed to...
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Open Enrollment 2015
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Plan comparison tool helps simplify medical plan choices

Employees may use this tool to determine the best plan for their needs before Open Enrollment closes at 5 p.m. Monday, May 11.
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New clinic aims to smooth bumpy road of cancer treatment

New clinic aims to smooth the bumpy cancer treatment road

Cancer has been called many things, but “predictable” is not one of them. The elusive disease affects nearly every part of the body, arises from a variety of...
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Faculty Council chooses new leadership team for coming year
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Faculty Council chooses new leadership team for coming year

Faculty Council last week elected new leadership for the next academic year and honored one of its members with the annual Distinguished Service Award.
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President’s Diversity Awards honor faculty, staff, students

Faculty, staff and students from across the University of Colorado have been named recipients of the annual President’s Diversity Award, which recognizes...
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Hans and Peggy Neville
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For the love of science, giving to CU is crucial for retired faculty couple

It’s fitting two scientists found chemistry in organic chemistry. Peggy and Hans Neville were studying at Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1954 when...
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State lawmakers recommend historic funding increase for higher ed
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Budget in the books

Gov. John Hickenlooper last week signed the state’s budget for 2015-16, which includes a $17 million increase for the University of Colorado.
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Open Enrollment 2015
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Know how to navigate benefits enrollment in the portal

With Open Enrollment in full swing, many CU employees have learned all about plan changes and made health care decisions. Now, all that’s left to do is enroll...
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Student-staffed DAWN clinic serves population in need

Student-staffed DAWN clinic serves population in need

It was 9:30 p.m., an hour after the DAWN Clinic had already closed, when David Choi and his fellow volunteers saw her: an elderly woman in a nightgown and...
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CU Denver Provost Roderick Nairn
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CU Denver students earn regents’ quick approval of wellness center

In an emotional, unexpected vote — followed by cheers and a standing ovation from meeting attendees – the CU Board of Regents on Friday approved a CU Denver...
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Regents won’t divest; call for report on options for future investment

The CU Board of Regents said it won’t move to divest from fossil fuels. In a 7-2 vote April 16 at CU Denver in the Tivoli Turnhalle, during the board’s regular...
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CU moves to improve data management

Data touches on virtually every activity at the university, but CU has not always effectively managed the innumerable bits of information on its internal and...
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Regents roundup

Four new degrees earned the approval of the Board of Regents during its regular meeting Friday at the CU Denver Student Commons Building on the Auraria Campus.
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Grants totaling $18 million bring new names to Depression Center, Beth-El College
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Grants totaling $18 million bring new names to Depression Center, Beth-El College

Gifts of $10 million and $8 million will boost the CU Depression Center at CU Anschutz and UCCS’ Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, new names for...
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Tenure list: April 2015

At its meeting Friday at the University of Colorado Denver, the CU Board of Regents approved two appointments with tenure: University of Colorado Boulder...
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OE15
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CU health savings account to debut during Open Enrollment

Benefits-eligible CU faculty and staff may enroll in the HSA during CU’s Open Enrollment for contributions to begin July 1 or at any time after that. To...
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From left, CU School of Medicine alumni Dr. Bill Maniatis (’65), president of the Medical Alumni Association; Dr. Ed Kinzer (’52); Dr. Clara Winter (’65) and Dr. Wag Schorr (’63).
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School of Medicine alumni share stories of giving back to CU

At a Medical Alumni Association event Tuesday, three alumni from the School of Medicine shared their personal stories of philanthropy, highlighting different...
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Off-cycle system policy changes in effect this month

One new policy, one recission and six revisions make up the slate of system policy changes that took effect last week. The Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE...
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Staff members honored for service to campuses, greater communities
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Staff members honored for service to campuses, greater communities

Cathy Beuten/University of Colorado From left, Ralph Giese, Shelley Brown, Charlotte Klaus and Randi Viola with their Service Excellence Awards at last week’s...
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CU President Bruce Benson meets with attendees at the Heritage Society luncheon April 2 at the Denver Country Club.
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Heritage Society donors celebrated for making a difference

From academic research to scholarship endowments to building construction, donor generosity is playing a vital role at CU more than ever.
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State wants improved medical response to campus sex assault victims
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State wants improved medical response to campus sex assault victims

A bill aimed at improving college campus-based medical responses to student victims of sexual assault is advancing at the Capitol, with House lawmakers having...

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