Geographic information systems: an in-demand science career
As a GIS specialist with South Metro Fire and Rescue in Denver, Heather Hoelting uses geographic information systems (GIS) every day. Using technology to overlay maps with other types of data, she is...
View ArticleShelf-discovery: Great reading from the DU community
Whether you read for pleasure or edification or both; whether you thumb through a hardcover or swipe through a device, you’re no doubt in the market for new titles to enjoy. The University of Denver’s...
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Lamont ensemble shines at Monterey Jazz Festival
The Lamont Jazz Orchestra won an invitation to perform at the festival with a first-place finish at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival in March 2018. Photo: Rodney W. Shaw With two performances...
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A National Book Award nod for PhD creative writing student
“Ghost Of,” Diana Khoi Nguyen’s debut collection of poems, was shortlisted for a National Book Award. Photo: Wayne Armstrong With “Ghost Of” (Omnidawn, 2018), her debut collection of poems, Diana Khoi...
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Solving the HIV mystery
A super-resolution image from one of van Engelenberg’s microscopes shows an infected HIV-1-infected T cell and the sub-viral details of the HIV-1 assembly process. “Seeing is believing.” Coming from a...
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Alumna Azure Avery masters the carbon nanotube
“[DU] completely formed the researcher that I am today,” says Azure Avery. Photo: Wayne Armstrong Carbon nanotubes may be strangers to most, but for Azure Avery (PhD ’13), they hold the magic of a...
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Alpine Club’s era of exploration
Members of the Alpine Club get their ski legs at Loveland Ski Area in January. Each year, the club hosts the Ellington Beginner Ski Trip, offering transportation, beginner lessons, a lift ticket and...
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Megan Devenport helps bridge gaps for young women
“Young people are just looking for opportunities to connect and to be authentic and to have someone see them for who they are — as leaders and as influencers in our community,” says Megan Devenport....
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Seeking Grace: A new exhibit highlights black women throughout DU’s history
In 1908, the University of Denver saw its second black female student graduate. Her name was Grace Mabel Andrews. Andrews was born in Missouri in 1886. She had two younger siblings, Jesse and Clyde,...
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Alumnus Mark Shaker puts community first at Stanley Marketplace
Mark Shaker modeled Stanley Marketplace after the markets he frequented during his five years in West Africa. Photo: Wayne Armstrong A reading from the Stanifesto: This is no ordinary marketplace. We...
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