Spring 2021 Stories
FEATURES
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Beyond City Limits
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Her first two weeks at college, Taylor Szilagyi hardly slept. Some of that, unquestionably, could be traced to the typical first-year jitters:...
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Brothers use DU degrees to revamp rural family business
Walking the cobblestone streets of Trieste, Italy, with his Daniels College of Business MBA cohort, Jordan Wehe (MBA ’19) couldn’t help but...
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Inside a Broken System
Photo by Aslan Chalom
As David Heska Wanbli Weiden began working on the story line for his highly...
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Garden Oasis
In September 1965, while in Denver for the dedication of the University’s Harper Humanities Gardens, Lady Bird Johnson, then first lady of...
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Nature’s Bounty
A century ago, the University of Denver campus was home to what was then considered one of the largest pharmaceutical and botanical...
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Gardening recommendations from DU’s horticulturalists
Editor's note: The University of Denver is known for its beautiful campus, punctuated by colorful gardens that dazzle the eye, even in...
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Anyone, anywhere can be a gardener
Somewhere in Chicago’s South Side, University of Denver alumna Bweza Itaagi (BA ’14) is planting food in parking lots and on abandoned...
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Green your office in 10 easy steps
More than a year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, working from home has become the norm for many office workers...
DEPARTMENTS
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Becoming Black: A psychologist explores the development of identity
William Cross, professor emeritus of higher education and counseling psychology at DU’s Morgridge College of Education, has long been interested in questions...
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Solace and sustenance from seed: An archaeologist examines the gardens of Amache
University of Denver professor Bonnie Clark specializes in landscape archaeology. Since 2008, she has operated an archaeology and collections field school at...
Arts
Performers and audiences anticipate a return to the stage
If there’s one thing the coronavirus pandemic has proved, it’s our undeniable need for the arts. When we’re stuck at home, we...
Research
Finicky or voracious? A multiyear study explores the dietary preferences of insects
Before Shannon Murphy became an insect and arthropod expert, she was just like the rest of us: not a fan of bugs.
From the Chancellor
When challenges arise, DU responds with ingenuity and resilience
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.Albert Einstein
I have a particular interest in resiliency. Challenges are inevitable—from small,...
Books
Essential reading: scholarly books, riveting history and a professor’s memoir
Gardens of dignity and ingenuity
From August 1942 to October 1945, thousands of Japanese Americans from the West Coast...
Athletics
For DU student-athletes, peak performances extend to the classroom
Will Palmquist doesn’t follow the typical schedule of many college students.
Most days, his alarm goes off by 6...
Academics
The view from a dean’s office: A liberal arts education matters now more than ever
At colleges and universities everywhere, the arts, humanities and social sciences have been on the chopping block, just when we need them...
NEWS
Letters to the Editor
Letters
An archive that preserves and triggers memories
I read with great interest your article about the Carson Brierly...
News
Seasoned pros take on critical posts
The University of Denver has named a new dean for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and a new...
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Myhren generosity benefits the student experience
For more than 30 years, students and programs across the University of Denver have felt the impact of Trygve (Tryg) and Vicki...
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Sand Creek Massacre memorial planned for campus
The University of Denver has established a working group to explore potential locations on campus for a Sand Creek Massacre memorial. This...
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DU joins efforts to assess a coronavirus antibody test
Scientists at the University of Denver have assessed a new antibody test for COVID-19 that can predict if a patient will experience...
From the Chancellor
When challenges arise, DU responds with ingenuity and resilience
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.Albert Einstein
I have a particular interest in resiliency. Challenges are inevitable—from small,...
News
DU’s Spit Lab triples COVID-19 testing
When members of the DU community returned to campus at the start of winter quarter, they found their saliva was in demand.
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Alumnus Imran Khan’s scholarship gift creates opportunity
“Investing in scholarships is investing in the future,” says Imran Khan (BSBA ’00), of his recent $1.25 million gift to the University...
From the Executive Editor
Spring can really hang you up the most
First off, I want to say that while I enjoy the end results of spring, as a season, it is not my...
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
Alumni Connections
Keeping the story of a war hero alive
From the first time he saw it, the World War II helmet marked by two bullet holes captured Marshall Fogel’s imagination. At...
Profile
The Scribes: Poet and songbird whisperer Timothy Houghton (PhD ’84)
At 6 a.m., Tim Houghton was up and alert.
For a month, he had awakened before the sun in...
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The Scribes: Translator and wordsmith Kelsi Vanada (BA ’09)
As soon as her teaching day was over, Kelsi Vanada would rush to a class of her own. She jumped in her...
Class Notes
Class Notes: Spring 2021
1960s
DU Phi Gamma NuWhen old friends from the Phi Gamma Nu business professional sorority meet...
