Summer 2021 Stories
FEATURES
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Cookbooks are selling like hotcakes
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For generations, cookbooks have been a staple in every kitchen, yet with the influx of online recipes, many had been relegated to...
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A healthy helping of cultural insights
In the mood for Italian? Chinese? Something from the grill? Or maybe a salad? What about something battered in Budweiser?
In the...
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10 steps to crafting a family cookbook
From tater-tot casserole to picadillo, food forges special memories for everyone. In fact, thoughts tied to taste equate to some of life’s strongest associations, and...
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Commencement flashback
Caps. Gowns. Tassels. And, of course, exuberant smiles. Year after year, class after class, the University of Denver takes time to honor...
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Come pitfalls or pandemics, the show goes on
Across the DU campus and throughout the 2020–21 academic year, students, faculty and staff in every discipline were severely tested by the coronavirus pandemic. Certainly that was true at the Lamont...
DEPARTMENTS
Academics
An emphasis on learning languages supports cultural understanding
Alexis Hermosura was at the threshold of a tech industry career when she did an about-face. With a bachelor’s degree in computer science, and with minors in Japanese and...
Sustainability
Next stop for Denver’s public transit: recovery
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the City and County of Denver in spring 2020, the Regional Transportation District’s buses and trains dutifully kept running. The only problem: There...
Diversity
DU’S Equity in STEM program cultivates potential
From their first weeks on campus until their last, Sydney Young (BS ’21), Esabella Irby (BS ’21) and Margarita Soltero Gutierrez (BS ’21) found plenty of academic support from the University of...
Research
DU’s Colorado Resilience Collaborative aims to thwart violent extremism
After the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security warned that the United States faces a growing domestic threat from violent extremists. That’s in...
NEWS
News
A new generation challenges the status quo
From coast to coast and border to border, college students have long worked to catalyze change—whether on campus, in their communities or...
News
Distinguished Denverites celebrated at Alumni Weekend
Each year, the University of Denver recognizes outstanding alumni with an award created to salute remarkable professional achievement and high-impact contributions to...
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DU doubles up on Commencement ceremonies for the Classes of 2020 and 2021
For 125 years, precedent has held that the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law honor one graduating class at its Commencement...
From the Executive Editor
No matter how you measure it, cookbooks have a lot to teach us
I learned to cook by observation and practice, without the aid of written instructions or measurements. As the oldest child in a household with...
News
A court-tested coach brings program-building expertise to DU
The University of Denver has named Jeff Wulbrun as head coach of the Pioneers men’s basketball team. Wulbrun is the 33rd head coach in the program’s history.
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An endowed scholarship honors departing education dean
In honor of Karen Riley upon her departure as dean of the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education, Donne and Sue Fisher have...
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Gymnast claims a page in DU history books
University of Denver gymnast Lynnzee Brown knows a thing or two—or 10—about perfect scores.
On March 20, the senior first-generation college student...
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
Alumni Connections
Class Notes: Summer 2021
1962
John Manesis (BA ’62) has published a collection of cat poems, “Tails & Tales.”
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Profile
Global citizen: Strategic visionary Caitlin Scott (MA ’11)
Caitlin Scott knows the inner workings of Friendship Bridge, starting from the ground up. That’s because over the past 20 years, she has held many positions...
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Global connector: Technology champion Alex Gasson (BSBA ’18)
The coronavirus pandemic left countless people around the world without employment, but for DU alumnus and former Pioneer tennis luminary Alex Gasson, it introduced an uncannily solid job title.
In Memoriam
Colorado loses an inspirational legal leader
Gregory Kellam Scott (HDR ’98), the first and only Black justice on the Colorado Supreme Court, died March 31 at age 72. His historic legacy as an inspiration for the state’s Black...
