CU Denver prof examines white-collar and traditional criminals, investigations, trends and tech

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On this month’s CU on the Air, host Ken McConnellogue chats with Mary Dodge, criminology and law professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Professor Dodge researches women in the criminal justice system, white-collar crime, policing, prostitution and courts. Trends in criminal activity and the growing threat of mass shootings. How … Continue reading CU Denver prof examines white-collar and traditional criminals, investigations, trends and tech →

Coronavirus: President Kennedy discusses the steps underway at CU

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In this special episode of CU on the Air, we talk with University of Colorado President Mark R. Kennedy about what CU is doing to ensure the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff as well as emergency plans in place and long-term impact on the university. How a community with more than … Continue reading Coronavirus: President Kennedy discusses the steps underway at CU →

Data driven: CU Colorado Springs professor discusses the local and larger economy

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CU on the Air chats with Tatiana Bailey, director of the UCCS Economic Forum in the College of Business and an assistant professor at CU Colorado Springs. Dr. Bailey earned her master’s in economics and her doctorate in public health, both from the University of Michigan. She focuses on economic growth initiatives primarily through the … Continue reading Data driven: CU Colorado Springs professor discusses the local and larger economy →

Milk and Cookies: CU Anschutz researchers give parents with young children a supportive environment

Community and culture, Health and wellness

It’s a disturbing paradox that while doctors and scientists encourage and promote the health benefits of breast feeding, women in science are leaving these careers in droves. Today on CU on the Air, we’re talking with CU School of Medicine researchers and administrative support Michele Hoffman, Whitney Phinney and Pamela Alvarez Moran about the important … Continue reading Milk and Cookies: CU Anschutz researchers give parents with young children a supportive environment →

Limb Restoration: Osseointegration gives amputees a new option

Discovery and innovation, Health and wellness

Dr. Jason Stoneback and his team at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have enabled hundreds of patients with limb maladies to live active and productive lives. Dr. Stoneback is chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture surgery, director of the Limb Restoration Program, and vice chair of clinical affairs. Today on CU on the Air, we … Continue reading Limb Restoration: Osseointegration gives amputees a new option →

Quantum physics: Atomic research discoveries show there’s much more to learn

Discovery and innovation, Learning and teaching

This month on CU on the Air we welcomed CU Boulder Professor Ana Maria Rey, a theoretical physicist and fellow at JILA. Professor Rey has earned multiple awards for her groundbreaking research, including the coveted MacArthur Genius Fellowship and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She earned the Alexander Cruickshank Award in … Continue reading Quantum physics: Atomic research discoveries show there’s much more to learn →

CU across Colorado: CU Denver team fans out to help rural areas with community projects

Community and culture, Learning and teaching

In this month’s CU on the Air, we talk to representatives of the University Technical Assistance program, or UTA. It’s a unique collaboration between a Colorado Center for Community Development in the College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver, and a division of local government within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, or DOLA. … Continue reading CU across Colorado: CU Denver team fans out to help rural areas with community projects →

A rare and fatal lung disease, IPF has met its match

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September is pulmonary fibrosis awareness month and today we’re privileged to talk to Dr. David Schwartz at the CU School of Medicine, one of the world’s leading researchers in the area of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Schwartz chats with host Ken McConnellogue about his research and discoveries concerning this rare but fatal lung disease, as … Continue reading A rare and fatal lung disease, IPF has met its match →

Catching up with CU’s 23rd president – what’s ahead?

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This month, CU on The Air talks with new University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy, who was named by the Board of Regents on May 2 to be the 23rd President of the University of Colorado system. Host Ken McConnellogue chats with the president about: Touring the campuses and the state and learning about this … Continue reading Catching up with CU’s 23rd president – what’s ahead? →

Buried in unmarked graves, Leadville’s Irish miners now have a voice

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A sign in Leadville’s Evergreen Cemetery calls it the Old Catholic section, while period maps list it as the Free Catholic section. CU on the Air host Ken McConnellogue talks with Jim Walsh, assistant professor of political science at CU Denver, who for more than decade has researched Leadville’s Irish community during the late 1800s … Continue reading Buried in unmarked graves, Leadville’s Irish miners now have a voice →