Congratulations on recent faculty promotions:

• Alvaro Arias, Department of Mathematics, Professor, Department of Mathematics
• Natasha Dobrinen, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
• Petr Vojtechovsky, Professor, Department of Mathematics
• Barry Zink, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Professor Sean Shaheen named Scialog Fellow

Physics and Astronomy professor Sean Shaheen has been named a Scialog Fellow by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) in support of his research proposal "Energy Pooling as a Novel Thermodynamic Mechanism for Organic Photovoltaics." Learn more about Scialog Fellows here.

Professor Todd Blankenship gives TEDxDU presentation

Biological Sciences professor Todd Blankenship shares his research on the biology of shape in his TEDxDU presentation "Why We're Long: The Biology of Shape."

University receives support to develop research program on aging

Betty Knoebel, widow of Denver food services pioneer Ferdinand "Fritz" Knoebel, has given the University of Denver (DU) $17.5 million, among the largest gifts in its history. DU will use the gift to establish the Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging and to support the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) in the Daniels College of Business. Read more on DU Today.

PhD degree makes student Doctor Copter

Brett Machovina earned his doctorate in geography while actively serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. Read more on DU Today.

Professor Robert Stencel and graduate student Brian Kloppenborg publish in Nature

Astronomy professor Robert Stencel and PhD student Brian Kloppenborg are co-authors of a paper that details how the two worked with teams from Georgia State University and the University of Michigan to capture an image of the mysterious binary star system Epsilon Aurigae. Read more on DU Today.

Professor Rick Ball delivers University Lecture 

Rick Ball was named University Lecturer for his work in topology and other areas of mathematics. Read more on DU Today.

Professor Dan Linseman is advancing research on Lou Gehrig's disease

Armed with grants from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Biological Sciences professor Dan Linseman has devoted the last three years to unraveling the mysteries of Lou Gehrig's disease. Read more in the DU Magazine.