Research Overview
Making an impact
We empower students and faculty to solve the challenging problems of our time. Involvement in scholarly research gives our students the opportunity to gain valuable experience and make new discoveries in our labs and communities.
Our relationships and resources allow us to provide our student and faculty researchers with access to funding and laboratories that make innovation possible. Combining those relationships and resources with our campus-wide dedication to discovery promotes innovative research that goes beyond traditional boundaries.
What Will You Discover?

3-D Printed Artifacts
Anthropology professor Bonnie Clark is using new 3-D printing technology to give students a taste of what it's like to examine ancient artifacts. By printing 3-D models of ancient objects, students can conduct research on a physical object without worrying about harming a one-of-a-kind relic.

Studying STEM in Ethiopia
A PhD student in our Higher Education program, Meseret Hailu researches the persistence of women in undergraduate STEM majors in Ethiopia. Meseret conducted interviews with 30 women studying STEM in Ethiopia. She also surveyed 275 women electronically to ensure the reliability of her data.

Undergrads Team with Nike
DU undergraduate engineering students teamed up with Nike to assess the stability of athletic shoes. Combining medical science and engineering, their work could help reduce injury and improve performance.
$25M Total research funding at DU is over $25 million.
150 DU is currently home to 150 funded faculty members.
$11m Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant Stipend Funding: $11,467,127
A Research Model That Benefits Everyone

Work Alongside Corporations & Nonprofits
From Arrow Electronics to the Peace Corps, corporations and nonprofits from Colorado and across the world rely on our students and faculty as problem solvers. These relationships enrich our research community and empower our students to develop skills and techniques they’ll carry into the workforce.

Our Research Advantage
As a private institution, we protect corporate trade secrets while performing high-value research. DU's commitment to a teacher-scholar model means that students work directly with faculty on solving problems. Our size and access to resources allows students to perform cross-disciplinary research.
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Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
2601 E Colorado Avenue
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Corinne Lengsfeld
Senior Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education