Students get lessons from topsy-turvy market
October 3, 2008
On Monday, Sept. 29, University of Denver students watched $21,000 disappear from their investment portfolio in the wake of the stock market’s historic plunge of 777 points. That was real money, not play money like in other stock market simulations.
DU hosts record number of Boettcher Scholars
September 29, 2008
The Boettcher Foundation has picked this year’s crop of homegrown scholars — superior young people from Colorado high schools selected to receive the prestigious Boettcher Scholarships.
Professor predicts presidential campaign will get ‘plenty nasty’
September 24, 2008
Who says it never rains in Colorado? For the last few months the state has been flooded with political ads, hopeful rhetoric and campaign promises that no umbrella could possibly withstand.
Disaster psychology students put what they learn into practice
September 18, 2008
On her birthday, Linda Baker arrived in Belize City, Belize — not to celebrate but to volunteer for the Pan American Health Organization. It was a part of her summer internship for the International Disaster Psychology program at DU.
Bologna program to address concerns over urban life
September 15, 2008
In 2008 — and for the first time in human history — most people on the planet will live in cities. Given this monumental transition, societal concerns about the long-term sustainability of urban settlements, and urban life in general, are at an all-time high.
