Research at DU

Redefining research. Reinventing possible.

At the University of Denver, our research contributes to humanity’s understanding of the world—and by doing so, serves the public good. Join us and leverage relationships and resources to connect with faculty members, students, and change-making funding. Be empowered to engage in groundbreaking work. And help fuel our campus-wide commitment to innovation as, together, we encourage research and scholarship that pushes boundaries of what was previously thought possible.

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$20M Research Awards Amount of new award funding DU received this year. Of the 132 new grants funded in FY24, 13 were more than $500K.

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36,307 Citations Number of times the work of DU faculty was cited this year in industry publications and reference materials.

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258 Principal & Co-PI Investigators

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Research with Impact

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School Boards Are at a Critical Juncture. Here’s What DU Is Doing About It.

Colorado’s school boards grapple with a range of issues, from fluctuating enrollment and changes in state funding to concerns about school safety and persistent teacher shortages. I...

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Morgridge College of Education to Provide Research Framework for Black Student Success Program at Denver Public Schools

There are rock stars at Denver Public Schools. They may not fill stadiums nationwide with thousands of adoring fans or single-handedly raise the nation’s GDP, but what they do, acc...

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Shaping Tomorrow's Hip Replacement

Many of us have had or know people who have had hip replacement surgeries, but few of us think about what really happens on the operating table. For example, did you know that trad...

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“Our future is shared and complex—but not unknowable. Pardee researchers bring together people and quantitative tools to explore what's likely to happen so we can improve human wellbeing in a world of finite resources.”

Jonathan David Moyer, Assistant Professor and Director of the Pardee Center for International Futures
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“Our research on maternal and child health informs collaborations with healthcare providers in Denver and CO, which results in better outcomes for two generations: moms and their babies.”

Elysia Davis, Professor and Co-Director of the Stress Early Experiences and Development Institute (SEED Institute)
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The Only Private R1 in the Rocky Mountain West

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DU invests more than $1 million annually to support faculty and student research projects across all disciplines, and we’re proud to have earned our designation as a Very High Research University (R1) from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions for Higher Education. Our R1 status means more opportunities for our researchers, a better experience for students and faculty and greater impacts for the communities we serve.
 

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Faculty Research

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Student Research

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Graduate Research

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