Emma Atkinson

While Nick Iwanicki may not consider himself a detective, he does love sleuthing.

And that’s what he says is the best part of his job as the university archivist at the University of Miami, which is about much more than shelving books.

“Everybody asks me if I know the Dewey Decimal System, which is really weird,” he says. “I'm much more like, ‘I'll help you solve the mysteries.’ And it’s not just solving the mysteries, but maybe solving the mysteries and then helping people tell stories with w

Teaching college ethics can be murky. There are no shortcuts, nor formulas for evaluating how well students are grasping the material. It’s all sensitive to the context. And when there is an ethical aspect to almost every decision, an ethics course can quickly seem overwhelming to even the most conscientious students.

Naomi Reshotko, a University of Denver professor of philosophy, teaches a course on feminist ethics. She contends that every aspect of our lives has an ethical dimension.

“You ca

As China has grown its economy and international influence over the last half-century, it has become known as a major world power, working alongside—and sometimes against—the U.S. to advance its interests.

Now, new research from the University of Denver’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures suggests that China may overtake the U.S. as the world’s greatest power sometime in the next 20 years. If that happens, it will mean a very different world.

To get a handle on that differen

The Josef Korbel School of International Studies and the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy convened the first Denver Dialogues event on Oct. 4, bringing together leaders from prominent think tanks for a discussion on the importance of civil discourse, diverse perspectives and the role of disagreement in a healthy democracy.

“It’s hard to think of a more important issue in this country and, indeed, around the world, than the deterioration of the civic culture on which democracy depends,” said

The University of Denver’s Hampden Art Study Center just got a new fridge.

But instead of housing leftover Indian food or canned energy drinks, this fridge will be home to delicate photo negatives, a recent addition to the University Art Collections.

“Right now, we’re working on finishing a grant project where we’re rehousing negatives,” explains interim collections manager Nathalie Carlo.

Carlo opens the fridge, clean and gleaming white, and points to a little thermometer. There aren’t any p

When was the last time you attended a mass gathering? Lollapalooza perhaps, or Burning Man? Did you come away from the event feeling more connected to other humans, or perhaps more willing to do good deeds?

Kateri McRae, associate professor and head of DU’s Affective, Social and Cognitive (ASC) program in the Department of Psychology, contributed to a recent study that found attending such festivals can make us better people. She fielded some questions from the University of Denver Magazine abo

Green roofs—idyllic retreats located at the top of buildings—have become a popular way to beautify urban spaces and provide environmental benefits to structures and the spaces around them. Not to be left out, the University of Denver incorporated a green roof into the design of its new Community Commons building. The expansive green space on the fourth-floor exterior deck nods to the beauty of Colorado’s native plants and the University’s sustainability goals.

The Community Commons’ green roof