Features

A climber in a blue helmet ascends manmade holds at the Kennedy Mountain Campus

Ferrata Fervor

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe I’m suspended 500 feet off the ground right now,” Reed Rowley thought as he hung in a harness with one foot on a small iron foothold bolted into the almost-sheer rock wall near Telluride, Colorado—his first time on a via ferrata.

The then-inexperienced climber was struck by the views of the San Juan Mountains made accessible by the cliffside cabled traverse. And soon, he set out to bring the magic of that experience to DU’s James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus.

Read the story behind DU's foray into fixed-rope climbing

Departments

Jerry Kesselman lecturing to a classroom full of students

GIVING BACK

The impact of a great teacher goes on—and so does the gratitude of the DU community

Matthew Butson has champagne sprayed on him after winning a race.

ACADEMICS

Life in the fast lane

Matthew Butson balances racing cars professionally and pursuing a graduate degree in real estate and the built environment.

A view above of graduate student researchers working on a robotics project.

PUBLIC GOOD

Research Roundup

From side effect-free cancer research to studying the affordability crisis in American health care, DU researchers are finding innovative solutions to the biggest challenges in health care and medicine.

senior vice chancellor for university relations Brad Bohlander in a grey jacket with bookshelves in the background

NEWSROOM

A chat with Brad Bohlander

The executive editor of the University of Denver Magazine tells us about growing up in a small Colorado town, the transformative power of education, and what makes him excited about working at DU.