Summer 2025


Features
A VIP Campus Tour
Step inside the seldom-seen places where DU’s spirit shines.
Departments
ACADEMICS
Engineering a 14,000-Foot Dream
A team of driven engineering and business students at DU is turning a bold idea into reality: building a race car to take on one of the highest, wildest courses in professional motor sports.
ACADEMICS
5 Student Projects Making a Difference in Denver
At this year’s Signature Work Showcase, students showed how their research is empowering youth and communities across the Mile High City.
PUBLIC GOOD
Research Roundup
Whether they’re studying eavesdropping insects or applying AI to youth mental health, DU researchers are pursuing bold questions—and uncovering powerful answers.
DENVER, OUR DENVER
The Story Behind DU’s Workers’ Walls
The belief that every worker matters has driven a decades-long effort to honor those who have helped build our campus—one name at a time.
Forever Crimson & Gold
ALUMNI STORIES
What Drives You?
Daniels alum TeRay Esquibel is on a mission to help young people discover what motivates them—and put it into motion.
ALUMNI STORIES
From Classroom to Community Farm
A first-year field trip to a Denver urban farm changed the course of Katie Ketchum’s life—and led to a career feeding Colorado communities.