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Spring 2026
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Features

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FEATURE

A late-season surge helped DU’s hockey team clinch its record-setting 11th national championship.

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FEATURE

The Colorado Water Fellows Program at DU’s Sturm College of Law is preparing the next generation of leaders to take on the West’s growing water challenges.

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FEATURE

DU is taking a major step forward in athletics and academics as nine sports programs join the West Coast Conference. 

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FEATURE

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, a DU professor takes us on a visual tour of American history.

Departments

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FROM THE CHANCELLOR

You can't spell “champion” without PIO!

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Credit: DU Special Collections

Credit: DU Special Collections

INBOX

University of Denver Magazine readers respond to stories in the Fall ’25 issue.

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RELEASES

Add DU to your bookshelf! Check out these new titles by alumni and faculty, and a mention of DU in a recent college guide. 

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ACADEMICS

DU faculty are crossing borders to ask big questions, build partnerships, and bring a global perspective back to classrooms and the community.

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PUBLIC GOOD

Sunil Kumar and his team are developing synthetic protein mimetics that may slow or halt neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, offering patients and families a glimpse of a brighter future.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Lamont’s signature opera production showcases teamwork, skill, and the magic that happens when preparation meets performance.

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GIVING BACK

At the annual Founders Celebration in March, DU honored supporters whose decades-long commitments have advanced the University in profound ways.

Forever Crimson & Gold

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ALUMNI STORIES

After serving around the world as a Marine, Sam Hickey (BA ’20, MS ’21) is building connection and community for veterans at DU and beyond.

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ALUMNI STORIES

DU engineering alumnus Ryan Patterson helped create the world’s largest autonomous delivery network, using drones to drop medical supplies to remote places that need them the most.

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CLASS NOTES

Spring ’26 Class Notes from the University of Denver Magazine

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IN MEMORIAM

Remembering University of Denver alumni, faculty, and staff