In Anne Yoncha’s class, students make dirty pictures

Last fall, Yoncha, a Metropolitan State University of Denver associate professor of Art, presented 17 advanced painting students with canvases…

Future-proof: Computer Science majors learn to collaborate with AI

Editor’s note: Throughout the 2025-26 academic year, RED’s Future-proof series will focus on the critical role public universities play in…

In journalism’s future, AI isn’t all bad news

Artificial intelligence may be coming for all of us. But a recent study by Microsoft Corp. tried to shed light…

Apprenticeship opens doors for aspiring social workers

Matthew Bustos never imagined he could afford to pursue a master’s degree in Social Work. After nearly a decade as…

College students who are parents get a boost from FamilyU

If you ask Mariyah Younger what she’s most proud of, she’ll tell you it’s her three children and her journey…

Colorado’s first Mariachi degree is shaped by student experiences

For Javier Becerril, mariachi is more than just a genre of music; it’s a tradition that has shaped his identity…

From her family farm to China, MSU Denver grad carries a world of experience with her to law school

A lot of students spend their semester studying abroad consumed with seeing the sights, sampling the food and experiencing a…

Dreams come true for students in the environmental sciences

Growing up in Durango, Peter Ferraro was keenly familiar with mountain ecosystems. But it was a trip to Pawnee National…

Engineering students get real skills, virtually

Faisal Kaweesa stands in a Metropolitan State University of Denver Mechanical Engineering Technology classroom, a pair of goggles obscuring his…

Internship propels student toward career in race-car design

When Marco Antonacci first met Daniel Spicher in a Bicycle Design and Fabrication course at Metropolitan State University of Denver,…

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