Why college students can’t get enough of Psychology
When Cole Thomson drew a near-perfect neuron on the class whiteboard, students in Learning Assistant Benji Del Barco’s Introduction to…
Category: Health
EMT training program opens new path to healthcare careers
Justin Harper knows a healthcare career doesn’t always follow a straight line. Denver Health’s chief paramedic first enrolled at Metropolitan…
He was told he might never walk again. Now Auston Duncan holds a world record
Five years ago, Auston Duncan lay in a hospital bed unable to move his legs. This spring, he finished a…
How to get the most out of GLP-1s
When drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy burst into the national spotlight, they transformed the conversation around obesity and weight…
Why being a sports fan is a win for your mental health
Bo Nix’s busted ankle. Sean Payton’s fourth-and-one call. The season’s only white-out blizzard hitting in third quarter and ending in…
Medicare may soon cover certain cannabis medications for seniors
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, older Americans may be able to have cannabis oils, concentrates or edibles that will soothe…
Amid a loneliness epidemic, students find connection on campus
This story appears in the fall 2025 issue of MSU Denver Magazine. Every month, Ashley Blondo emails 50 or so friends, friends…
Future-proof: Care remains at the core of nursing
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2025–26 academic year, RED’s Future-proof series will focus on the critical role public universities play in…
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Nursing grad overcomes the odds
Jimena Malta Zuniga started at Metropolitan State University of Denver in fall of 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19…
Building bridges: Changing the way we understand and provide brain injury care
When Catrina Harrell, a student in Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Speech-Language Pathology program, began working with Associate Professor Kathy…