MSU Denver’s president doesn’t just defend free speech. She teaches it
On the first day of class, David Fine, J.D., asks his students a question that, just a few years ago,…
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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…
Students produce a rapid, less-invasive test for HPV
Zoe Ward has known pretty much since she started winning first place in elementary school science fairs that she wanted…
Student with autism brings new understanding to Anthropology
When Guy Davis walks across the stage at the Commencement ceremony in December, he’ll be celebrating a hard-earned degree in…
Volunteer EMT earns Nursing degree and President’s Award
What happens after a 911 call concludes? As an EMT and 911 volunteer with experience in wilderness rescues, Samuel Lynch…
Award-winning student finds acceptance and support as an immigrant
As Meidi Reyes pondered what to do after high school, she wondered where she belonged. Born in Mexico, she’d been…
Geologist preserves the cold truth of Earth’s past
This story appears in the fall 2025 issue of MSU Denver Magazine. At the National Science Foundation’s Ice Core Facility in Lakewood,…
More than the source of a vaccine controversy, measles can be a serious disease
For all the controversy over measles vaccines, and the talk of outbreaks in Colorado and elsewhere, little has been said…
AirPods offer real-time AI translation. What does that mean for communication?
The new real-time translation feature introduced with Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 has raised fresh questions about the role of artificial…
Why vampires get our blood pumping
Vampires are unique in the world of monsters. Unlike mermaids, sasquatches, werewolves and zombies, whose portrayals have remained fairly static…