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…
Tag: Health & Wellness
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…
Students give sustainability in sports a real workout
When they walked into an Orangetheory Fitness on a recent afternoon, Barry Vera, Jasmine Quinones and Jaden Tomalin didn’t hop…
Though tasty and convenient, ultra-processed foods come at a cost
On the first floor of the King Center on the Auraria Campus, vending machines stand as fluorescent oases, tempting hungry…
Love it or hate it, daylight saving time should be nothing to lose sleep over
Daylight saving time returns Sunday morning, reviving concerns about the tradition’s health impacts, along with debate about whether the benefits…
Is the clock winding down on daylight saving time in Colorado?
When Coloradans turn their clocks ahead one hour March 13, some state lawmakers hope it will be for the last…
Is social media bad for your health?
While social media has the power to bring people together – building social networks and connecting people around the world…
Changing careers to change lives
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ree Varcoe did some soul-searching about her career. She’d spent most of her…
Vax scholarship keeps education dreams alive
Autumn Gilmore faced a conundrum. The junior double majoring in Chemistry and Biology at Metropolitan State University of Denver ran into some major financial…
Delta variant drives vaccine, mask mandates
As the highly contagious Delta variant sweeps across the country, public-health officials are renewing pleas for Americans to get vaccinated…