There were times they doubted the design. There were times they doubted they would meet deadlines. There were times they doubted whether they would ever complete construction. However, after more than two years, the hard work and perseverance by students from the...
Inside a nondescript tent in a field east of Denver, about 500 people gathered to kick off the 2017 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. The competition requires college students to build full-size, solar-powered homes. Students in DU’s Franklin L....
https://youtu.be/-smldRb15TM “This is something that started as a dream and now it has become a reality, and I wanted to make sure it was permanent.” That dream and that reality belongs to John J. Sié, a former DU trustee and the founder of Starz Encore Group....
Think of all the ways you wish your house was more efficient, more minimalist, more sustainable, or, maybe, more mobile. Imagine buying that home at IKEA, in a kit you could assemble yourself.Chances are, there’s a team of students working to solve your housing woes...
The third time was the charm for students at the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management. After two weather delays, Mother Nature finally cooperated on May 5, enabling the students to put what they’ve learned in the classroom to the test by...
The thought of visiting exotic, far-away places is a siren call to many of us. We daydream about broadening our horizons—literally and figuratively—by experiencing foreign foods, different languages and colorful sights. The only thing capable of crushing our reverie...
When Marissa Nennig, Taylor Belke, Matthew Schemmel and Zach Yarnell applied to be in Lorenzo Patelli’s “Corporate Advising” course in fall 2016, they were strangers from different cities and different undergraduate programs. They had a common interest in putting to...
Three students from the United States Air Force Academy won the 2017 DU Analytics Challenge hosted by the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business on Feb. 17. The Air Force Academy, along with teams from Daniels and the Colorado School of Mines, analyzed...
Imagine taking your final exam in front of a packed and hungry crowd at a large community event. This is essentially what the 20 DU hospitality students and their 10 refugee trainees will do as they host the Public Good Gala. The 4th Annual Public Good Gala is a...
