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$20M Research Awards New award funding DU received this year. Of 132 new FY24 grants, 13 exceeded $500K.

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36,307 Citations Number of times the work of DU faculty was cited this year in industry publications and reference materials.

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258 Principal & Co-PI Investigators Our policies empower faculty to lead innovative, impactful research across disciplines.

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DU鈥檚 Allen Distinguished Investigator Conducts Breakthrough Research on Brain Function

Electron micrograph of extracellular vesicles (colorized in purple) on top of the surface of a C. elegans embryoWhen neurons lose their shape, impaired brain function or neurodegeneration can result. Ann Wehman, Assistant Pr...

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Q&A: Ritchie School Researcher Combatting Heart Disease

Valentine鈥檚 Day is here and hearts are all around. But Feb. 14 is not the only day you should be thinking about hearts. February is American Heart Month, dedicated to raising awaren...

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Q&A: Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Cities across the country are feeling the weight of a shortage of affordable housing. Economic growth, fluctuating interest rates and an expanding short-term rental market have coll...

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鈥淥ur future is shared and complex鈥攂ut not unknowable. Pardee researchers bring together people and quantitative tools to explore what's likely to happen so we can improve human wellbeing in a world of finite resources.鈥

Jonathan David Moyer, Assistant Professor and Director of the Pardee Center for International Futures
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鈥淥ur research on maternal and child health informs collaborations with healthcare providers in Denver and CO, which results in better outcomes for two generations: moms and their babies.鈥

Elysia Davis, Professor and Co-Director of the Stress Early Experiences and Development Institute (SEED Institute)
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