https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of Denver This past decade has brought an unmistakable trend: Each year, global temperatures climb higher than the last. This year looks to continue that pattern, as winter temperatures across the western United States climbed to historic levels. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-temperatures-fueling-teen-depression-expert.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:01 EDT news693481901 Set against the picturesque Rocky Mountains is a city-like maze of metal and fire, where towering flare stacks glow against the dark. A deep industrial hum drifts through the night, lulling nearby residents to sleep as its presence gnaws at their health. For the people of Commerce City, some of whom have lived next to the Suncor oil refinery for decades, the struggle for clean air and water has become an intergenerational reality. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-safe-shadow-refinery.html Social Sciences Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:00:02 EST news687088682 A dialysis clinic is rarely quiet. In open, fluorescent-lit rooms, patients sit side by side, connected to humming, rhythmic machines that fill the silence between them. For those living with end-stage kidney disease, these visits are more frequent, typically three times a week. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-harnessing-social-dialysis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:37:04 EDT news680517421 This summer, Leonardo DiCaprio made celebrity news when his current girlfriend, an Italian model, turned 26 years old—marking the first time the 49-year-old actor, who is known for dating younger women, has been in a relationship with someone older than 25. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-age-gap-relationships-psychologist-discusses.html Social Sciences Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:26:33 EST news650031987 As a sports psychologist, building and maintaining rapport with athletes is of the utmost importance. However, many sports psychologists now rely on distance technologies to work with their clients. While convenient, these remote options pose unique challenges to building relationships that may naturally occur in-person. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-rapport-athletes-online-technologies-sports.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:10:01 EDT news648370927 Deep down, Facebook is not entirely unlike many brilliant, high-potential 20-year-olds. Its appeal is clear. Its performance is generally very strong, if not outstanding. Yet it's still subject to occasional lapses in judgment and bouts of immaturity. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-02-qa-facebook-1.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:50:01 EST news627309613 On a warm summer day in July, Hannah Higgins (MA '23) strolled the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver in search of something. Despite the mall's consumer-driven aura, she wasn't there to shop. She was there to document. And at the very end of 16th Street, she found what she was looking for—a public water fountain and restroom. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-attention-denver-lack-toilet-facilities.html Health Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:21:04 EST news621181261 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 collided with supply shortages and antiquated zoning laws to place an even greater strain. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-qa-experts-discuss-housing-crisis.html Economics & Business Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:10:01 EDT news616259176 More than half of Americans believe that moving in with a significant other before tying the knot is a good idea—that cohabitation before marriage or even engagement can increase their changes of a happy and successful marriage. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-highlights-engagement.html Social Sciences Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:10:02 EDT news601818731 In January 2021, Ron Miller's life upended. The then-39-year-old, who described his health at the time as perfectly fine, contracted COVID-19. Two years later, he's unable to work as he still suffers from extreme fatigue and brain fog—a byproduct of his battle with long COVID. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-ongoing-history-tbi-worsens-covid.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:54:41 EDT news599392477 As managing partner at Orange Grove Consulting, a Boston-based company that offers diversity training and assessment in the workplace, Kelly Watson has learned that people tend to receive two responses when they confront others about microaggressions. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-resist-microaggression.html Social Sciences Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:14:28 EST news597579265 As China has grown its economy and international influence over the last half-century, it has become known as a major world power, working alongside—and sometimes against—the U.S. to advance its interests. https://phys.org/news/2023-02-explores-ramifications-china.html Economics & Business Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:28:23 EST news595596500 Few adults have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed. The far-reaching and ever-resurfacing virus has tested our resolve and political beliefs; it has stressed relationships and health care systems; it has jeopardized our health and livelihoods. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-11-experts-pandemic-toll-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:20:51 EST news587298044 Summer heat waves across the country tested whether America's aging electrical grid can keep up with demand—a problem scientists say will be exacerbated by climate change, as severe hurricanes, wildfires and other weather events occur more frequently, disrupting electricity generation and transmission. https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-electrical-grid-climate.html Energy & Green Tech Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:23:04 EDT news579961382 The novel coronavirus has created unprecedented challenges that were unforeseeable two years ago. The DU Newsroom has been speaking with faculty experts about issues that have arisen or have been exacerbated because of the pandemic. Alex Huffman is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. He specializes in aerosols, bioaerosols and instrument development. Huffman shares his thoughts about the future of masking in public and travel in this interview with the DU Newsroom. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-pandemic-endemic-future-masking.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:40:40 EST news564824436 The novel coronavirus has created unprecedented challenges that were unforeseeable two years ago. The DU Newsroom has been speaking with faculty experts about issues that have arisen or have been exacerbated because of the pandemic. Tracy Vozar is a clinical associate professor and director of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Specialty in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology. She shares her thoughts about the stress of COVID-19 on families in this interview with the DU Newsroom. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-pandemic-endemic-stress-covid-families.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:50:02 EST news563106810 It's easy to catch but often difficult to detect. Some cases are mild, while some are dangerous. Some of us are more capable of fighting it off. https://phys.org/news/2021-06-vaccinating-fake-news.html Social Sciences Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:35:49 EDT news544264546 With a significant array of papers and opinions circulating about what treatments might work best to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors, one University of Denver professor set out to complete a comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of different interventions. Along with a team of researchers from Florida State University and Columbia University, Kathryn Fox, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, aims to focus on improving the understanding and treatment of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in order to help reduce them. She shared her new analysis with the DU Newsroom. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-effective-suicide-interventions.html Medical research Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:54:20 EDT news537087257 The summer of 2020 was not the first time activists marched in the streets of major U.S. cities, expressing their outrage over high-profile episodes of police brutality and demanding an end to racial inequities. Nor was it the first time that protesters pushed to reform police tactics or remove monuments to Confederate war heroes. Black Lives Matter—as a rallying cry and as an organization—had been around for years. https://phys.org/news/2021-01-discusses-social-movements.html Social Sciences Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:14 EST news529917611 Very few people look forward to the negotiations that are part of the car-buying experience. Consumers often think the car salesperson is giving them a high price that they'll have to negotiate down. But new research from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business shows that car sellers who disclose the true value of the vehicle might end up with higher profits. https://phys.org/news/2020-10-car-salespeople.html Economics & Business Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:02 EDT news523266767 However much they are dreaded and bemoaned, standardized tests remain a big part of the education landscape. And for everyone concerned—test takers, educators and even the nation's employers—that's both boon and bane. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-standardized-capture-potential.html Education Thu, 04 Jun 2020 06:54:01 EDT news510472435 With the school year coming to a close at districts across the country, education leaders fear that many students have struggled with online classrooms and fallen behind in their learning. As a result, they expect the so-called "summer slide"— the erosion of academic gains made over the prior year—to be far worse than usual and especially pronounced for children with disabilities. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-children-disabilities-fare-school-resumes.html Education Thu, 21 May 2020 10:00:03 EDT news509272371 The fear surrounding coronavirus and the governor's executive order mandating people stay home as much as possible has decimated public transportation in the metro area. Over the past two weeks, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) has experienced drastic drops in ridership, and just last week, RTD voted to slash rail and bus service effective April 19. https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-impact-coronavirus-mass.html Automotive Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:24:37 EDT news505041874 Last summer, nearly 2,000 Canada geese were killed across four of Denver's largest parks. Implemented to mitigate overpopulation, the move stirred great controversy in the city and culminated in a Washington Park protest as well as a signed petition calling for the city to immediately stop killing geese in Denver parks, among other requests. https://phys.org/news/2020-01-denver-geese-controversy.html Plants & Animals Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:34:44 EST news499512883 As Americans live longer, the number of people suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia continues to increase. A serious problem these patients face is a shortage of caregivers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that in the next five years, more than 1 million caregivers will be needed to care for our elderly. https://techxplore.com/news/2017-10-companion-robot-patients-alzheimer.html Robotics Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:40:05 EDT news428229151 New research from a team of DU physicists has the potential to serve as the foundation for next-generation computer technology. https://phys.org/news/2017-07-physicists-technology.html General Physics Tue, 04 Jul 2017 06:28:16 EDT news418368426