NSM News

NEW!! Scholarship and Fellowship opportunities. More

New Sustainability minor. More

Faculty & Staff Awards. NSM faculty and staff recognized by the University for their scholarship. More

Faculty Promotions. More

Recent faculty research awards. More

• Barry Zink, Department of Physics and Astronomy, NSF CAREER Award
• Robert Dores, Department of Biological Sciences, NSF Award

NSM Highlights

• Bonomo loved life in the lab - Francis Bonomo was a great contributor to DU, More
• Arboretum Director Martin Quigley receives diversity grant, to develop a class to study and plant indigenous vegetation, from DU’s Center for Multicultural Excellence (CME). More
• Prof was expert on stratosphere David Murcray, a professor and well-known physicist who was honored with DU’s highest academic honor, died Oct. 13. He was 85. More
• Alum plays key role in solar power development - As the first female graduate of the materials science program offered by DU’s Department of Physics, Symko-Davies had many doors open to her. More
• DU monitors as NASA crashes the moon for science - University of Denver Associate Professor Robert Stencel opened the University’s historic Chamberlin Observatory early Oct. 9 and joined members of the Denver Astronomical Society to watch as NASA sent a probe crashing into the moon’s surface. More
• University hires arboretum director - Martin Quigley has a “green” green thumb. More
• DU launches sustainability minor - Sustainability and Human Society, is a “gateway” class designed to introduce students to all facets of sustainability. More
• DU introduces nanotech graduate program. The study of nanotechnology does not just affect the production of the latest mini iPod. More
• Alter pavilion aims to put arboretum on the map. The grassy knoll behind the Mary Reed Building that is a favorite spot for outdoor classes will be getting a lovely canopy roof by summer's end. More
• Student Researcher Puts Green Tea to the Test.In the popular press, green tea has become a magic elixir with the power to prevent Alzheimer’s, smooth wrinkles and ward off cancer. A team of undergraduate and graduate student researchers has started investigating natural products such as green tea to see if they are as potent as the claims. More
• Math Professor Used Statistics to Champion Civil Rights. The last year of George Bardwell’s life was like a dream come true, his family says, as he watched Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign and inauguration. More
  
• Water to Have Greener, Cleaner Future. DU scientists are working to employ water, gravity and the earth itself to turn the nastiest of substances into clean water and “green” electricity. More
• Mathematical Art. Sometimes a mathematical formula can be so perfect, so elegant, those who understand it might call it art. Other times, a mathematical formula actually creates art. More
  
• Professor Searches for ALS Treatments. The process of discovering the etiology of a disease like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) follows the narrative arc of a mystery. More

NSM Vision, Values, Mission and Goals. More