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Creating a Healthy Future

With a wealth of outdoor activities and more than 300 days of sunshine each year, Coloradans spend a lot of time in the sun. So it’s no surprise that Coloradans are at an increased risk for melanoma: 30 percent higher than the national average. Childhood is the ideal time to begin taking precautions against this highly preventable cancer.

The CU Annual Fund: Strength in Numbers

Rory Moore was a third-year medical student when she attended her first birth. “I knew then that it was something I wanted to be a part of,” she says.

Act I Scene I: Enter Stage Wright

When the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) debuted in 1958, Ruth and Ken Wright were in the audience. Since then, they’ve marked each summer with another festival of performances.

University of Colorado

Founded in 1876 in Boulder, the University of Colorado includes three unique campuses at four locations, each set against the dramatic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. The University of Colorado is recognized as a national leader in teaching and research. CU is among the top 10 public universities nationally in federally sponsored research expenditures tracked by the National Science Foundation.

CU Denver Program Tackles Rural Health Care Shortage

The facts are staggering. While 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, only 9 percent of the nation’s physicians practice there. And in Colorado, the story is more disturbing.

A Face Behind the Phonecall: Will Van Treuren

If you’re a CU graduate or a parent, you’ve probably heard from a student asking for a contribution to the annual fund.

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