Impact Stories

An ancient donation brings new learning opportunities to UCCS students

An impressive collection of stone artifacts from the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras…

Food Fight was a huge success! Here’s what you made possible.

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Salwa Bamba—Dreaming of America in Liberia

Salwa Bamba provides a first-person account of how the generosity of others propelled…

Imagine how evidence-based research drives education reform

If you were a student in the Denver Public Schools between 2008 and 2019, you may not…

Imagine the profound impact scholarships have on students

In 2023, your gifts funded $52 million in scholarships and fellowships, including the…

Imagine what the brightest minds can uncover

Did you know that voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa can be…

Imagine what it means to give leukemia patients hope

Researchers at CU Anschutz’s Gates Institute are exploring early use of a last-resort…

Why not build a research facility in Denver and ship it to Antarctica?

The Colorado Building Workshop is educating future architects while taking on its most…

Why not forge a new path?

First-generation college student and former track athlete Kayla Waterman-Vandiver has…

Why not do what’s right by veterans?

When Joey Morgan stepped foot on the CU Boulder campus in summer 2019, he felt like a…

Why not be fearless?

Dr. Michelle Barron has had a tough three years. When the COVID-19 pandemic was…

Commitment to sustainability drives UCCS student leader

Nothing demands a solution like a broken toilet.

That’s what Mae Rohrbach…