Professor of Health Administration, Heidi Boerstler, was selected for the Yale School of Public Health Winslow Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence and Service. This year, the Yale School of Public Health is celebrating its centennial year (100th anniversary of the founding of the school). As part of their celebrations, the school established the Winslow Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence and Service.  Read more

Professor Yosef Bonaparte interviewed by KMGH Channel 7 on Chinese stock market effects in U.S. University of Colorado Denver Business School professor of finance, Yosef Bonaparte, recently was interviewed by KMGH Channel 7.  The professor offered his financial expertise on the recent Chinese stock market plunge. Recently, the Chinese stock market had its biggest fall in eight years.   Read more

With only one course left to complete his MS in Accounting, Mark Lasser went into the darkest time of his life.  This was due in part to the rare optic condition called Non-arthritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION).  The condition that begins with similar symptoms to that of an allergy, leaves the person completely blind by the end of the week.  While many who suffer from this usually only have one eye effected, Lasser was in the less than 5% of the population who ended up getting this condition in both of his eyes.   Read more

University of Colorado – Denver Business School Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) students recently participated in a two-week intensive course in Denver, including class lectures, presentations, and case studies, to prepare them to experience global risk management in the non-traditional Excess and Surplus Lines Market. The class then traveled to London, June 1-7, 2015, attended presentations from insurance brokers, risk management companies, Lloyds of London, and reinsurers to learn how risk is transferred globally.   Read more

“With life being a challenge for everybody, it is important that we never let our circumstances define us, and that we always strive to make our lives—along with everybody else’s—better.” – Irvin Calderas Munoz The wise words from one of this year’s outstanding students and recent graduates, Irvin Calderas Munoz.  Munoz has been triumphant, but he has overcome tribulations to be at CU Denver Business School.  Read more

Over 165 graduate and undergraduate students gathered from across the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campuses to compete at this year’s annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium. The Symposium showcases the research, creative and entrepreneurial activities of students on the Denver Campus and Anschutz Medical Campus. One student making waves at this year’s symposium was Zach Kloska, a junior obtaining his degree in accounting and financial management.   Read more

CU Denver Business School building, new programs and ties to business community mark Dean Ambron as transformational leader “Excellence.” Ajeyo Banerjee, PhD, recalls this simple answer given by Sueann Ambron when asked: “If hired as dean, what would you bring to the Business School?” Her confident assertion, on top of stellar academic credentials and Silicon Valley pedigree, vaulted Ambron to the top of the candidate list.  Read more