健康 & 健康
Community focus, global reach
At DU, we’re committed to enriching communities by improving healthcare. Our wellness 和 public health research covers a range of topics, from evaluating 3D printing in heart valve replacement to considering cultural perspectives for more effective psychotherapy.
Some of the research our students conduct addresses health disparities at a local level, as seen in our work with Denver schools to develop 项目 to improve peer relationships. Other research efforts focus on global concerns involving the psychological effects of trauma 和 disaster recovery. With options for both undergraduate 和 graduate students, you’ll have the chance to engage in these activities the day you arrive.
Options at All Levels
In addition to graduate opportunities, we offer undergraduate students the chance to participate in our health 和 wellness research.
不同的主题
From biomechanics to psychotherapy, we host a variety of 项目 appealing to students interested in health 和 wellness fields.
Widespread Involvement
60 percent of our faculty are involved in research, with 422 individual faculty members contributing to published works.
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Innovation Bootcamp at DU
The University of Denver’s Project X-ITE hosted Flight to Denver, a three-day bootcamp for technologists, 工程师, scientists 和 other innovators. 在一起, they worked with experts from universities, the private sector, nonprofits 和 public sector groups to solve global problems like hunger 和 poverty.
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Alums Fight Poverty
A 2006 service learning project inspired two University of Denver students to fight poverty at home in the Westwood neighborhood, one of Denver's poorest. When they found a major problem in limited access to healthy food, they developed a nonprofit that works with residents to build gardens 和 community urban farms.
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通过设计访问
Three engineering students spent a year working to design 和 build an adaptive seat so a patient with paraplegia could participate in Denver's Dragon Boat Festival. The seat is the product of a long-running partnership between DU 和 Craig Hospital to provide options for people with spinal cord 和 brain injuries.
中心, 研究院 & 实验室
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Knoebel Institute For 健康y Aging
The Knoebel Institute creates 和 implements solutions for issues related to aging. It takes a holistic approach to problem solving, incorporating engineering, 自然科学, social work 和 psychology. Current research efforts range from underst和ing the impact concussions during youth have on the development of Alzheimer's later in life to improving public attitudes towards aging.
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Professor Todd Blankenship
Dr. Blankenship uses imaging 和 genetic techniques to study the reshaping of epithelial cells, which are the architecture of our skin 和 our organs. A loss of defined tissue architecture is the hallmark of many human diseases. He 和 his team seek to fully explore this connection with the help of graduate 和 undergraduate students in the biological sciences, biochemistry 和 physics.
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Human Dynamics Lab
Our Human Dynamics Lab works to develop new ways to underst和 human movement 和 its relation to injury 和 recovery. Using cameras 和 the motion tracking technology typically associated with video game design 和 computer animation, we're finding new ways to improve rehabilitation techniques 和 help athletes avoid injury.
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Office of 研究 & Sponsored Programs
2601 E Colorado Avenue
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Corinne Lengsfeld
Senior Vice Provost for 研究 & Graduate Education