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==== Business School ====

{{main|University of Colorado Denver Business School}}
The University of Colorado Denver Business School is accredited by [[AACSB]] International.^ref The school is accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Business School is one of only a few schools in the US to have a separate accreditation for its Accounting program.^ref Business is one of the school's most popular majors since it is located in the heart of Downtown Denver.  The Business School has worked with some of Colorado's top businesses such as [[Molson Coors]], [[Wells Fargo]], , and [[Frontier Airlines]], who provide feedback on the school's Business curriculum.^ref

=== Rankings ===

[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] ranks the university as having the top 10 [[Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index]] in the United States in the fields of biomedical sciences, [[developmental biology]], [[genetics|human and medical genetics]], [[oncology]] and [[cancer]] biology, [[structural biology]] and [[toxicology]].^ref University of Colorado Denver features in a number of rankings in [[U.S. News & World Report]]'s America's Best Graduate Schools. The university ranked 5th among American medical schools for primary care in 2010,^ref and 27th among medical schools for research.^ref The graduate school ranked 68th in the biological sciences in 2010.^ref UCD's School of Nursing ranked 15th in the nation in 2007,^ref while among Nurse Practitioner programs, the university is ranked 8th, 5th, and 3rd in the areas of Adult, Family, and Pediatric, respectively.^ref The medical school is ranked 6th in the specialty of family medicine. UCD's School of Pharmacy is ranked 23rd in the nation,^ref and the School of Public Affairs is ranked 32nd. [[The Princeton Review]] included UC Denver in its Best Western Colleges, Best in the West in 2008.^ref The university ranked 34th on the [[Forbes]] list of best public colleges.^ref The Business School is the 5th Best Graduate School for Physician - Executives (2007), according to [[Modern Healthcare]].^ref In 2010, UC Denver ranked 7th in [[The Scientist]]s Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey.^ref^ref

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{{Infobox University
 | name = University of Colorado Denver
 | motto = Let Your Light Shine
 | image= [[Image:CU seal.png|200px|Seal of University of Colorado]]
 | established=1912<ref name="CUHistory"/><ref name="cde"/><ref group=Note>Note that 1912 is the year the University of Colorado's Department of Correspondence and Extension, which would evolve into the University of Colorado at Denver (CU-Denver), was established. CU's Department of Medicine and Surgery, which would evolve into UCHSC, was established much earlier, in 1883. The merging of CU-Denver and UCHSC, to form the University of Colorado Denver, took place in 2004.</ref>
 | caption=The seal of The University of Colorado
 | type=[[Public University|Public]]<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" />
 | president=[[Bruce D. Benson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cu.edu/content/office-president|title=Office of the President|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=University of Colorado}}</ref>
 | chancellor=Don Elliman (Interim)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/newsreleases/Pages/Elliman-named-new-chancellor.aspx|title=Elliman named interim chancellor of CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2012-04-05|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>
 | city=[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]]<ref name="location">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/denver/Pages/Location.aspx|title=Location: Denver and Aurora, Colorado|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>
 | state=[[Colorado]]
 | country=[[United States]]
 | faculty = 4,023<ref name="CU Denver Who We Are" />
 | students = 29,000<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" />
 | endowment= [[United States dollar|US $]]593 million (systemwide)<ref name="NACUBO">{{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf|title =2009 NACUBO Endowment Study|accessdate =2010-01-28|publisher =National Association of College and University Business Officers}}</ref>
 | campus=[[Urban area|Urban]], {{convert|352|acre|km2|1|sing=on}}<ref name="Anschutz Medical Campus" /><ref name="Auraria Campus Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ahec.edu/campus/campusfacts.pdf|title= Auraria Campus Facts|accessdate=2010-01-24|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> (combined)
 | affiliations = AAHC<ref name="AAHC Members">{{cite web|url=http://www.aahcdc.org/AboutAAHC/Members.aspx|title= AAHC — Our Members|publisher=The Association of Academic Health Centers|accessdate=2010-01-26}}</ref>
 | colors = Black and Gold &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<ref name="UCDcolors">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/departments/oiuc/brand/visualidentity/Pages/color.aspx|title= University Colors|accessdate=2010-08-15|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>
 | mascot=Milo (lynx)
 | website=http://www.ucdenver.edu/
 | logo=
}}

The '''University of Colorado Denver,''' shortened as '''CU Denver''', '''UC Denver''', or '''UCD''', is a [[public university|public]] [[research]] [[university]]<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" /> in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]]. It is one of three schools of the [[University of Colorado]] system.<ref name="campuses" /> The university has two campuses — one in downtown [[Denver]] at the [[Auraria Campus]], and the other at the [[Anschutz Medical Campus]] located in neighboring [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]].<ref name="campuses">{{cite web|url=https://www.cusys.edu/|title=CU campuses|accessdate=2010-02-02|publisher=University of Colorado}}</ref> The single university is the result of the 2004 consolidation of the "University of Colorado at Denver" and "University of Colorado Health Sciences Center".<ref name="UC Denver consolidation">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/Consolidationbackground.aspx|title= Consolidation Background|accessdate=2010-09-26|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The official name of the university is '''University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus'''.<ref name="branding"/>

The University of Colorado Denver is located on Auraria Campus in Downtown Denver, Colorado while the [[University of Colorado Hospital]] is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado nearly 10 miles away.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uch.edu/about/index.aspx|title=About University of Colorado Hospital|accessdate=2010-02-11|publisher=University of Colorado Hospital}}</ref> UCH is also affiliated with the neighboring [[Children's Hospital (Aurora, Colorado)|Children's Hospital]],<ref name="childrensresearch">{{cite web|url=http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/about/research.aspx|title= Research at The Children's Hospital|accessdate=2010-01-31|publisher=The Children's Hospital}}</ref> and with the [[National Jewish Medical and Research Center]]<ref name="National Jewish Academic Training">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljewish.org/education/academic-training/index.aspx|title= National Jewish Academic Training|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=National Jewish Health}}</ref> and [[Denver Health Medical Center]] in Denver. There are currently more than 27,000 students at the school's two physical campuses in downtown [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] and in [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]].<ref name="CU Denver Who We Are">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/default.aspx|title =UC Denver Who We Are|accessdate =2010-01-28|publisher =University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> The school also offers classes via [[CU Online]].

The University of Colorado Denver is the largest research institution in Colorado, attracting more than $375 million in research grants annually,<ref name="research"/> and granting more graduate degrees than any other institution in the state.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" /> UC Denver, along with University of Colorado Hospital and University Physicians, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upicolo.org/about-us|title=Overview University Physicians, Inc.|publisher=University Physicians, Inc.|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> employs more than 12,200 Coloradans, making it one of the metro Denver area's top employers.<ref name="admin" /> The university serves more than 500,000 patients a year through its hospital and clinical services.<ref name="admin" />

==History==

=== University of Colorado Health Sciences Center===
[[Image:Old Main - Colorado.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''Old Main''' in Boulder, where the School of Medicine first started.]]
The University of Colorado created the Department of Medicine and Surgery in September 1883 in the Old Main building on the [[CU Boulder|Boulder campus]]. The Department of Nursing opened in 1898.<ref name="UCDHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/history.aspx|title= From two students to more than 28,000 students|publisher=University of Colorado Denver|accessdate=2010-01-24}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

By 1892, the last two years of classes were taught in Denver because the larger population afforded more practical experience. This practice triggered something of a turf battle with the [[University of Denver]]’s medical school and the subsequent legal battle went to the [[Supreme Court of Colorado|state Supreme Court]].<ref name="detailedhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/administration/history/Documents/HISTORY%20EDITED.pdf|title= Detailed History of CU Medical School|accessdate=2010-01-22|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> In 1897, the court found that CU’s charter restricted them to [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]. However, in 1910, [[University of Colorado system|CU]] got an amendment to the [[Law and Government of Colorado|state Constitution]] passed which allowed them to move back to Denver.<ref name="UCDHistory" /> In 1911, the School of Medicine combined with the [[Denver and Gross Medical College]] to form a larger school with a more comprehensive program, paving the way for the school's permanent move to Denver.<ref name="CUHistory">{{cite web|url=https://www.cusys.edu/125/light3.html|title= Let your Light Shine|publisher=University of Colorado|accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref><ref name="UCDHistory" /> In 1925, the [[University of Colorado School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] moved to the campus on Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver.<ref name="UCDHistory" /><ref name="CUHistory2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cusys.edu/125/norlin2.html|title=Denver Medical Center|accessdate=2010-02-06|publisher=University of Colorado}}</ref> This would become the [[University of Colorado Health Sciences Center]] ("UCHSC").

In 1995, the [[Fitzsimons Army Medical Center]] was officially put on the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/news/fact_sheets/baseclose95.html|title=Base Closures and Realignments 1995 Commission Recommendations|accessdate=2010-02-11|publisher=United States Department of Defense}}</ref> after which officials from the Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado Hospital and the City of Aurora presented a proposal to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] to repurpose the decommissioned base as an academic health center.<ref name="polycom">{{cite web|url=http://www.polycom.com/global/documents/company/customer_success_stories/education/new_vision_of_health.pdf|title=A New Vision of Health in Colorado|publisher=Polycom|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref> In 1999, the Army base was closed under the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure action.<ref>{{cite news|last= Gilmore|first=Gerry J.|url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=16726| title=Fitzsimons' Closure Attracts Investment, High-Tech Jobs| date=2005-07-05|accessdate=2010-02-12|publisher=''American Forces Press Service''}}</ref> In 2004, the first UCHSC labs moved from Denver to the research towers on the Fitzsimons campus.<ref name="naturenews">{{cite news|last=Alper|first=Joe|url=http://www.nature.com/bioent/bioenews/042004/full/bioent808.html|title=Colorado Bioscience Park adds expertise|publisher=Nature Publishing Group|date=2004-04-22|accessdate=2010-02-02}}</ref> In 2006, the Fitzsimons campus of UCHSC was renamed the ''[[Anschutz Medical Campus]]'' in recognition of philanthropic donations from [[Philip Anschutz|Philip]] and Nancy Anschutz.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cusys.edu/sg/messages/5300.html|title=Gift creates 'Anschutz Medical Campus'|last=Glasscock|first= Kim|date=2006-11-30|accessdate=2010-02-04|publisher=University of Colorado ''Silver & Gold Record''}}</ref> By the end of 2008, academic and research operations of all UC Denver health sciences schools and colleges relocated from the Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard campus to the new Anschutz campus, joining the affiliated University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital.<ref name="UCDHistory" />

===University of Colorado at Denver===
[[Image:University of CO Denver, Denver, CO IMG 5509.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The University of Colorado Denver North Building on the Downtown Campus]]
The University of Colorado at Denver began as the Extension Center of University of Colorado's ''Department of Correspondence and Extension'', which was established in 1912.<ref name="cde">{{cite web|url=http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ucdh/ucdh2910internet/2009.pdf|title=University of Colorado at Denver History and Summary of Facts|accessdate=2010-02-12|publisher=The Colorado Department of Education}}</ref> In 1938, the Extension Center acquired permanent quarters in Denver in the C.A. Johnson Building at 509 17th St., where a single, full-time faculty member ran the school with the help of part-time teachers.<ref name="norlin3">{{cite web|url=https://www.cu.edu/125/norlin3.html|title=Norlin's Charge 1920-1939|accessdate=2010-02-12|publisher=University of Colorado}}</ref> In 1947, the Extension Center moved into the Fraternal Building at 1405 Glenarm Place.<ref name="collegehistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/AboutUs/WhyChooseCLAS/Pages/history.aspx|title= History of the College of Liberal Arts and Science|accessdate=2010-02-01|publisher=UCD College of Liberal Arts and Sciences}}</ref> In 1956, the University acquired the [[Denver Tramway]] Company Building at 14th and Arapahoe Streets (now the Hotel Teatro and the [[Denver Center for the Performing Arts]] Tramway building).<ref name="cde"/><ref name="collegehistory"/> In 1964, the Extension Center was renamed the University of Colorado - Denver Center, and in 1974 it became the Denver campus of the University of Colorado, or ''University of Colorado at Denver''.<ref name="collegehistory"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.auraria.edu/abbott/main.html#HISTORICAL|title=The Frank C. Abbott Research Notes Collection|publisher=Auraria ''Archives and Special Collections''|accessdate=2010-02-12}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Between 1973 and 1976, the State of Colorado built the [[Auraria, Denver|Auraria]] Higher Education Center (AHEC) on a {{convert|127|acre|km2|adj=on}} downtown campus to be shared by the University of Colorado at Denver, the [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]] and the [[Community College of Denver]].<ref name="pursuit3">{{cite web|url=https://www.cu.edu/125/pursuit3.html|title=Pursuit of Excellence 1960-1979|accessdate=2010-02-12|publisher=University of Colorado}}</ref> In 1977, the Denver campus expanded to the newly opened AHEC, and later to office buildings on 14th Street and on Lawrence Street.<ref name="lawrence">{{cite news|url=https://www.cu.edu/sg/messages/2156.html|last= Goodland |first= Marianne |title=CU-Denver offices moving to Lawrence Street Center|publisher=University of Colorado ''Silver & Gold Record''|date=2003-07-10|accessdate=2010-02-07}}</ref>

===Merger and Renaming===
In the summer of 2004, the [[University of Colorado at Denver]] and the [[University of Colorado Health Sciences Center]] merged to create the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (“UCDHSC”).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/Consolidationbackground.aspx|title= History of Consolidation Greater intellectual collaboration the goal|publisher=University of Colorado Denver|accessdate=2010-02-04|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091206065643/http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/Consolidationbackground.aspx |archivedate=2009-12-06}}</ref> As a result, the University of Colorado encompasses three institutions, down from four.

On October 29, 2007, the board of regents voted to rename UCDHSC as the ''University of Colorado Denver'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cu.edu/regents/Minutes/BOR-Spcl-Min_2007-10-29.pdf|title=MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING HELD OCTOBER 29, 2007|accessdate=2010-02-13}}</ref> consisting of the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Downtown Campus. This has reportedly been a source of frustration for the City of Aurora, whose representatives feel slighted that the location of one of the university's two campuses is not reflected in the university's name. In 2008, lawmakers asked the CU board of regents to replace "Denver" with "Aurora" from the university's name while referring to the Anschutz Medical Campus, which the regents refused.<ref name="denverpost1">{{cite news|last=McGhee|first=Tom|url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/frontpage/ci_14290770|title=CU dropping "Denver" from name of Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora|date=2010-01-29|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=''The Denver Post''}}</ref> One state senator has proposed the moniker "University of Colorado Denver/Aurora".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9019577?source=rss|last=Stelton-Holtmeier|first=Jenel|title= Legislators push regents to rename Anschutz site|publisher=''The Denver Post''|date=2008-04-23|accessdate=2010-01-05}}</ref> In 2010, it was reported that CU would drop the term "Denver" from the Anschutz Medical Campus' full name, referring to it only as "University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johansson|first1=Brandon|last2=Goldstein|first2=Adam|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2010/01/31/news/doc4b63251969525957490171.txt|title=CU dropping "Denver" from name of its Aurora schools and facilities|date=2010-01-31|accessdate=2010-02-07|publisher=''Aurora Sentinel''}}</ref>

As of August 2011, after the latest rebranding,<ref name="branding">{{cite news|title=Brand Identity Standards|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/departments/oiuc/brand/ourbrand/Pages/naming.aspx|accessdate=2011-08-17}}</ref> the institution should be referred to as ''University of Colorado Denver'' ''|'' ''Anschutz Medical Campus'' (including the vertical bar), while its legal name is ''University of Colorado Denver''. The primary name of the Anschutz Medical Campus is ''University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus''. The primary name of the Denver Campus (previously Downtown Campus) is ''University of Colorado Denver'' and it can be referred to as CU Denver but not UC Denver. The domain name for the whole institution is <code>ucdenver.edu</code>, while the previous domain name <code>cudenver.edu</code> was turned off in July 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cu.edu/sg/messages/6259.html|last= Goodland |first= Marianne |title=UC Denver moving to one Internet domain name|publisher=University of Colorado ''Silver & Gold Record''|date=2010-06-26|accessdate=2011-08-17}}</ref>

==Campuses==

===Denver Campus===
[[Image:Aurariacampus.jpg|thumb|right|230px|A signboard on the Auraria Campus with the names of the three institutions that share the campus]]
{{main|Auraria Campus}}
The Denver Campus, part of the [[Auraria Campus]],<ref name="ahec1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ahec.edu/|title=Welcome to the Auraria Campus located in downtown Denver|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=Auraria Higher Education Center}}</ref> is located to the southwest of downtown [[Denver]] in the [[Auraria, Denver|Auraria Neighborhood]], on Speer Boulevard and Auraria Parkway. UC Denver shares the [[Auraria Campus]] with two additional institutes of higher education: [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]] and the [[Community College of Denver]].<ref name="ahec">{{cite web|url=http://www.ahec.edu/|title=Auraria Higher Education Center|accessdate=2010-02-02|publisher=Auraria Higher Education Center}}</ref> [[Regional Transportation District]]'s (RTD) [[Light Rail]] has two stops on the [[Auraria Campus]]: Colfax at Auraria and Auraria West Campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osm.mscd.edu/openhouse/map_open_house.shtml|title= Metro State Open House Directions/Parking|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=Metropolitan State College of Denver}}</ref>

The Denver Campus features both undergraduate and graduate courses, with more than 35 percent of the students graduate students.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" /> The campus is located in the heart of the [[central business district]] and is in close proximity to the [[Pepsi Center]], [[Elitch Gardens]], The [[Colorado Convention Center]], The [[Denver Center for the Performing Arts]], Larimer Square, and the 16th Street Mall. The reclaimed [[Tivoli Brewery Company|Tivoli]] brewery, which closed in 1969, houses the student union.<ref name="tivolitimeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.tivoli.org/tivoli/timeline.html|title=Tivoli Historical Events|accessdate=2010-08-15|publisher=Tivoli Student Union}}</ref>

===Anschutz Medical Campus===
{{main|Anschutz Medical Campus}}
The Health Sciences Campus previously had two sub-campuses, the main campus at Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard ("Ninth and Colorado") in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], which has since been decommissioned,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/ABOUT/DEPARTMENTS/FACILITIESMANAGEMENT/FACILITIESPROJECTS/ACTIVEPROJECTS/Pages/9thColoradoCampusRemediation.aspx|title=9th Ave and Colorado Blvd Campus Remediation|accessdate=2010-02-03|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> and a new campus in neighboring [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]], where all activities of the former Health Sciences Center has since relocated.<ref name="UCDHistory" /> The latter campus, which is now called the Anschutz Medical Campus, is host to the Research Complex towers, The Barbara Davis Diabetes Center, the Nighthorse Campbell Native Health building, various centers of the [[University of Colorado Hospital]], and the health sciences library.<ref name="childrens">{{cite news|last=Chandler|first=Mary Voelz|url=http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/news/inthenews/2007/City_designed_for_future_of_health.aspx|title='City' Designed for Future of Health|accessdate=2010-02-06|date=2007-11-17|publisher=''Rocky Mountain News''}}</ref> There are approximately 3000 students at the Anschutz Medical Campus with 1297 of these in the [[University of Colorado School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] (including medical and graduate students).<ref name="catalog">{{cite web|url=http://catalog.ucdenver.edu/content.php?catoid=1&navoid=30|title=At a Glance: Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2010-10-24|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>
[[Image:AnschutsMedicalCampus.JPG|thumb|left|230px|A view of the Anschutz Medical Campus from the Anschutz Outpatient Pavillon, looking northeast. Building 500 can be seen in the background near the left side of the image.]]

====Architecture and Layout====
The Anschutz Medical Campus is a {{convert|227|acre|km2|1|sing=on}} campus for the University and the [[University of Colorado Hospital]].<ref name="Anschutz Medical Campus">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/ABOUT/DENVER/Pages/AnschutzMedicalCampus.aspx|title= Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2010-01-24|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> All of the facilities on the campus, with the exception of the former Fitzsimons Hospital (referred to as 500 Main, or "Building 500"), are new construction.<ref name="aia">{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/akr/Resources/Projects/AIAP072842?dvid=&recspec=AIAP072842|title=Project Profiles:University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2010-02-07|publisher=The American Institutes of Architects}}</ref> A series of distinct quadrangular zones on the campus governs its architectural design: the research quadrangle, consisting of the three Research Complex towers, features a contemporary glass and metal design; the education quadrangle is characterized by a brick aesthetic; and the core quadrangle is located on the central axis of the campus, and anchored by Building 500.<ref name="aia" /> The comprehensive {{convert|116000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} medical library is located along the center quadrangle of the campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerbrook.com/project/university_of_colorado_denver_health_sciences_library_anschutz_medical_campus|title=Health Sciences Library, Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2010-02-08|publisher=Centerbrook Architects and Planners}}</ref>

The combined {{convert|578|acre|km2|1|sing=on}}<ref name="fitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.fitzscience.com|title= The Fitzsimons Life Science District|publisher= Fitzsimons Life Science District|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> of the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Fitzsimons Life Science District is undergoing a $4.3 billion renovation and transformation into the largest medical-related redevelopment project in the United States.<ref name="auroradev">{{cite web|url=http://www.auroraedc.com/AuroraEDC_IndustriesAndCompanies_Bioscience.aspx|title= Anschutz Medical Campus and Fitzsimons Life Science District |accessdate=2010-02-05|publisher=Aurora Economic Development Council}}</ref> The {{convert|184|acre|km2|1|sing=on}} ''Colorado Science + Technology Park'' in Aurora is being developed directly adjacent to the health sciences areas of campus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitzscience.com/The_District-Room_to_Grow.aspx|title= The District|publisher= Fitzsimons Life Science District|accessdate=2010-02-01}}</ref> providing opportunities to collaborate with biotechnology companies and their resources. The remaining acres of the former military facility are dedicated to commercial, hospitality, retail, and residential development.<ref name="auroradev" />

Built as state-of-the-art, the Anschutz Medical Campus consists of three zones: an education zone with facilities for training in the medical and health-related fields, a research zone that houses the various graduate programs, and a clinical care zone with the University of Colorado Hospital and The Children's Hospital, the University of Colorado School of Medicine's primary adult and pediatric hospital partners, nearby.<ref name="Anschutz Medical Campus" />

==Institutional Profile==
[[Image:AMC-Doors.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Artwork on the Anschutz Medical Campus in 2008]]
[[Image:View-Anschutz-Medical-Campus.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A view of the Anschutz Medical Campus. The University of Colorado Hospital can be seen near the top left corner.]]
University of Colorado Denver offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. The university (including [[University of Colorado Hospital]] and University Physicians, Inc.) operates on a $1.8 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] annual economy.<ref name="admin" /> The [[University of Colorado Hospital]], which is the principal teaching hospital for the University of Colorado Denver, serves more than half a million patients every year.<ref name="admin" /> In the 2009-10 fiscal year, UC Denver's two campuses received almost $385 million in combined research funding.<ref name="uccs">{{cite news|url=http://communique.uccs.edu/?p=1418|title=CU scientists secure $847 million in research funding|last=Hutton|first=Tom|date=2010-08-09|accessdate=2010-10-26|publisher=''University of Colorado at Colorado Springs''}}</ref>

===Enrollment===
More than 29,000 students are enrolled in Denver, Aurora and online. 15,680 students enrolled in fall 2007. Among UCD students, 55% are undergraduates, 35% are pursuing graduate studies, and 10% are enrolled in first professional courses. 63% of the student population are full-time students, 9% are out-of-state residents, and international students make up for 4% of total enrollment.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Pages/QuickFacts.aspx| title=UC Denver Quick Facts|accessdate=2010-01-29|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>

12,726 students are enrolled on the Downtown Campus. Of these, 8,188 are undergraduates, and 4,538 are graduate students. 28.7% of undergraduate students and 12.5% of graduate students, on the Downtown Campus, belong to an ethnic minority. The average entering ACT score for new freshmen on the Downtown Campus is 22.0 composite, 21.7 English, and 21.6 Math. The average entering SAT scores on the Downtown campus is 540 Math and 542 Verbal. The average high school GPA for new freshmen is 3.3. The most popular undergraduate majors on the Downtown campus are biology, business and psychology.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" /> International students on the campus arrive from 125 countries.<ref name="dd">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/denver/Pages/DowntownCampus.aspx|title= UC Denver Downtown Denver Campus|publisher=University of Colorado Denver|accessdate=2010-02-06|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100111053343/http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/denver/Pages/DowntownCampus.aspx |archivedate=2010-01-11}}</ref>

There are 2,954 students enrolled at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Of these, 430 are undergraduate students, 1,026 are graduates, and 1,498 are enrolled in first professional courses. 17% of the student population at the Anschutz Medical Campus are an ethnic minority.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts" />

==Academics and Research==
[[Image:Aurariacampus1.JPG|thumb|left|228px|'''North classroom''' building on the Downtown Campus]]
University of Colorado Denver is one of the largest universities in Colorado with more than 27,000 students and awarding more than 3,400 degrees in a year.<ref name = "admin">{{cite web|url=http://administration.ucdenver.edu/|title=UC Denver: No. 1 in the state in research funding|accessdate=2010-02-10|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> It has the largest graduate business school and graduate school of education in Colorado,<ref name = "collegesandschools">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/Pages/SchoolsColleges.aspx|title= Schools and Colleges Top-quality Academic Programs|accessdate=2010-02-02|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> and its [[University of Colorado School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] is the only medical school in the state.<ref name = "collegesandschools" /> In 2010, almost $385 million in sponsored research funding was awarded to University of Colorado Denver researchers.<ref name = "uccs" /> The vast majority of this research is dedicated to health sciences at the Anschutz Medical Campus.<ref name="research">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Research/Pages/index.aspx|title= The number one research university in Colorado|accessdate=2010-01-23|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> In 2011, more than $179,000,000 was awarded by the [[National Institutes of Health]] to UC Denver researchers.<ref name="NIH2011">{{cite web|url=http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm?ot=DH&fy=2011&state=CO&ic=&fm=&orgid=1199905&view=state|title=NIH Awards by Location & Organization|publisher=National Institutes of Health|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> The core laboratories in the research complex, at the Anschutz Medical Campus, include [[mass spectrometry]], [[X-ray crystallography]], [[electron microscopy]], a 900 mega-[[hertz]] [[nuclear magnetic resonance]] (NMR) spectrometer, [[DNA array]] and peptide protein chemistry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/news/publications/practiceupdate/2007/anschutz.aspx|title=Creating an Innovative Environment for Research on the Anschutz Medical Campus|accessdate=2010-02-06|publisher=The Children's Hospital|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080527102443/http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/news/publications/practiceupdate/2007/anschutz.aspx |archivedate = May 27, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The university is considered by the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] to have "very high research activity" with a basic classification of ''Research Universities (RU/VH) (very high research activity)''.<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web|url=http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=126562&start_page=institution.php&clq={%22ipug2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ipgrad2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22enrprofile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ugprfile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22sizeset2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22basic2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22eng2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22search_string%22:%22university+of+colorado%22,%22first_letter%22:%22%22,%22level%22:%22%22,%22control%22:%22%22,%22accred%22:%22%22,%22state%22:%22%22,%22region%22:%22%22,%22urbanicity%22:%22%22,%22womens%22:%22%22,%22hbcu%22:%22%22,%22hsi%22:%22%22,%22tribal%22:%22%22,%22msi%22:%22%22,%22landgrant%22:%22%22,%22coplac%22:%22%22,%22urban%22:%22%22}|title= University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Carnegie Classifications|accessdate=2010-01-30|publisher=''Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching''}}</ref>

===Libraries===
The University of Colorado Denver hosts two libraries, one on each of its two campuses. The Auraria library on the Downtown Campus serves the three institutions that share the campus — UC Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Community College of Denver. The library houses nearly 1 million print books, 130,000 e-books, 44,000 e-journals and 300 databases.<ref name="library"/> The library on the Anschutz Medical Campus is the largest health sciences library in Colorado, with more than 32,000 e-journals.<ref name="library"/> The health sciences library opened in late 2007 with 2 [[Information Commons]], 30 group study rooms, and wireless internet connectivity throughout the library.<ref name="library">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/Pages/Library.aspx|title=Libraries: Information Access Advantage|accessdate=2010-02-09|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>

===Schools and colleges===
[[Image:Rocky-Mountain-Lions-Eye-Institute.jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute''' on the Anschutz Medical Campus houses the Department of Ophthalmology.]]
University of Colorado Denver offers more than 115 degree programs in 13 schools and colleges.<ref name="CU Denver Who We Are" /> The university offers degrees in a wide variety of academic fields such as engineering, business, culture, history, language, the natural sciences, the biomedical sciences and medicine. The Downtown Campus hosts 8 schools and colleges: the College of Architecture and Planning, the College of Arts & Media, [[University of Colorado Denver Business School|The Business School]], the School of Education & Human Development, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Affairs and its Presidential Climate Action Project,<ref name="cap"/> and the Graduate School.<ref name = "collegesandschools"/> The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is UC Denver's largest school on the Downtown Denver Campus, offering 20 baccalaureate degrees, 17 master's degrees, and two PhD programs.<ref name="CLAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/AboutUs/Pages/AboutUs.aspx|title=About the College|accessdate=2010-02-02|publisher=College of Arts and Sciences, UCD}}</ref> The [[Presidential Climate Action Project]] is a two-year, $2 million initiative administered by the Wirth Chair, School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver,<ref name="cap">{{cite web|url=http://www.climateactionproject.com/advisory.php|title=PCAP Advisory Committee|accessdate=2010-02-06|publisher=Presidential Climate Action Project}}</ref> to engage the nation’s science, policy, business and civic leaders to produce a Presidential Climate Action Plan (PCAP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.climateactionproject.com/about.php|title=PCAP Project Description|accessdate=2010-02-06|publisher=Presidential Climate Action Project}}</ref> UC Denver sponsors the only college of architecture and planning in Colorado.<ref name="collegesandschools" /> The School of Architecture and Planning is located on 14th street, offering [http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/ArchitecturePlanning/Pages/default.aspx graduate degrees] in architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. In the engineering areas, the downtown campus has worked with [[Lockheed Martin]]<ref name="lockheed">{{cite web|url=http://business.cudenver.edu/Disciplines/InfoSystems/InfoSystemsMS.htm|title= Get a Master of Science in Information Systems|publisher=University of Colorado Denver Business School|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> and [[Raytheon]].<ref name ="raytheon">{{cite news|url=http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/pubrel/news/Raytheon.html|title= CU-Denver and Raytheon: "A Parternship for the Future"|accessdate=2010-02-04|publisher=''Press Release''|accessdate=2010-02-10|date=2000-08-31|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070818235910/http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/pubrel/news/Raytheon.html |archivedate = August 18, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref> On the Anschutz Medical Campus, the university houses the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Medicine, the [[College of Nursing]], the School of Pharmacy, Colorado School of Public Health, and the [[Graduate School]].<ref name="collegesandschools" />

====School of Medicine====
{{main|University of Colorado School of Medicine}}
The university's School of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to an [[MD degree]], and houses various [[graduate programs]] leading to the [[PhD degree]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/degrees/Pages/DoctoratePrograms.aspx|title=DOCTORAL PROGRAMS|accessdate=2012-04-06|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> The school also includes a [http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/degree_programs/PAProgram/Pages/Home.aspx Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant] (CHAPA) degree and a [[doctor of Physical Therapy]] degree. Both are three-year programs. The [[Medical Scientist Training Program]] (MSTP) awards both MD and PhD degrees.<ref name="mstp">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/degree_programs/mstp/Admissions/Pages/admissions.aspx|title= MSTP admissions|accessdate=2012-04-10|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>
There are about 600 MD students at the school, plus 352 in the Physical Assistant and Physical Therapy programs and 975 in Graduate Medical Education.

====School of Pharmacy====
The University of Colorado's School of Pharmacy (SOP) began in 1911 as a division of the School of Medicine in [[CU Boulder|Boulder]].<ref name = "SOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AboutUs/AboutSchoolPharmacy/Pages/AboutSchoolPharmacy.aspx|title= About the School of Pharmacy |publisher=UCD School of Pharmacy|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref> It became an independent college in 1913 and a school in 1957.<ref name = "SOP" /> It received its accreditation in 1938-1939 and awarded a B.S. in Pharmacy degree in 1995-1996 when it received a full accreditation status awarding the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree by the ACPE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acpe-accredit.org/shared_info/accreditationHistory.asp?Org_ID=177&PageType=CE|title= Accreditation History University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy |accessdate=2010-02-02|publisher=Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education}}</ref> In 1986, the School of Pharmacy was administratively transferred to the [[University of Colorado Health Sciences Center]] in Denver. The physical transfer from Boulder and final consolidation of faculty, staff and students was completed between August and November 1992.<ref name = "SOP" /> In 2008, the school moved to the [[Anschutz Medical Campus]], and offers medical and graduate degrees in pharmacy, the pharmaceutical sciences, molecular toxicology, and pharmaceutical outcomes research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AcademicPrograms/Pages/AcademicPrograms.aspx|title= School of Pharmacy Academic Programs|publisher=UCD School of Pharmacy|accessdate=2010-10-24}}</ref> 30% of its class is from out of state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/schoolColoradopage.htm| title=University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy|accessdate=2010-02-12|publisher=The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy}}</ref> In 2009, the NIH awarded $7,310,389 and $19,189,543 in grants towards the SOP and Pharmacology department, respectively.<ref name="NIH">{{cite web|url=http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/FindOrg_Detail.cfm?OrgID=1199905|title =Institution Detail for 2009|accessdate =2010-10-26|publisher =National Institutes of Health}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2011, the school will move into its new building, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences which will also be located on the Anschutz Medical Campus.<ref name = "skaggs">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AboutUs/AboutSchoolPharmacy/Pages/NewBuilding.aspx|title=New Building|accessdate=2010-10-26|publisher=UCD School of Pharmacy}}</ref>

====Graduate School====
The Graduate School at CU Denver awards more graduate degrees than any other institution in Colorado.<ref name="admin" /> The school consists of nearly 60 graduate programs.<ref name="UCD grad">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/Graduate-School/Pages/default.aspx|title =Welcome to the Graduate School at the University of Colorado Denver|accessdate =2010-10-17|publisher =University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> The departments running these programs are housed in the schools and colleges on both campuses of the university. These offerings include both department-based and interdisciplinary programs in architecture and planning, arts and media, biomedical sciences, business, education and human development, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, applied mathematics, nursing, public affairs, public health, chemistry, and social sciences.<ref name = "UCD grad" /> Graduate programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus offer MS and PhD degrees focusing on basic, clinical and translational research in the biomedical sciences.<ref name = "AMC">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/admissions/doctoral/Pages/index.aspx|title= Doctoral Program Admissions at UC Denver|accessdate=2010-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/degrees/Pages/MastersDegreePrograms.aspx|title=Master's Programs|accessdate=2010-10-17}}/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctsaweb.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showPartInst&inst_ID=72|title=Participating Institutions:Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute|accessdate=2010-02-14|publisher=Clinical and Translational Science Awards}}</ref>

====Business School====
{{main|University of Colorado Denver Business School}}
The University of Colorado Denver Business School is accredited by [[AACSB]] International.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=ED088FF2-979E-48C6-B104-33768F1DE01D| title=Schools Accredited in Business - ordered by name |accessdate=2010-02-09|publisher=The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business}}</ref> The school is accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Business School is one of only a few schools in the US to have a separate accreditation for its Accounting program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=4BA8CA9A-7CE1-4E7A-9863-2F3D02F27D23|title=Schools Accredited in Accounting- ordered by name|accessdate=2020-02-09|publisher=The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business}}</ref> Business is one of the school's most popular majors since it is located in the heart of Downtown Denver. The Business School has worked with some of Colorado's top businesses such as [[Molson Coors]], [[Wells Fargo]], <<link:0>>, and [[Frontier Airlines]], who provide feedback on the school's Business curriculum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/business/partners-employers/BoardsCouncils/Pages/BoardofAdvisors.aspx|title= Companies on UC Denver Business School boards|publisher=UCD Business School|accessdate=2010-01-31}}</ref>

===Rankings===
'''''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]''''' ranks the university as having the top 10 ''[[Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index]]'' in the United States in the fields of biomedical sciences, [[developmental biology]], [[genetics|human and medical genetics]], [[oncology]] and [[cancer]] biology, [[structural biology]] and [[toxicology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity/page.php?year=2007&institution=652&byinst=Go|title=Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index|accessdate=2010-02-09|publisher=''The Chronicle of Higher Education''}}</ref> University of Colorado Denver features in a number of rankings in '''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''''s ''America's Best Graduate Schools''. The university ranked 5th among American medical schools for primary care in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/primary-care-rankings|title=Primary Care Rankings Best Medical Schools|accessdate=2010-05-27|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> and 27th among medical schools for research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings|title=Research Rankings Best Medical Schools|accessdate=2010-02-05|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> The graduate school ranked 68th in the biological sciences in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-biological-sciences-programs/rankings/page+3|title=Rankings Biological Sciences 2007|accessdate=2010-05-27|publisher=U.S. News and World Report|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100524063145/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-biological-sciences-programs/rankings/page+3 |archivedate=2010-05-24}}</ref> UCD's School of Nursing ranked 15th in the nation in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-nursing-schools/rankings|title=Rankings Nursing 2007|accessdate=2010-02-05|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> while among Nurse Practitioner programs, the university is ranked 8th, 5th, and 3rd in the areas of Adult, Family, and Pediatric, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools|title=Best Health Schools|accessdate=2010-02-08|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> The medical school is ranked 6th in the specialty of family medicine. UCD's School of Pharmacy is ranked 23rd in the nation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-pharmacy-schools/rankings|title=Top Pharmacy Schools|accessdate=2010-02-05|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> and the School of Public Affairs is ranked 32nd. '''[[The Princeton Review]]''' included UC Denver in its ''Best Western Colleges, Best in the West'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princetonreview.com/best-regional-colleges.aspx |title=Best Regional Colleges|publisher=The Princeton Review|accessdate=2010-02-04}}</ref> The university ranked 34th on the '''[[Forbes]] list''' of best public colleges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/06/best-public-colleges-opinions-colleges-09-top.html|title=America's Best Public Colleges, Forbes, August 2009|accessdate=2010-01-25|publisher=Forbes|date=2009-08-05}}</ref> The Business School is the 5th ''Best Graduate School for Physician - Executives'' (2007), according to '''[[Modern Healthcare]]'''.<ref name="UC Denver Quick Facts"/> In 2010, UC Denver ranked 7th in '''''[[The Scientist]]''''''s ''Best Places to Work for Postdocs'' survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/03/1/49/1/|last= Bagley|first= Katherine|title=Best Places to Work Postdocs 2010|accessdate=2010-03-01|publisher=''The Scientist''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rdmag.com/News/FeedsAP/2010/02/environment-2010-results-announced-best-places-to-work-for-po/|title=2010 Results Announced: Best Places to Work for Postdocs|accessdate=2010-03-01|publisher=R&D ''Associated Press''}}</ref>

==Student life==
[[Image:Tivolistudentunion.JPG|thumb|left|250px|'''Tivoli student union''' building and the athletic field on the [[Auraria Campus]]]]
University of Colorado Denver has over 100 student organizations, honor societies, professional organizations and faith-based groups,<ref name="groups">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/studentlife/getinvolved/studentorgs/Pages/default.aspx |title=Student Organizations|publisher=University of Colorado Denver|accessdate=2010-02-11|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100206193044/http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/studentlife/getinvolved/studentorgs/Pages/default.aspx |archivedate=2010-02-06}}</ref> that offer social, service, and professional opportunities for their members within the university and community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/housing/prospective-students/1st-year-students/Pages/Get-Involved.aspx|title=Get Involved There's more to university life than attending classes!|accessdate=2010-02-02}}</ref> First time freshmen and first time international students at the downtown campus are generally required to live on campus, in the ''Campus Village'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/housing/prospective-students/1st-year-students/Pages/Living-on-Campus.aspx|title= Living-on Campus At Campus Village Apartments|accessdate=2010-02-13|publisher=UCD Student Housing}}</ref> a student housing complex at the Auraria Campus for students, faculty and staff from any of the three schools that share the campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myownapartment.com/campusvillage/faq|title=Campus Village at Auraria: Frequently Asked Questions|accessdate=2010-02-14|publisher=Campus Village at Auraria}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> UCD provides a variety of sports and recreation activities to students, faculty and staff, including personal training, intramural [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[soccer]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], and [[tennis]], and sports equipment check out for on or off campus use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/Pages/Sports-and-Recreation.aspx|title= Campus Life Sports and Recreation|accessdate =2010-02-13}}</ref><ref name="rec">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/campus-rec/Pages/default.aspx|title =Welcome to Campus Recreation at Auraria!|accessdate =2010-02-02|publisher =University of Colorado Denver}}</ref>

The downtown campus student newspaper, the ''Advocate'', comes out weekly during the school year.<ref name="advocate">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/studentlife/getinvolved/Pages/Student-Publications.aspx|title= ''The Advocate'' Student Newspaper|accessdate=2010-02-11|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100205094538/http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/studentlife/getinvolved/Pages/Student-Publications.aspx |archivedate=2010-02-05}}</ref> UCD's ''Distinguished Lecture Series'' hosts an array of speakers, that have included [[David Horowitz]] and [[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]].<ref name="ato">{{cite web|url=http://abovetheordinary.ucdenver.edu/classroom/professional_lecture_series.aspx|title= Professional Lecture Series|accessdate=2010-02-14|publisher=University of Colorado Denver}}</ref> The [[Tivoli Student Union]] serves as a student center for the [[Community College of Denver]], [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]] and University of Colorado Denver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tivoli.org/tivoli/index.html|title=The Tivoli Student Union|accessdate=2010-02-10|publisher=Tivoli Student Union}}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Notable Faculty===
* John Caldwell and colleagues, from the Departments of Cell and Structural Biology, and Physiology, discovered the [[Sodium_channel#Voltage-gated|volgate-gated sodium channel]] [[SCN8A|Nav1.6]].<ref name=caldwell>{{cite web |title = A novel, abundant sodium channel expressed in neurons and glia.|url=http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/reprint/15/5/3231| accessdate=2011-09-15|publisher=''The Journal of Neuroscience''}}</ref>
* [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Tom Cech]], of [[CU Boulder]], is an affiliated faculty with UCD's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/biochemistry/Research/AffiliatedFaculty/Pages/default.aspx|title=Affiliated Faculties|accessdate=2011-09-15|publisher=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, UCD}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae Thomas R. Cech|url=http://cechlab.colorado.edu/images/stories/PDFs/TCech_CV.pdf|accessdate=4 March 2013|publisher=CU Boulder}}</ref>
* [[Leo Franca]] from the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences has developed stabilized finite elements, important in computational mechanics and engineering simulation. 
* [[Lawrence Hunter]] is the founder of the [[International Society for Computational Biology]], the world's oldest and largest professional organization for bioinformatics and computational biology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iscb.org/cshals2011-program/cshals2011-keynote/cshals2011-keynote-hunter|title=Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) Keynote Speaker - Dr. Lawrence Hunter| accessdate=2011-09-15|publisher=International Society for Computational Biology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iscb.org/iscb-history|title=History of ISCB|accessdate=2011-09-15|publisher=International Society for Computational Biology}}</ref> 
* [[Theodore Puck|Ted Puck]], a biophysicist at the medical school, developed a classification system for the human chromosome, and has been referred to as "a pioneer in mammalian cell culture, somatic cell genetics, and the study of human genetic diseases."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/v5u42361w382r1n5/fulltext.pdf|title=A TRIBUTE TO DR. THEODORE T. PUCK|accessdate=2010-01-31|publisher=SpringerLink|year=2006}}</ref> He was also the first scientist to grow human tissue from a single cell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cusys.edu/125/lessons2.html|title= Lessons of the Past|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> 
* [[Thomas Starzl|Tom Starzl]] conducted the first liver transplant in the world at CU's medical school,<ref name="detailedhistory" /> and is considered "the father of modern transplantation."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_664527.html|title= Starzl, Tribune-Review reporters claim Carnegie Science Awards|last=Cronin|first=Mike|date=2010-01-29|accessdate=2010-01-31|publisher=''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''}}</ref> 
* [[Henry Swan]] revolutionized open heart surgery at the Department of Surgery, pioneering investigations and clinical application of hypothermia in cardiac surgery.<ref name="detailedhistory" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/62/5/1565|title=Correspondence: Henry Swan II, MD|last=Rainer|first= W. Gerald|year=1996|accessdate=2010-01-31|publisher=Elsevier Science Inc.,''The Annals of Thoracic Surgery''}}</ref>

===Notable Alumni===
*[[Rick Alden]], 1996, Owner and CEO [[Skullcandy]]
*[[James Eagan Holmes]], suspect, Aurora shootings of 20 July 2012
*[[Kjell N. Lindgren]], NASA astronaut
*[[John Morse (Colorado legislator)|John Morse]], 2001, Majority Leader, Colorado State Senator
*[[Isaac Slade]], 2005, Lead Singer, [[The Fray]]
*[[Ed Tauer]], 1991, Mayor, Aurora, Colorado

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|University of Colorado Denver}}
* [http://www.ucdenver.edu/ Official website]

==Further reading==
* {{cite book
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 | first = William E.
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 | year = 1965
 | title = Glory Colorado! A history of the University of Colorado, 1858-1963
 | publisher = Prutt Press, Inc.
 | location = Boulder, CO
 | id = LD1178 .D35
}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Noel
 | first = Thomas J
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 | year = 1999
 | title = University of Colorado at Denver, 25 years: From Arapaho camp to Denver's urban university
 | publisher = University of Colorado at Denver
 | location =
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