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Despite shifting their therapeutic mentorship program for marginalized youths to a virtual format during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate mentors and youth mentees alike were able to adapt to their new situation and create positive outcomes, found an all-UCCS team of researchers. (More)
UCCS has received nearly $550,000 in grant funding from El Paso County through the American Recovery Plan Act to support healthcare, wellness and resilience programs to benefit Colorado and the nation. (More)
In support of STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math education — UCCS and Cool Science paired together for several events during the 2021 Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival, held Oct. 9–17 across Colorado Springs. (More)
In recognition of its critically important mission to serve vulnerable older adults and their caregivers, the Aging Center is taking part in the 2021 Indy Give! campaign, which runs from Nov. 1–Dec. 31, 2021. (More)
The UCCS Aging Center will host a free Nov. 4 workshop for caregivers designed to educate, inform, encourage and support anyone providing care to a loved one and seeking a roadmap on navigating the appropriate services for their needs. (More)
UCCS Downtown Director Stephanie Adams was honored on Sept. 16 with a Star Award, given by the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs to “spotlight some of the champions, innovators, visionaries, and problem solvers who make (More)
On July 31, 2021, UCCS alumni, students, faculty and staff took part in the City of Colorado Springs’ 150th-anniversary parade. (More)
Faculty members in the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences announced a new study with the goal of understanding current social health in the Colorado Springs community. To help (More)
A team of campus partners, led by Katie Gordon, are exercising new ownership over campus mental health and wellness with the hope of coordinating cross-campus efforts and improving campus culture as a whole. (More)
In the first of a series of lectures celebrating the intertwined histories of UCCS and Colorado Springs, Peg Bacon, provost emerita, shared stories of how the university grew up alongside its community. (More)