Centering the Gerontology Center: 5 Questions with Amy Silva-Smith
With a steady increase in the nation’s older population, studies and efforts to support gerontology-focused education and research are more important than ever before. (More)
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Centering the Simulation Learning Center: 7 Questions with Lynn Phillips
When UCCS students are studying to become nurses, nothing is more effective than hands-on learning. But it can be difficult — and dangerous — for students to practice new skills in a high-intensity setting with ramifications for real patients. That’s where the Simulation Learning Center comes in. (More)
Centering the Matrix Center: 7 Questions with Abby Ferber
In advance of the 20th anniversary of the Knapsack Institute, an intensive three-day social justice summer institute and one of the Matrix Center’s flagship programs, we sat down with Abby Ferber, director. (More)
Centering the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience: 7 Questions with Chip Benight
Founded in 2020, just weeks before COVID-19 swept across the world, the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience embarked on a mission to advance human resilience. How? By designing evidence-based solutions through interdisciplinary research, healing therapies, and community training and empowerment. (More)
Centering the Center for Critical Sport Studies: 7 Questions with Jeff Montez de Oca
Founded in 2015, the Center for Critical Sport Studies at UCCS examines challenging social issues, from ethics and inequality to the interactions between individuals and for-profit corporations, in the world of sport. (More)
Centering the BioFrontiers Center: 7 Questions with Bob Camley
The UCCS BioFrontiers Center bridges the fields of biology and physics — and in doing so, aims to create new ways of seeing and manipulating nature. Its goal? To revolutionize human health. (More)
Centering the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual: 7 Questions with Josh Dunn
The Center for the Study of Government and the Individual at UCCS was founded to explore the constitutional, economic, political, and social foundations of American society. Its focus lately has been on tolerance and civil discourse. (More)
Centering the Heller Center: 7 Questions with Max Shulman
The Heller Center for the Arts and Humanities at UCCS has a dual mission: offering scholars and artists a respite to think and create, and providing space for interaction between art and academia. (More)