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Is time travel possible? Short answer: Not yet— at least, not in the sense you’re thinking. But Roger Martínez-Dávila, Associate Professor of History, may have landed on the next best thing: using immersive virtual reality tools to recreate worlds that no longer exist. (More)
The College of Letters, Arts & Sciences’ Department of History is taking the UCCS community back in time with their upcoming event: Let’s get medieval on this pandemic. (More)
Drawing inspiration from Tara Westover’s bestselling New York Times memoir “Educated,” history major Madison Harris centers her reflection on the influence of Ezra Taft Benson over modern Mormon thought. (More)
Distinguished professor of history Paul Harvey answers seven questions on his new book, which considers figures from the American South who shaped a southern “sound.” (More)
There is no simple way to sum up 2020 – but the top stories and most memorable photos from the last year paint a picture of resilience, perseverance and hope at UCCS. (More)
Distinguished professor of history Paul Harvey answers seven questions on his newest book, a biography of Howard Thurman, mentor to a generation of civil rights activists leading the charge for equity in the 1950s and 1960s. (More)
Roger Martínez-Dávila, associate professor of history, offers a look at the modern COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the Black Death in a free, 10-week lecture series “Medieval Plague, Modern Pandemic.” (More)
The CU Board of Regents approved semester and academic year sabbaticals for 29 UCCS faculty members for 2020-21 at a Feb. 13 meeting conducted at CU Denver. (More)
As we move into a new decade, we take a look back at some of the most memorable stories and moments from 2019. (More)
Christina Jiménez, author of “Making an Urban Public: Popular Claims to Citizenship in Mexico, 1879-1932,” had her book selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by “Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.” (More)