University of Denver Spring 2024

DU announces new research institutes RESEARCH

“These new Research Institutes possess national and international reputations of significant stature, creating the peer reputation needed for their departments or divisions to become highly respected,” says Corinne Lengsfeld, senior vice provost for research and graduate education. “They serve the fundamental mission of the University by creating an accessible educational environment that attracts, retrains and retains top faculty and students.” The six new institutes are: • The Butler Institute for Families • The Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures: A Research Institute affiliated with the University of Denver • The Institute for Human-Animal Connection • The Marsico Institute for Early Learning • The Stress, Early Experience and Development Institute • The Institute for Relationship Science

Six standout research entities at DU have been desig nated as official DU Research Institutes, the University announced last November. To be considered for this designation, an entity must have a three- to five-year annual average of $1.5 million in research expenditures from external sources as well as a certain number of faculty involved and students taught and trained. Pam Hoberman, director of operations, views the International Futures (IFs) platform to analyze data at the Pardee Center.

Learn more at www.du.edu/research/overview.

Photos by Wayne Armstrong

Students Jordan Sinclair (left) and Joe Ontiveros (right) work on a robot in the Autonomous Robotics and Interactive Systems Experimental Laboratory. The ARISE Lab is directed by Christopher Reardon, a professor in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science.

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