STUDENT RESOURCES
NEW! Graduate Certificate in Neural Engineering
The certificate in neural engineering will provide students with focused knowledge in this growing sub-discipline of bioengineering, with a focus on use of engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, or enhance neural systems.
12 credit hours | open to graduate students in Engineering or Neuroscience at CU Denver and CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Reporting Issues or Concerns
Are you a student, faculty, or staff who has a concern or would like to report an issue? Please complete and submit the ORE Maxient Form.
What is it? Maxient is a software program utilized by U.S. higher education institutions to track and record trainee behaviors (i.e. student discipline, academic integrity, care and concern records, Title IX matters, or just an “FYI”).
Why is it useful? Maxient has centralized reporting and record keeping that will help us connect the dots and prevent students from falling through the cracks by helping us identify students in distress and coordinate the efforts of various departments to provide follow-up.
How will ORE Use Maxient? We have created an ORE Maxient Form for students, faculty, and staff to share any concern or report any type of issue or concern about oneself or others. Once submitted, the form will be routed to the corresponding Program Director and Program Administrator for follow up. If an individual prefers NOT to notify the program, they may select "ORE" from the Program list and the form will instead be routed to the ORE Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.
Form link: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?UnivofColoradoDenver&layout_id=85.
Denver and the Campus
The Campus
The Anschutz Medical Campus is located a few miles from downtown Denver in an attractive residential area. One of four campuses of the University of Colorado, the Anschutz Medical Campus is primarily a graduate and professional school campus. In addition
to the basic science departments of the Graduate School, the campus includes the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital of Colorado, and the Veteran's Administration Hospital Complex are located within walking distance.
Denver and Nearby Attractions
Denver is an active, growing metropolitan area of nearly two million people. The population as a whole is highly educated and physically active. Denver and Colorado offer a variety of artistic and cultural
attractions, including the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver Art Museum, Botanical Gardens, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and many resident and roadshow theaters. The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the second largest performing arts
center in the country.
Residents enjoy the nation's largest city park system, with a series of biking and hiking paths which wind throughout the city. Excellent concerts are held every year, many in beautiful outdoor settings such as the Red Rocks Amphitheater in the foothills. Professional Colorado Rockies Baseball, Denver Broncos Football, Colorado Avalanche Hockey, and Denver Nuggets Basketball events are only minutes from the Health Sciences Center campus.
For those interested in mountain sports, Colorado has a wide variety of deep-powder
ski areas, hiking and mountain biking trails, backpacking, technical rock climbing, whitewater rafting, and excellent fishing streams. Rocky Mountain National Park and other spectacular wilderness areas are located within a few hours of Denver.
Climate
Even with its mile high elevation, Denver has a relatively mild and dry climate with average winter temperatures near 45°F. The summers are warm (average 85°F) and dry, with cool (55°F) nights. The sun shines about 300 days a year, and the metro area receives only 15 inches of precipitation each year.
Student Engagement and Outreach
The Neuroscience Program encourages and supports the involvement of students in community groups with focus on diversity.
Program Handbook
Please review the Neuroscience Program Handbook for more information about program curriculum.
Office of Research Education Forms and Resources
The SOM ORE Resource database with information such as academic calendars, deadlines, forms, and policies tailored to ORE Basic Science Programs.
Travel Awards
Student travel awards are available from the Graduate School. Funds are provided from an endowment entitled the “C. Werner and Kitty Hirs Graduate Student Enrichment Fund” made to the University of Colorado Foundation for the use by the Graduate School at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Awards are up to $500 and are to be used to help defray the expenses incurred by a PhD student who attends a nationally recognized meeting and presents their work.
Campus Services
As a student at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, you are encouraged to take advantage of campus resources and programs that are designed to help you realize your maximum academic potential and achieve your personal goals.
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Career Development Office
The mission of the Career Development Office (CDO) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) is to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows acquire the non-science skills and experiences they need to successfully transition in their careers, both inside and outside of academia. We strive to supplement the world-class research training at CU Anschutz with world-class "non-bench" training, making our alumni highly sought after employees in a myriad of professions.
The CDO serves as an informational resource for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and administrators. We encourage you to visit the website often to learn about all the professional and career development opportunities that we provide - the skills and experiences you gather now can be the keys to opening the doors to your future.
Visit the CDO website for more information.
Housing Information
The Graduate School, in concert with current graduate students, has created this residential information website to help you with your housing needs. The Graduate School surveyed all graduate and medical students on the Anschutz Medical Campus and compiled the results. If you have questions about the housing survey or would like to ask about particular neighborhoods, please consult your graduate program administrator.
Visit the housing website for more information.
Academic Calendars, Deadlines, Forms, and Policies
The Graduate School Resource database is your one-stop shop for academic calendars, deadlines, forms, and policies.
Access the Calendars, Forms, and Policies.
Office of Disability, Access, & Inclusion
The Office of Disability, Access, & Inclusion recognizes, welcomes, and celebrates disability as an integral part of a diverse health professions campus and workforce. To facilitate inclusion, we partner with students and programs to identify opportunities to create and promote meaningful access.
Visit the website for more information
Ombuds Office
The Ombuds Office is a safe, confidential, and nonbiased resource that members of the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz can approach to discuss, voice, and clarify any university-related concerns. We are a neutral third-party resource that is available to hear individual complaints and help sort out and identify options for resolving those concerns.
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SACNAS
Compared to other campus PhD programs, current and former Molecular Biology PhD students make outsized contributions to our chapter of SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science). Our chapter is truly exceptional, having been named in 2022 SACNAS Chapter of the Year, out of 133 student chapters nationally.
For more information, visit websites here and here.