Impact Stories

Isabel Melton

Full scholarship creates new possibilities for student caretaker

Isabel Melton’s grandfather was diagnosed with stage-four cancer just as she began…

Bryan Breuer and his wife, Michelle Gayeski

Liver transplant inspires patient’s commitment to helping others

After his own successful liver transplant surgery, UCHealth University of Colorado…

Jabez Brown

Gates scholarship empowers CU Denver students

When first-year marketing student Jabez Brown enrolled at CU Denver, he expected his…

Madison Lin and Hasani Spann

New Smead Scholars represent the future of aerospace

Thanks to the generosity of donors Ann Smead and Michael Byram, CU Boulder recently…

$15,000 gift supports food programs at UCCS

Ent Credit Union has committed $15,000 to support food-related initiatives at UCCS…

The Slingsby family, from left, Jason, Jackie, Geoff and Taylor

Medical family supports ophthalmology at CU

Three generations of CU-trained physicians in the Slingsby family are giving back to…

Student volunteers in blueish gray tshirts mill around a table preparing meals

CU Denver gives back at Lynx Day of Service

Students celebrated Homecoming Week by partnering with local organizations and…

A river flows through a canyon, blue skies and clouds above

Private philanthropy addresses Western water issues

A recent $1.15 million commitment from the Walton Family Foundation in support of the…

Students walk on a wintery campus

Kane Scholarship fuels student success at UCCS

With nearly $14 million awarded to students across southern Colorado over the last two…

CU Anschutz medical campus with a view of Children's Hospital Colorado and UCHealth

$50 million challenge gift aims to transform mental health care

The Anschutz Foundation investment will launch the CU Anschutz Campus Mental Health…

Students work on a new mural of CU Denver for Milo's Market food pantry

How Milo’s Market helps students thrive

The CU Denver food pantry experienced a 1,023% growth in student visits in just one…

Spruce gulch

476-acre land gift enhances ecological studies at CU Boulder

CU faculty and students have conducted research at the private Spruce Gulch Reserve in…