RadioEd

Jan 27 2025 81 ep. 23 mins 52

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Hosted by writer Emma Atkinson, RadioEd is a triweekly podcast created by the DU Newsroom that taps into the University of Denver’s deep pool of bright brains to explore the most compelling and interesting research coming out of DU.

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Breaking The Cycle: How Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Trauma

Jan 27 2025 21 mins

Hosted by writers Emma Atkinson and Jordyn Reiland, RadioEd is a triweekly podcast created by the DU Newsroom that taps into the University of Denver’s deep pool of bright brains to explore the most compelling and interesting research coming out of DU. See below for a transcript of this episode. This week, production assistant and DU graduate student Madeleine Lebovic steps in to

Protecting Your Future: How Cognitive Decline Affects Financial Decision-Making

Jan 07 2025 15 mins

As we get older, things change. Our priorities shift, viewpoints and opinions evolve, and our bodies—and brains—age. Many of these changes are good—we can celebrate the process of aging as one that invites wisdom and joy. But there are natural consequences of getting older, and one of those consequences is cognitive decline. Eric Chess is a former medical doctor who has also

Why University Research Matters

Dec 16 2024 16 mins

Since 2021, when DU was designated as an R1 research institute, the University has been full speed on groundbreaking research locally and globally in psychology, engineering, education, natural science, mathematics and more. And no one knows that better than Corinne Lengsfeld, senior vice provost for research and graduate education, whose tenure at the University tells the story of

Trust and Safety: What Communities Want From Police

Nov 18 2024 26 mins

What makes you feel safe? Is it a familiar voice on the phone, a particular place, friends or family by your side, your spiritual beliefs or even a favorite blanket? What about a person outside your personal circle, like a paramedic, a lifeguard, a firefighter or a police officer?20-year-old Joseph said that people should feel safe around police officers, but that isn’t always th

Throwback Thursday: The Power of Nostalgia Marketing

Oct 28 2024 17 mins

Our lives are made up of the experiences we’ve had. And those experiences stick with us, particularly the good ones. When we look back on our lives, it’s easy to feel as though things were better in the past. We long for the “good ‘ol days,” as it were. There’s a word for this feeling: Nostalgia. And nostalgia, like many other human emotions, has been commodified. That�

Beyond the Bench: The Limits of Diversity On the Supreme Court

Oct 07 2024 15 mins

In 1987, 17% of people had an unfavorable view of the Supreme Court. Now, in 2024, 51% of people say the same thing. That’s a 200% increase in just 37 years, according to analysis of Pew Research data. So why have American's opinions of the court's declined so significantly? In this episode, new co-host Jordyn Reiland chats with Assistant Professor Phil Chen about how trust and l

Welcome Back to RadioEd Season 5 With Chancellor Haefner

Oct 01 2024 5 mins

In the six years that Chancellor Jeremy Haefner has helmed the University of Denver, much has changed—and research at DU has truly blossomed.DU was awarded R1 research status in 2021, making it the fourth university in Colorado and the only private institution in the Rocky Mountain Region to have achieved the classification. Since then, the research being done by faculty and stud

Girls in STEM: What 3 Professors Are Doing to Empower the Next Generation

Jun 24 2024 18 mins

Women make up just 34% of the workforce in professional STEM fields. In college, too, women are underrepresented: about 21% of engineering majors are women and around 19% of computer and information science majors are women. So, the question is: Why does this happen? Are women just less interested in these fields? Jennifer Hoffman, Shannon Murphy and Robin Tinghitella, all faculty

Why Taking a Timeout in the NBA Might Not Be the Best Idea

Jun 03 2024 15 mins

Much of sports is a gamble. There’s a saying: “Any team can win any game on any given day.” Almost nothing, no outcome, is guaranteed in sports—and that’s part of the fun of watching and playing. But players and coaches want to eliminate as many variables as possible, trying to leave less up to chance. And that is where statistics come in. It might seem like a good idea t

Talking to a Loved One With Suicidal Thoughts

May 13 2024 24 mins

This episode of RadioEd is about suicide and how people can help those they love who might be experiencing suicidal thoughts. We know it’s a heavy topic. In many cultures, suicide is taboo—and in some countries it’s illegal. People don’t like to talk about it. But, as University of Denver associate professor of social work Stacey Freedenthal says, asking a friend or fami