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Think about where you lay your head at night: Whether it’s an apartment, a house or a condo, do you own the place you sleep in? While it’s more common to own a home than to rent one, there are more people renting now in the United States than at any point since 1965. More than 45 million households in this country are rentals—that’s more than a third of all households in the United States, made up of more than 100 million residents. And if you’re one of those 100 million renters, one Universi

Show Notes Brain injuries are often described as an invisible disability. You don’t necessarily know just by looking at somebody that they have a brain injury, and they may not even know they have one. But inside, things can be very different. The World Health Organization has identified brain injury as a significant public health concern, and traumatic brain injuries are a major cause of death and disability in the United States. Without the right care or resources, it’s easy for these inju

Show Notes Think back to how you made decisions growing up. Whether it was the clothes you wore, where you hung out, who your friends were, and even how you coped with the struggles you faced—who did you confide in? Was it a friend, a sibling, a parent, a mentor or other trusted adult? It’s likely that peer influence—or how much your personal circle can affect what you do and think— had a big impact. Peer influence has the power to shape nearly every decision a young person makes, and social

Show Notes Booker T. Washington once said: “An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.” A once enslaved man who became an author and speaker in the post-Reconstruction Jim Crow-era South, Washington famously advocated against protest and agitation tactics meant to advance civil rights. Washington’s position was that Black Americans should concentrate on economic progress, rather than desegregation efforts. Washington believed that economic success would advance Black people i

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 host. Show Notes When Hollywood paints a picture of childhood, it’s often one of nostalgia-tinged wonder. Playing

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 earned degrees in law and business. Chess is the director of the Paul Freeman Financial Security Program at DU. He seeks