CU Anschutz In The News

Moving to a new city on your own is a tough situation. It’s something Morkos Henen has done many times. “I am originally Egyptian, but I have been everywhere in the world,” Morkos said. “I did my PhD in Vienna, Austria. Then I moved for a post-doc in France. Then I came to the United States: San Antonio, Pittsburgh and then from Pittsburgh to here.” Morkos has lived in Denver for about a year and a half. He’s a staff scientist at CU Anschutz Medical Campus doing research in molecular genetics. It’s an incredibly demanding job which keeps Morkos busy most of the time. He loves his work, and the people he works with, but on New Year’s Eve he took some time for himself to check out the Blossoms of Light display at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

For the last 14 years, National Geographic has followed Dr. Vic Spitzer, a professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz, and Susan Potter on her journey from life to becoming a "living cadaver." “Susan, like a lot of donors, came to CU to donate her body,” Spitzer said. “She saw a newspaper article about the visible human and sectioning the body so she seemed to understand what it meant to slice her body up into many pieces.”

Responder Strong is an organization that helps first responders deal with mental health issues that may come up due to repeated exposure to traumatic calls. Rhonda Kelly of the National Mental Health Innovation Center at CU Anschutz explains the program.

Emmy Betz worked with her colleagues to come up with a letter that families can use ahead of time. It would serve as a written agreement between loved ones and someone diagnosed with dementia, acknowledging there could be a time when it's no longer safe for them to access a firearm and designate someone to step in at that time. "This paper can sort of be a conversation starter," said Betz, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She believes that if the conversation is had sooner rather than later, someone living with dementia may be able to make decisions for themselves and let this agreement serve as a reminder later.

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