With Gratitude While the past year has been one marked by unprecedented challenges, it has also been one defined by community, hope and healing. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept our country and our world, our campus came together in a shared spirit and common purpose. Through it all, we have seen very clearly what we have long known — all of the work undertaken every day at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus matters for the simple reason that it is in service to people. Generous benefactors like you make our work possible — whether that’s pursuing new therapies, delivering care in our clinics or teaching future leaders in health to do the same. This year, you have been vital to our ability to face headon the many great challenges this crisis brings, and to address the longstanding racial inequities that deepen its impacts. We are making progress and there is much more to do. This annual publication, brought to you in digital-only format this year, was created five years ago to celebrate the impact of our philanthropic partners. And while 2020 is different in many ways from years past, that impact has perhaps never been more apparent in the lives and work of the students, faculty, staff and healthcare providers who call CU Anschutz home. The stories that follow highlight our response to COVID-19 and our commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as celebrate the selfless and compassionate care of nurses, innovation in cancer care and infectious diseases, and the life-changing impact of mentorship and scholarship support. I hope they are as inspiring to you as they are to me. On behalf of our campus community and all of those we serve, thank you. Your partnership is essential. It matters. These stories and countless more like them are a true testament to that. With gratitude,
DONALD M. ELLIMAN, JR. Chancellor University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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COVID-19 testing and antibody sample collection sites open across Colorado
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