Odalis Castro’s Fulbright Award Will Fund Skin Cancer Research in Poland

June 3, 2021 | Office of International Affairs

If anyone knows about the value of persistence and determination, it’s Odalis Castro. On top of completing her final year at CU Denver, she spent countless hours applying for a  Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Award, one of the most prestigious academic exchange programs … Read More

Fulbright Scholar in South Africa

October 1, 2012 | Office of International Affairs

Marie Hastings-Tolsma studies indigenous herbs and pregnancy.

Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM

​by Amy Vaerewyck

Inside the dusty little shop, she strolls by shelves packed with roots, bark and plant leaves. Behind the counter, she can see rows and rows of tiny plastic bottles filled with different-colored powders. And from the ceiling hang parts of every animal she can imagine—ostrich heads, horse legs, crocodile tails.

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