Denver boasts an average of over 300 days of sunshine per year. The winter is mild with average daytime highs of 45-50, and the summers are warm and dry with average daytime highs of 85. Summer nights may cool to 55, which makes for great sleeping weather. The city offers all of the advantages of a major metropolitan center including resident theater groups, a symphony orchestra, outdoor amphitheater and a variety of other cultural activities, excellent varied restaurants and major league sports. Many nationally prominent music festivals are held at mountain resorts during the summer, and free concerts are held in local Denver parks.
Students are able to take advantage of a wide range of outdoor activities throughout the year.
The campus has organized softball, volleyball, soccer and bowling teams. The University is located in a stately residential neighborhood in east Denver. Affordable housing is generally easy to locate, and most students live within bicycling or walking distance from campus. Doctoral Programs Students work towards the doctoral degree in Biochemistry. Programs of study involve a combination of required and elective courses coupled to a schedule of laboratory rotations tailored to individual interests and needs.