In this edition of the Roadrunner Rundown, President Janine Davidson, Ph.D., explores the simulation labs at MSU Denver's Gina and Frank Day Health Institute. She speaks with students and with Mary Tucker, DNP, director of Interprofessional Simulation and Skills Labs about the importance of simulation in healthcare education.

Tamales aren’t just delicious; they’re an important culinary tradition dating back thousands of years. On Sept. 16, Mexican Independence Day, Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion celebrated this ancient custom with a tamal-making workshop as part of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. In this video, MSU Denver’s Manuel Del Real, Ph.D., executive director for HSI and Inclusion, and José Quintana, senior lecturer in the Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies, share why tamales are an important part of Latino culture and heritage. Learn more about the University’s HSI initiatives: https://www.msudenver.edu/diversity/hispanic-serving-institution/

When Denver’s largest compost provider stopped accepting paper products, the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program found an innovative solution: an in-house composting facility. Unveiled on Sept. 25, it's now Colorado's only closed-loop composting system at a higher-education institution, turning waste into soil for campus use. Learn more about sustainability at MSU Denver: https://www.msudenver.edu/one-world-one-water/action/campus-sustainability-trail/ More information about Compost Operations https://www.sustainableauraria.org/compost