Medtronic Employee Puts St. Thomas Education to Good Use
Nick Nagel '18 MS credits his St. Thomas master's degree as helping him grow in his position as a medical device tester at Medtronic.
Eid Carnival Draws Big Crowd, Positive Message
About 250 St. Thomas students, staff, faculty and community members attended the Eid Carnival on Saturday, June 16 on the St. Paul campus.
Moving Robotics Forward One Step at a Time
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Aaron Ames '01 cultivated his love of engineering and math at St. Thomas. He now leads a robotics lab at Caltech, which is at the forefront of creating robots that mimic human walking.
Five Observations – Encountering the Dakota Worldview
Bob Klanderud's talk was part six of eight of the Encountering Religious and Cultural Traditions series being hosted by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning.
St. Thomas Adds New Peace Engineering Minor
Peace engineering helps students develop skill sets to look at engineering projects from an intersectional perspective and to provide new, creative solutions.
Q&A With Lynsey Addario, Photojournalist and Upcoming Women’s History Month Speaker
Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist who has covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, Republic of the Congo and Haiti.
Five Observations: ‘ZIP Codes: Destination or Destiny?’
The event, which explored racial discrimination and its impact on housing stability, was hosted by the Catholic Charities Advocacy Team and the University of St. Thomas Center for Common Good.
Tips for Marketing a Liberal Arts Degree
The Envision program through the St. Thomas Career Development Center showed students the many ways a liberal arts degree can help them be successful after graduation.
New Interpersonal Violence Awareness and Prevention Online Training Available for Faculty and Staff
Beginning in February 2018, all current St. Thomas employees are required to participate in “Not Anymore.”
Business Students Set Out to Improve Mental Health on Campus
In a class focused on innovation, one team used hands-on learning to propose a potential solution for mental health resources.
Ryan Institute Opening New Doors
Monsignor Martin Schlag, JD, S.T.D., discusses the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought, where he is the new director as of this fall.
Lemonade Stand Class Teaches Tommies to Start Businesses
In the Lemonade Stand Class, students launch their own business and learn from the experience. Two business that came out of fall semester are a universal water bottle holder and a clever shelf for residence hall rooms.
Forty Years of Coeds – A Tommie Family Tradition
The four female graduates of the Crotty family are among a series of stories on alumane the Newsroom will feature this year as we celebrate 40 years of coeducation.
Five Benefits of Student Research
Research can help undergraduates transform from students into scholars.
Little Drone on the Prairie
Geography and environmental studies students Alice Ready and Emma Rinn are experimenting with how drone imagery can support the work of The Nature Conservancy.
Alumnus’ Company Takes Grand Prize in MN Cup
Roy Martin '79 is one of the founders of MicroOptx, a medical device company working to halt the progression of glaucoma.
Five Observations – Bryant Smith on Examining the N-word
Bryant Smith, communications specialist, author and workshop leader, led a conversation on examining the N-word to a standing-room-only crowd in the Anderson Student Center on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Tommie Traditions: Theology Night Live
Theology Night Live shows how theology is relevant to everyday, modern life.
Tommie Traditions: noonartsound
noonartsound is an interdisciplinary program that helps participants understand the humanities by examining them in social historical context.
Alumnus’ Bizzy Coffee Startup Gets Positive Buzz
Alex French '11 is one of the founders of Bizzy Coffee, a product intended to provide convenient and healthy energy.
First-year Student Taps St. Thomas Resources to Grow VR Business
Enzo Vinholi's business, Like It Was Yesterday, allows mobility-limited seniors to visit beloved places of the past.
Dominica Student Watches, Waits as Hurricane Maria Hits Home
Senior Chelsea Balthazar hails from Commonwealth of Dominica, the first place to be hit by Hurricane Maria.
Professional Notes for Oct. 4, 2017
This week's professional notes include Jean Bongila, Jay Ebben, Hans Gustafson, Mike Klein, Avinash Malshe, Manjeet Rege, and Christian D. Washburn; staff Damon Shoholm; and student Dan Yarmoluk
Chemistry Research Introduces High School Student to St. Thomas Possibilities
Jack Queenan started doing chemistry research on diabetes with Lisa Prevette while still in high school. This fall, he will start his first official year as a Tommie.
Five Observations: Confederate Monuments Debate
Deans Robert Vischer and Yohuru Williams discussed whether Confederate monuments should be brought down across the United States.