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Student Alice Ready flies a drone July 10, 2017 at the Weaver Dunes near Kellogg, MN. Lorah and his students are mapping areas of the Weaver Dunes with a drone in order to study the effects of prairie restoration efforts. The research is funded in part by a sustainability grant.

Summer Research: Drone Technology, Hunting Heroines

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Environmental Science, Geology, News, Top News
Dozens of Tommies - 44, to be exact - are spending their summer working full-time on research thanks to funding from St. Thomas grants, including Young Scholars, Community-based Research and Sustainability Scholars. The Newsroom caught up with some of these emerging scholars to find out what they're studying, why they're so interested in it, and what it's been like to become dedicated researchers.
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Professional Notes for Nov. 20, 2017

Sarah Pranadjaja
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography and Environmental Studies, Geology, Perspectives, Professional Notes, School of Engineering, School of Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Theology
This week's professional notes include faculty Bernard Brady, Catherine Marrs Fuchsel, David Kelley, Lisa Lamb, Bhabani Misra, Lisa Waldner, Christian Washburn, Thomas Hickson, Jeni McDermott and Kevin Theissen; staff Vern Klobassa, David Lemon, James Rogers, Eric Stevens, Artika Tyner, Dia Yang and Dining Services; and students Emma Rinn, Jenna Abrahamson, Elliot Allen, Erika Bjorkman, Luke Loveall.
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Professional Notes for April 21, 2017

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Catholic Studies, CELC Faculty/Staff, Chemistry, Current Students, Faculty, Geology, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, History, Leadership, Opus College of Business, Our Community, Professional Notes, School of Education, Staff, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, Theology
This edition of professional notes includes faculty Chris Bedford, Jean-Pierre Bongila, Joseph Brom (professor emeritus), Dave Deavel, Hans Gustafson, Thomas Hickson, Anne Klejment, Sister Katarina Schuth, Angela Senander, Kevin Theissen, Christopher Vye, Christian Washburn and John Wendt; staff Greg Argo, Meg Manahan and Talia Nadir; and graduate students Daniel Elenz, Greta Gilbertson and Kristen Nelson; and undergraduates Ashley Brundrett, Sam Duncanson, Sarah Horns and Gabrielle Houle.
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Professional Notes for Feb. 22, 2017

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Catholic Studies, CELC Faculty/Staff, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Education, English, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Geography and Environmental Studies, Geology, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Notices, Opus College of Business, Our Community, Professional Notes, School of Education, Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Special Education, Teacher Education, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, Theology
This week's notes feature faculty Ozer Asdemir, Consuelo Cavalieri, David Deeds, John Del Vecchio, Erin Farrell, Bryana French, Hans Gustafson, Pat Hedberg, David Kelly, Dominic Longo, Ray MacKenzie, Dean Maines, Jeni McDermott, Kristian Mortenson, Michael Naughton, Salina Renninger, Richard Sathe, Deborah Savage, Brian Shapiro, Buffy Smith, Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, William Stevenson, Dale Thompson, Muffet Trout and Paul Wojda; staff/faculty Artika Tyner; staff Sarah Farnes, Barbara Gorski, Kelly Sardon-Garrity and Bob Shoemake; professor emeriti Joseph Brom, Ken Goodpaster and George Karvel; students Chris Jones (former student), Jack Kellner, Eric Ringgenberg, Claire Spangenberg, Auma Tindi and Talee Vang; and alumni John Kummer '16, Maci Spica '10 and Kristina Trapp Stodolka '06.
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Professional Notes for Oct. 3, 2016

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Academic News, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Education, Faculty, For Faculty/Staff, Geology, History, Justice and Peace Studies, Leadership, Leadership, Policy and Administration, Music, Notices, Our Community, Professional Notes, School of Education, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Staff, Teacher Education, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, Theology
This week's notes feature faculty Stephen Brookfield, William Cavert, Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, John Froula, Karen Howard, Mike Klein, John Martens, Jeni McDermott, Debbie Monson, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, William Ojala, Lisa Prevette, Buffy Smith, Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, William Stevenson, Lisa Waldner and Christian D. Washburn; staff Artika Tyner; students Chad Arnhold, Dan Conrad, Anna Folska, Kiersten Idzorek, Francesca Ippoliti, Ryan B. Johnson, Kara Kassekert, Jack Kellner, Laura Kvasnicka, Maria Neuzil, Claire Spangenberg, Michael Stodolka, Samantha Whitcomb, Thomas Wieser and Divine Zheng.
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Professional Notes for Nov. 24, 2015

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Geology, Music, Opus College of Business, Our Community, Professional Notes, School of Education, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Theology
This week's notes feature faculty Dave Brennan, Mark DelCogliano, Massimo Faggioli, Ken Goodpaster, T. Dean Maines, Mike Naughton, Brian Shapiro, Shersten Johnson, Jennifer McGuire, Phil Rolnick, Buffy Smith, Artika Tyner, Bob Werner; staff Jim Rogers; and students Shannon Kelly and Meaghan Scott.
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Professional Notes for Nov. 17, 2014

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Biology, Catholic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, Environmental Science, Faculty, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Geology, Notices, Opus College of Business, Our Community, Professional Notes, School of Engineering, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, Theology
This edition of Professional Notes features faculty Elizabeth Burr, Thomas Bushlack, Thomas Hickson, Robert Kennedy, Lisa Lamb, Jeni McDermott, Jennifer McGuire, Professor Emeritus Father David Smith, John Spry, Kevin Theissen, AnnMarie Thomas, Kim Vrudny, Christian Washburn and John Wendt; staff Margaret Cahill, Vern Klobassa and Eric Stevens; and students Francesca Bernardi, Cassandra Clark, Jacob Frahm, Michael Kolles and April Terres.
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Junior Jane de Lambert and Her ‘Rockin” Geology Research

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Geology, News, Research, Top News
Jane de Lambert researched the geologic history of the Lovell Wash area of the Upper Horse Spring Formation in the Lake Mead region of Nevada last spring and presented her findings in October at the Geological Society of America's national conference in North Carolina. She is among the first to research this remote formation in southern Nevada.
Turtle Research

Testing the Waters: Undergraduates Leave the Lab and Plunge Into Research

Emily Koenig ’12
2012 Fall, Academic News, Biology, CAS Spotlight, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Geology, Multimedia, News, Publications, Research, Top News
Most weekdays last summer Grant Schmura and David Houserman left the biology lab around noon and drove to Lake Judy in Shoreview, Minn. Before each of those days was done they would spend five hours gathering and tracking painted turtles.