Virtual Study Abroad Expands Global Experience
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made travel nearly impossible for students across the country, St. Thomas has found ways to provide students with a global experience despite the current circumstances.
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During the Pandemic Sleep Is a Lifesaver … Literally
A recently published University of St. Thomas study finds that a good night's sleep can do a lot for mental health.
Faculty Using COVID-19 as a Lens for Hands-on Learning
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pervade every aspect of daily life, faculty members are taking advantage of unique opportunities for students to learn through real-world experience.
Growing Clubs Offer Opportunities, Community for Students of Color in STEM
Two growing student clubs, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers, are offering opportunities and community for St. Thomas students of color in STEM fields.
Humans of St. Thomas: Logan Monahan
As president of the Undergraduate Student Government, Logan Monahan is committed to creating an inclusive culture on campus.
Summer Research 2019: Boundaries of Sound, Dystopian Literature, Instagram Anxiety and Dakota Land Before St. Thomas
Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.
Summer Research 2019: Zebra Mussels, Legacy of Adoption
Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.
Trouts, Turfgrass and Treatment: St. Thomas Students, Metropolitan Council Tackle Environmental Challenges
A partnership between the University of St. Thomas and the Metropolitan Council is benefitting students, the natural environment, and other public spaces. Students are producing solid work for the Council that may, in some cases, result in long-term monetary savings.
Tommie Award: Bisrat Bayou
The Tommie Award is sponsored annually by the Division of Student Affairs and honors a senior selected by students, faculty and staff as best representing St. Thomas Aquinas’ ideals of scholarship, leadership a...
Excel! Research Scholars Live Out Hopes and Dreams
Since 2007 when it began as the McNair Scholars program at St. Thomas, Excel! has provided an academic enrichment program that helps undergraduate students who are first-generation, low-income or from underrepresented populations to acquire the necessary education, training and experience required to build an academic portfolio vital to successfully gaining graduate school admission and to earning fellowships and funding based on merit.
Bisrat Bayou Named 2019 Tommie Award Winner
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Bisrat Bayou was voted by students, staff and faculty as the winner of the 2019 Tommie Award.
Four Students Named University Innovation Fellows
A group of University of St. Thomas students recently returned from the Stanford d.school where they took part in University Innovation Fellows training.
Senior Strides – Stephanie Garcia
Garcia is grateful for the plentiful research opportunities available at St. Thomas, which paved the road to her being offered a full scholarship to earn a Ph.D. at Rutgers University's School of Biomedical Sciences.
Class of ’17 in the Spotlight
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In the ranks of seniors graduating this weekend, we have students who earned the Chief’s Award from the City of St. Paul for helping a woman in distress in 2014, a student who served as an ambassador on a Minnesota trade mission to Mexico, and students who have done research on everything from political cynicism to drying breadfruit. Read a roundup of the stories the Newsroom has written about Class of 2017 students since they arrived on campus.
Neuroscience Honor Society Induction Will Be March 31
Dr. Keith B. Hengen will deliver the Distinguished Lecture in Neuroscience after the induction ceremony.
New Study on ‘Drowsy Driving’ Cites Research by St. Thomas Professors
The study, published recently by the Governors Highway Safety Association, is now available online.
Study Raises Safety Concerns Over the Online Sale of Secondhand CPAP Devices
The study, published today in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, examines the technically illegal sale of used CPAP machines on Craigslist in 18 U.S. cities.
How a Psychology Professor and a Wellness Director Just Might Put Alarm-Clock Factories Out of Business
Dr. Roxanne Prichard and Birdie Cunningham are spreading the gospel of how much better life can be with a good night’s sleep under your belt.
Neuroscience Honor Society Induction Will Be April 22
Dr. Uzma Samadani will deliver the Distinguished Lecture in Neuroscience after the induction ceremony.
Thinking in Third Person May Help Make Courtroom Sentencing Fairer
Sophomore Ashley DeMaio studied how self-talk – talking in third person vs. first – might help reduce racial disparities in prison sentences.
Mastering Psychology Through Research
Though the clinical dimension of psychology is certainly its most well-known aspect, St. Thomas students master the science of psychology through the psychology curriculum and through hands-on work in active research teams.
Exploring the Mysteries of the Brain
St. Thomas professor Kurt Illig shares why he became interested in neuroscience—and how he shares that passion with students.
Sleepless in School: Professors Examine the Price We Pay for Poor Sleep
Monica Hartmann, professor of economics, and J. Roxanne Prichard, associate professor of psychology, explain their research on college students' sleep habits and their effects on academic performance.
Connecting Through Brainwaves
Robin Willenbring '12 is co-director of Brainwaves, a student-run organization based out of the Rochester Mayo Clinic that helps bring science into the classroom.
Rethinking Depression
The Excel! Research Scholars Program gave junior Kelsey Benton the opportunity to conduct research on depression and stress over the summer.