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Sept. 28 Program on Community-Led Healthy Living Initiatives to Feature Remarks by U.S. Surgeon General

St. Thomas Newsroom
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Events, Front Page, News, Opus College of Business
Co-sponsored by the Opus College of Business and its Health Care MBA, the program will include a poster session, panel discussion, and remarks by former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
Dr. Camille George poses next to the Ultralight Mod Pod, a breadfruit drier she co-designed last year. (Photo by Mike Ekern '02)

Dr. Camille George Engineers the Future of Breadfruit

Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A.
Academic News, Faculty, Front Page, News, Our Community, Research, School of Engineering
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Dr. Camille George of St. Thomas' School of Engineering is helping to revolutionize the way breadfruit is incorporated into the livelihoods of people in developing nations. Last month she travelled to Kauai, Hawaii, to install a breadfruit-drying device she co-designed with adjunct engineering professor Bob Bach for the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.

Opinion: Immigration Debate – Lessons From the Gospel and Catholic Social Teaching

Virgil Wiebe
Academic News, Commentary, Faith, Front Page, News, Publications, School of Law, St. Thomas Lawyer
Immigration will never cease to be a hot-button topic. In times of economic crisis, xenophobia often rears its head. Unauthorized migrants get painted with broad strokes – labeled as terror- ists, job stealers and criminals. But a counter narrative must be told – one of inclusion, democracy, family values and fairness.

The Blame Game

Wendy Wyatt, Communication and Journalism Department
2012 Spring, Academic News, CAS Spotlight, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication and Journalism, Front Page, News, Publications
Do we live in a culture of blame? Some writers at The Economist magazine think so. In fact, a 2008 column in the magazine went so far as to claim that Western cultures have become “dominated and warped by blame.” When it came to assigning responsibility, The Economist called out news media directly for their role in promoting blame.