Artist Annie Hejny ’12 Wades Into Water
Annie Hejny '12 collects water and sediment from local lakes and rivers to create textured abstract images.
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.
Building a Beacon of Faith
As the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas nears its 100th birthday, an expansion will make it more accessible, functional and welcoming.
Scholarship Success
President Julie Sullivan reflects on new scholarship programs and the plans for the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.
A Brave New World: St. Thomas Leads in AI, Internet of Things, Machine Learning
Smart devices are everywhere and may help solve more and more complex problems.
Irish Roots and a Novel
Both 1988 alumnae, mother and daughter Cecelia and Kathy MacDonald forged a special bond while collaborating on a novel set in Ireland.
Those Who Put Their Lives on the Line Shouldn’t Wait in Line to See the Doctor
Health care MBA alumni help reduce wait times for veterans and improve other critical processes.
Social Innovation and Design Thinking
President Julie Sullivan discusses the university's accomplishments related to its designation as an Ashoka Changemaker Campus.
BrightSide Produce Brings Ingenuity, Collaboration to Food Desert Battle
University students deliver needed nutrition to neighborhoods in food deserts.
Storyteller, Changemaker: UnderTold Stories Project Brings the World Home
Fred de Sam Lazaro’s “Under-Told Stories” project at St. Thomas profiles social entrepreneurs who solve problems around the world.
Magma Cum Laude – Jill Schleicher ’11 Takes Volcanology to the Next Level
Jill Schleicher ’11 researches what’s actually going on inside a volcano and how that information might inform predictions of when one will erupt.
Meet the Ecopreneur Who Loves to Talk Trash
Jason Utgaard ’07 and his company, The Spotted Door, help turn today's trash into tomorrow's treasures.
Special Deliveries – Laura Dean ’88
Laura Dean, who received St. Thomas' first full-tuition science scholarship, has delivered more than 3,000 babies and is now chief of staff.
Final Thoughts – The Prayer That Was the Answer to My Prayers
An alumnus reflects on how the "Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas" continues to guide him.
It Started In Ukraine – Mentorship Leads Political Science Major Around the World
Mentorship leads to global research.
Scholarships – Priority One
President Julie Sullivan discusses the university's new initiative to infuse $200 million into scholarships.
This Is a Love Story
For 60 years after their first date at St. Thomas, Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst were generous benefactors; now their children are carrying the torch.
They’re All In – St. Thomas Welcomes Inaugural Class of Dougherty Family College
Dougherty Family College welcomes the newest Tommies.
And the Beat Goes On
Engineering students create an implantable medical device that may replace the need for pacemaker batteries.
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.
Solving the Sleep Epidemic
Students who lack sleep are more likely to abuse drugs, experience depression and seriously consider suicide. St. Thomas' Center for College Sleep addresses these issues.
Pulitzer Proud
Agricultural runoff is polluting the Raccoon River, a source of drinking water for 500,000 Iowa residents. Because editor Art Cullen ’80 has never shied away from tackling such tough issues, he now holds a Pulitzer Prize.
A Catholic University
President Sullivan reflects on the role of Catholic higher education in the modern world.