Professional Notes for May 1, 2013

Dr. Massimo Faggioli

Dr. Massimo Faggioli

Dr. Massimo Faggioli, Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of four articles:

  • "Is Vatican II Still Relevant?" in Visions of Hope. Emerging Theologians and the Future of the Church, ed. Kevin Ahern, Maryknoll, NY, Orbis, 2013, pp. 7-19
  • "Chiesa-istituzione e chiesa-movimento: la sfida del secolo," Limes. Rivista italiana di geopolitica, 3/2013, pp. 79-86
  • "Tendenze in atto nel dibattito sul Vaticano II (2002-2012), Cristianesimo nella Storia XXIV/1 (2013), pp. 1-14
  • "Laicita,'" Nuova Informazione Bibliografica, X/1 (2013), pp. 65-83

    Dr. Michael Hollerich

    Dr. Michael Hollerich

Dr. Michael Hollerich, Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of two articles:

  • “Eusebius of Caesarea,” in James Carleton Paget and Joachim Schaper, eds., The New Cambridge History of the Bible: From the Beginnings to 600, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013), pp. 529-553
  • “Eusebius of Caesarea,” in The Literary Encyclopedia, https://www.litencyc.com/ (London: The Literary Encyclopedia Company, 2013).

Dr. J. Thomas Ippoliti, Chemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, had a chapter published March 19, titled “Overcoming Problems Incorporating NMR into the Organic Chemistry Lab,” Chapter 6, pp. 83-90, in the ACS Symposium Series book NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum.

On April 27, the University of St. Thomas Geography Department attended the ninth annual Minnesota Undergraduate Geography Symposium hosted by Macalester College. Eighty participants attended from five Midwest colleges that have geography programs. Eleven UST geography students presented the following original research to their colleagues:

  • Joe Mueller: “Access to Medical Devices: A Case Study of Florida”
  • Joseph Molin: “Quality of Life in the Twin Cities and Nice Ride”
  • Chad Miller: “Where Should I Live? Analyzing Neighborhood Quality of Life in the Twin Cities”
  • Fartun Dirie: “Measuring Quality of Life in the Twin Cities: Third Space and Traditional Neighborhood Institutions and Mental Maps: Gaining Insight Into the Diverse Somali Perceptions of Residential Desirability in the Twin Cities”
  • Mitchell Schaps: “Wind Power Potential in Minnesota”
  • Frederik Bjoenness: “Neighborhood Quality in a Global Context”
  • Ryan Burke: “Alternative Transportation Clusters in the Seven-County Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, 2013”
  • Nicholas Ronnei: “Mapping Isolation in Minnesota: The New Sunshine State”
  • Jay Kidd and Emily Jorgensen: “Analyzing Changing Patterns of Carbon Sequestration in Scott County, 1992-2006”
  • Chia Lee: “The Rise of Obesity and Its Affect on the Increase of Fitness”