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Training Engineers to Think Holistically
STEAMAssistant Professor Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab joined St. Thomas as the newest member of the civil engineering faculty, and he is on a mission to help students find their passion and to design experiential, interdisciplinary, and holistic learning experiences in water resources engineering. What kind of research are you doing? My research is primarily focused on…
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At the Intersection of Race and Transportation
STEAMHonors: Transportation and Race, an interdisciplinary honors seminar course from the School of Engineering’s Dr. Rita Lederle and the School of Education’s Dr. Aura Wharton-Beck, has been a draw for students looking to analyze the implementation of racist policies that have impacted communities of color in the United States from the lens of two different… -
Linglong He: Rocketing to the Top
STEAMIt’s not easy to climb the ladder to the C-suite of a publicly traded company as a woman of color in the male-dominated fintech industry, but Linglong He has seized a top rung as chief leadership advisor of Rocket Central. She has been shaking up the technology industry for more than 20 years at one… -
$1.5M NSF Grant Readies STEM Transfer Students
STEAMAcademically talented engineering students with demonstrated financial need who are considering a transfer to the School of Engineering at University of St. Thomas have an opportunity to receive $10,000 per academic year for up to three years thanks to an expanded scholarship opportunity that started accepting applications this spring for fall 2022 enrollment. The scholarship… -
Breaking Ground on a New Era for Engineering
STEAMSt. Thomas breaks ground on $110 million STEAM complex; the integrated facility will showcase science, technology, engineering, arts and math. St. Thomas breaks ground in May on the Schoenecker Center, a $110 million state-of-the-art complex that aims to transform south campus by adding a world-class STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) complex targeted to… -
Tommie Nurses: A Plan to Achieve Health Equity
Health & EducationThe new School of Nursing's plan is in motion for fall. When Dr. MayKao Hang, vice president of strategic initiatives and founding dean of the Morrison Family College of Health, was charged in fall 2019 with developing a plan to launch the School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas, she essentially had a… -
Raney Linck – On Finding Passion in Nursing Education
Health & EducationBefore he found his true calling, Dr. Raney Linck tried out a few careers after his bachelor's in mass communication, including as an assistant chaplain at a Baptist hospital and as a sales rep. He was working in sales when he decided he wanted another college degree – one that would allow him to transition… -
Berline Pierre-Louis – Advocating for Change in Patient Care
Health & EducationGiving birth to her own child is what reinforced for Berline Pierre-Louis, a clinical faculty member in the St. Thomas School of Nursing, just what an impact a good nurse can have on society. Her hospital stay gave her a close-up view to the other side of patient-provider relations than the one she experienced through… -
Heather Anderson – Taking Care of Families Through Nursing
Health & EducationAt the intersection of care and education is where you’ll find Heather Anderson, who was raised in the small town of Rushford, Minnesota. Hailing from a family of nurses and educators, Anderson knew she wanted to follow one of these community-oriented paths. The question was: which one? Watching the nursing careers of her cousin and… -
gBETA St. Thomas Mentors Entrepreneurs
Business & LawAlumni with start-ups express value of accelerator program. gBETA St. Thomas is a free, seven-week accelerator that mentors start-ups with at least one founder who is either a University of St. Thomas alumnus or a current student. Run in collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and the nationally ranked gener8tor accelerator program, each gBETA cohort…