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CAS Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Science-Focused Scholarship Program
St. Thomas 2025 - Close Financial Gaps For StudentsThe $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will be used to provide financial support for low-income students interested in science fields. The College of Arts and Sciences will establish the NSF Discovery Scholars program, designed to help disadvantaged students thrive at St. Thomas. The program will award scholarships to 23 students interested in…
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Biology and Computer Science Team Up in 'Avian Soap Opera'
Arts & HumanitiesWith the use of six wall-mounted monitors, biology and neuroscience students kept a close watch on songbirds this summer. This "avian soap opera" is a research project taking place in the lab of Dr. Sarah Heimovics, associate professor of biology and neuroscience, aiming to understand how hormones and neurotransmitters work in the brain to regulate… -
How Tommie Award Nominee Pam Savira ’22 Found Her Footing
People & CultureWhen Pam Savira ’22 found out about her Tommie Award nomination – an award that recognizes students in their senior year for leadership, academics and campus involvement – she immediately thought about using that recognition to help others. “I think just reading their kind words really touched me,” Savira said, referring to the comments from her… -
Five Students Named University Innovation Fellows
University NewsA group of University of St. Thomas students recently completed training to join the University Innovation Fellows. -
Celebrating St. Thomas' Newest Graduate-Level Alumni
University NewsDue to COVID-19, the graduate Class of 2020's celebration Saturday of earning their degrees shifted digitally and across the country to graduates' homes. -
Firefly Gene Lights the Way for St. Thomas Toxicologist
University NewsIn the past few years, many of St. Thomas Biology Department faculty member and Environmental Science program director Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt's studies have employed a beguiling tool: a breast cancer cell genetically modified with a firefly gene. -
Faculty Granted Tenure and Promotions
University NewsExecutive Vice President and Provost Dr. Richard Plumb announces affirmative decisions on tenure and promotion. -
A Welcome Change in Cuba
AthleticsNancy Zingale, a retired St. Thomas political science professor, has been involved in educational and cultural exchanges between St. Thomas and Cuba since 1999. She was in Havana when President Barack Obama announced a significant change to U.S.-Cuban relations last December. -
Q&A with Paul Schmitt B.A. '09, M.S. '11
Paul Schmitt B.A. ’09, M.S. ’11, an alumnus of the computer science program, is a doctoral student at the University of California-Santa Barbara, where he’s working on improving wireless Internet access in developing parts of the world. -
Three Undergraduates Honored by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program
University NewsSophomore Maria McQuillan was awarded a scholarship, and juniors Anna Grim and Ryan Slechta were given honorable mentions by the prestigious and competitive program.