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Searching for Evidence of Life in Ancient Rocks: Geologist Reflects on Fulbright Semester in Spain
ResearchGeology Professor Thomas Hickson is back in the lab at the University of St. Thomas after spending four months abroad as a Fulbright Scholar in Spain. Hickson collaborated with Spanish geoscientists in the Madrid area to study microbialites, ancient rocks that may provide clues to the evolution of early life on Earth and on other…
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NSF Awards St. Thomas $363,000 Grant to Study Urban Agriculture
ResearchThe National Science Foundation has awarded the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota a $363,000 research grant to study the impacts of urban agriculture. The grant comes as the popularity of urban farms, backyard plots and community gardens continue to grow in the U.S. amid a changing climate. The project, “Measuring Ecosystem Services from Urban… -
Students Innovate for a Sustainable Future
Sustainability & EnvironmentFace it. People can be wasteful in ways that can have a global impact. Issues like pollution, deforestation and climate change challenge the future of this Earth that billions call home. Yet, grounded in faith and moral obligation instilled by a University of St. Thomas education, some Tommie entrepreneurs strive to reverse or slow that… -
Earth, Environment and Society Professor Is a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar
STEAMDr. Thomas Hickson, a professor in the Department of Earth, Environment and Society in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in geology to Spain for the 2024-25 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Hickson will be working at the… -
Leading in STEAM Education: Forward-Facing Schoenecker Center Opens its Doors
St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationWhen the School of Engineering’s Dr. Rita Lederle makes concrete alongside her civil engineering students at the University of St. Thomas, the process will no longer take place out of sight. Instead, her lesson on how to manipulate the properties of concrete will be held right in the middle of the action inside the Schoenecker… -
Research and Opinion: Dr. Kevin Theissen Authors Article on Changing Water Supply
ResearchDr. Kevin Theissen, professor and geology program director in the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society, has authored the article, “Climate-driven mid to late Holocene hydrologic evolution of arid wetlands documented by strontium, uranium, and oxygen isotopes from Lower Pahranagat Lake, southern Nevada, USA” which was recently published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Quaternary Research.… -
Tommie Award Finalist: Katie McGinnis ’23
Humans of St. ThomasFrom being involved with the Stewardship Garden to Undergraduate Student Government, St. Thomas Tommie Award finalist Katie McGinnis has been active on campus. The Newsroom talked with McGinnis about her interest in environmental science and theology, the school community, and involvement in student clubs. What made you interested in environmental science and theology? Why did… -
Urban Art Mapping Receives NEA Grant for BLM Murals Research
Action Plan to Combat RacismThe Urban Art Mapping research team within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a research grant. The $80,000 arts grant will support an interdisciplinary, comparative study of eight Black Lives Matter street murals produced throughout… -
In the News: Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan on School of Engineering's Microgrid
In the NewsKARE 11 featured the School of Engineering's microgrid in light of Hurricane Ian. The grid is a "self-contained energy network" that can provide buildings with power in the event of outages. From the story: Dr. Kabalan says they're more reliable than central or state power grids, like the one in Texas that went down during… -
In the News: John Abraham on Hurricane Ian, Climate Change
In the NewsProfessor John Abraham spoke with KARE-TV on climate change's effects on Hurricane Ian, and how scientists' understanding of severe storms can help communities become more resilient toward them. From the story: "The storms that we are seeing now are passing over water that is much warmer than it was 20-30 years ago," said John Abraham,…