Archive Posts
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Environmental History Professor to Discuss Society’s Dependence on Automobiles in Lecture Here March 4
University NewsMacalester’s Christopher Wells is author of “Car Country: An Environmental History.” The talk is free and open to all.
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University of St. Thomas Geography Students Place 1-2 in Regional Competition
UST students Fartun Dirie and Emily Jorgensen won the first- and second-place awards respectively. -
A Garden of Earthly Delights
University NewsThe UST Stewardship Garden offers bountiful opportunities for research, produce and a chance to chat with neighbors. -
University Offers a Nice Deal on the NiceRide Bicycle Program
Sustainability & EnvironmentSt. Thomas students, staff and faculty can buy a $65 annual pass for just $10. -
Two Students to Present Research at Scholars at the Capitol Feb. 19
University NewsSam Jensen and Julie Rech will represent St. Thomas at the event, which will be held in the state Capitol's rotunda. -
Climate-Change Expert Bill McKibben Coming to UST and Macalester Feb. 20-21 for Programs 'Celebrating and Preserving Winter'
Sustainability & EnvironmentWhat’s happening to our winters? McKibben will speak at both schools on his way to ski the Birkebeiner in Wisconsin. The lectures are free and open to all. -
Kristine Wammer and Her Students Take on a Major Source of Environmental Pollutants
University NewsChemistry professor Kristine Wammer studies the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment. "I am a 'farm kid.' I grew up on a corn and soybean farm in southern Minnesota that truly was the middle of nowhere, with the nearest town (Butternut) having a population that hovered around a dozen. Having no kids nearby meant that my brother Todd and I had to come up with creative – if slightly dangerous – ways to entertain ourselves." -
Junior Jane de Lambert and Her 'Rockin'' Geology Research
University NewsJane de Lambert researched the geologic history of the Lovell Wash area of the Upper Horse Spring Formation in the Lake Mead region of Nevada last spring and presented her findings in October at the Geological Society of America's national conference in North Carolina. She is among the first to research this remote formation in southern Nevada. -
Mapping the Invisible Somali Twin Cities
University NewsJunior Fartun Dirie's research project turned abstract ideas into concrete maps. Through these "mental maps," she seeks to understand local Somalis' view on residential desireability, migration decisions and how they perceive the Twin Cities' landscape. -
U of M Professor to Discuss the Global History of Mexican Food in Talk Here Oct. 11
Find out where burritos and taco shells really came from in this talk by Dr. Jeffrey Pilcher. The event is co-sponsored by seven UST departments.