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Two Professors Receive John Ireland Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Teacher-Scholar
University NewsProfessors Sandra Menssen and Patrick Van Fleet have been named recipients of the John Ireland Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Teacher-Scholar for 2015.
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How Did That Become a Class?
University NewsOutside-of-the-box classes allow professors to share research interests while students develop critical-thinking skills and foster connections in the community. -
St. Thomas Students Win Math Jeopardy! Competition
University NewsThe team consisted of junior Adam Berkowitz; sophomores Robert Klemm, Broderick Prokosch, Rachel Stang, Amanda Tenhoff; and freshmen Dana Connelly, Carol Michael and Connor Skidmore. -
Professional Notes for Sept. 15, 2015
University NewsThis week's notes feature faculty, an alumna and a student from the departments of chemistry, history, mathematics, modern and classical languages, and sociology and criminal justice, and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity. -
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. -
For the Love of Math
University NewsSousada Chidthachack’s ’06 family escaped Communist Laos and a refugee camp in Thailand. Now she’s ready to open doors for young women and minorities in mathematics. -
From Gamer to Researcher
University NewsMathematics professor Eric Rawdon had a childhood passion for computers that led to meaningful scientific discoveries and cross-disciplinary collaborations. -
UST in the News for May 7, 2014
University NewsOur experts weigh in on sainthood, Donald Sterling and a botched execution in this week’s headlines. -
Mathematics Through the Lens of Biology
Until recently, many biologists also viewed themselves as pure experimentalists with no need for mathematics in their field, but advances in experimental techniques have generated huge amounts of data, and without mathematical modeling and analysis it would be impossible for biology to make sense of all these data. -
Quantitative Literacy: Not Just for Mathematicians
I’m not the person my students think I am.