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Gridiron Greatness: NFL Dad Sets Sons on Path to Tommie Football
AthleticsWhen your dad is a former NFL defensive back, there is going to be a fair amount of post-game analysis when driving home from youth football games. Just ask Nick and Matt Guggemos. Rarely did the Guggemos brothers get away with glossing over their mistakes. After all, their dad, retired Minnesota Viking and University of…
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In the News: Star Tribune Features Interdisciplinary Course Taking Place at Schoenecker Center
In the NewsLiz Navratil, higher education reporter at the Star Tribune, recently visited the University of St. Thomas’ Musical Acoustics class – taught at the Schoenecker Center by music professor Doug Orzolek and physics professor Jeff Jalkio – to learn more about the interdisciplinary learning take place in the university’s new academic facility. From the story: Music… -
Physics Professor Awarded Prestigious APS Fellowship
Professional NotesDr. Marie Lopez del Puerto, professor and chair of the Department of Physics at the University of St. Thomas, has been awarded the prestigious APS Fellowship by the American Physical Society. Lopez del Puerto earned the honor “for impactful work on integrating computation into the physics curriculum, for leadership in the Partnership for Integrating Computation… -
St. Thomas Observatory Shines During Family Weekend
Arts & HumanitiesThe morning of Oct. 7 was gray and rainy, but the clouds cleared just in time for the St. Thomas Observatory’s biggest event of the year: Family Weekend. The evening began with a public lecture by physics faculty member Rob Davies, a radiation effects engineer and nuclear physicist who worked for Ball Aerospace on NASA’s… -
The Art of Collaboration: Why So Many Physics Students Are Double Majors
St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationLight is a beautiful thing, and for St. Thomas senior Lexi Serreyn, she’s making it her future. A physics and electrical engineering double major, Serreyn is poised to graduate this spring, ready to turn her love and knowledge of light into something much more. “With my research in the Physics Department I got access to… -
Faculty Perspectives on Teaching During the Pandemic
COVID-19 ResponseAs faculty members continue to navigate the uncharted waters of teaching during a global pandemic, one professor has an unexpected piece of advice for her students. -
Five Students Named University Innovation Fellows
University NewsA group of University of St. Thomas students recently completed training to join the University Innovation Fellows. -
Faculty Promotions and Tenure for 2020
University NewsThe Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce faculty who have been promoted to professor, effective Sept. 1, 2020. -
Growing Clubs Offer Opportunities, Community for Students of Color in STEM
University NewsTwo growing student clubs, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers, are offering opportunities and community for St. Thomas students of color in STEM fields. -
Two Students Selected for Goldwater Scholarships
University NewsTwo students from the College of Arts and Sciences were selected as recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship this year. Maria Neuzil ’20 (physics and mathematics) and Jack Queenan ’21 (chemistry and mathematics) were selected out of a competitive national pool of student scholars for these awards.