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American Statistical Association Recognizes St. Thomas Professor
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Assistant Professor Amelia McNamara, PhD, has been recognized by the American Statistical Association for excellence in teaching and statistics education. Nominated by a combination of colleagues and students, McNamara received the ASA's 2022 Waller Education Award, one of just two annual teaching awards the association gives out nationally. The award recognizes…
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Are New Technologies Keeping Us Stuck in Old Biases?
Diversity, Equity and InclusionTo help assess whether job applicants should be interviewed or not, Amazon generated an algorithm that picked out resumes most similar to the company’s most successful job applicants. Amelia McNamara, PhD, a computer and information science professor at the University of St. Thomas, said this seemingly benign innovation for hiring wasn’t as forward-thinking as it… -
Five Students Named University Innovation Fellows
University NewsA group of University of St. Thomas students recently completed training to join the University Innovation Fellows. -
Sergey Berg Earns 2020 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award
Sustainability & EnvironmentSergey Berg is the recipient of the 2020 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award for his work developing and implementing a sustainability theme into the course "Applied Regression Analysis." -
2020 Tommie Award Winner: Keanu Daley
University NewsKeanu Daley is the 2020 recipient of the Tommie Award, which is sponsored annually by the Division of Student Affairs and honors a senior selected by students, faculty and staff as best representing St. Thomas Aquinas’ ideals of scholarship, leadership and campus involvement. -
Keanu Daley Named 2020 Tommie Award Winner
University NewsKeanu Daley, senior triple major in actuarial science, statistics and theology, was voted by students, staff and faculty as the winner of the 2020 Tommie Award.