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St. Thomas Unveils World-class Center for Microgrid Research
Now officially operational, the St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research is one of just a handful of premier research and educational facilities of its kind in North America.
Second Straight Year: Princeton Review Names St. Thomas to List of Green Colleges
For a second year in a row, St. Thomas was named a Green College by The Princeton Review.
Humans of St. Thomas: Emma Smith
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Meet Emma Smith, a senior who has made a huge impact on the future of sustainability.
St. Thomas Launches First Sustainability Strategic Plan
For the first time, St. Thomas has a comprehensive strategic plan for sustainability. The plan is the result of 18 months of work.
Trouts, Turfgrass and Treatment: St. Thomas Students, Metropolitan Council Tackle Environmental Challenges
A partnership between the University of St. Thomas and the Metropolitan Council is benefitting students, the natural environment, and other public spaces. Students are producing solid work for the Council that may, in some cases, result in long-term monetary savings.
Earth Day Innovate-a-thon Creates Sustainable Ideas
Sustainability week at St. Thomas saw students contributing to many efforts, including many who spent April 26-27 at the Earth Day Innovate-a-thon.
Q&A With Amir Nadav on Sustainability
As we look ahead to Earth Day, we asked Amir Nadav, Assistant Director of Campus Sustainability, to give alumni tips on being more sustainable in their own lives (and teaching our children along the way, too).
Commute to Campus Challenge Underway
The call is out for St. Thomas community members to explore different ways to get to campus.
St. Thomas Earns Three Sustainable Marks of Distinction
St. Thomas has been recognized with three climate commitment marks of distinction from Second Nature.
St. Thomas Introduces First Full-time Campus-wide Sustainability Director
The university recently welcomed Amir Nadav as its new assistant director of campus sustainability, a role long-envisioned as a key piece of organizing and coordinating St. Thomas’ growing work in sustainability.
Little Drone on the Prairie
Geography and environmental studies students Alice Ready and Emma Rinn are experimenting with how drone imagery can support the work of The Nature Conservancy.
Ten Faculty Members Receive Sustainability Grants
Awardees will integrate environmental sustainability into their courses by designing new assignments or units for a current course or by developing a new course.
Sustainable Communities Partnership Fosters Real-world Impact
The University of St. Thomas Sustainability Communities Partnership pairs courses with city partners to bring real-world impact to the classroom.
Pollinator Path Blooms With New Opportunities
The St. Thomas Pollinator Path provides food for pollinators and educational opportunities for students and the surrounding community.
Matthew Kim and Monica Hartmann Earn 2017 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award
Every year the Office of Sustainability Initiatives recognizes a St. Thomas faculty member for innovation and excellence in integrating sustainability into one of their courses.
City of Elk River, a St. Thomas SCP Partner, Wins Award for Innovation in Communities
A University of St. Thomas Sustainable Communities Partnership (SCP) partner, the city of Elk River, Minnesota, received the 2017 Outstanding City Partner Award from the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) Network.
Upping the Ante on Urban Agriculture Research
Biology assistant professor Chip Small, associate professor Adam Kay and their students are primed to contribute some much-needed research to the field of urban agriculture.
St. Thomas Is First in Minnesota Named Changemaker Campus
The University of St. Thomas has received the distinctive honor of being named a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U, a global consortium working to inspire a culture of social innovation in higher education.
The Plight of the Piping Plover
Through field research and high-level data analysis, 10 freshmen and two CAS professors will attempt to get to the bottom of the plover’s shrinking habitat as part of the Sustainability Learning-Living Communit...
Leaders In the Field: Global Risk Management in Scandinavia
In the arena of global risk leadership—that is, responding constructively to risks with widespread impacts (climate change, for example) —Scandinavian governments and businesses are currently setting the standa...
Dr. Todd Lawrence Earns 2016 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award
This award, given every year by the Center for Global and Local Engagement, recognizes one St. Thomas faculty member for innovation and excellence in integrating sustainability into one of his or her courses.
St. Thomas Reviewing Its Sustainability Coordination Process
The Sustainability Committee has been placed on hiatus this academic year while that process happens, but sustainability efforts are still taking place across campus. A new sustainability structure, including a web page that will outline St. Thomas' sustainable efforts, will be introduced in the fall.
The Modern Workplace: A Q&A with Jennifer Finkelson of Aveda
It’s a question that’s top of mind for recent grads and job seekers: What experiences and skills matter most when it comes to landing a position? Our Graduate Business Career Services team seeks to answer this ...
Living and Learning as One
A new program offers students an opportunity to live and learn in small communities, creating a depth of experience that reaches beyond the classroom.