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St. Thomas Students Conduct Summer Research on Diverse Topics
ResearchThrough St. Thomas’ Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), more than 50 university students had the opportunity this summer to work with faculty mentors on a variety of research projects. The program’s grant funding means that students get paid for their work and research. Forty-two Young Scholars, 10 Ignite Research Scholars, one Sustainability Scholar, two Community-Based…
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Italian Vineyard Serves as Tommie Science Lab
Sustainability & EnvironmentWhen most people imagine a cutting-edge scientific laboratory, donkeys, wine and vines rarely make an appearance. But for University of St. Thomas student and biochemistry major Clara Lucero ’24, that was exactly the kind of laboratory she embraced this summer. Instead of a long parade of beakers and microscopes, this laboratory featured plenty of fresh… -
Victorian Periodicals Research Sends Tommies to France
Arts & HumanitiesCecilia Becicka ’23 didn’t expect to finish her senior year at the University of St. Thomas eating canapes in a small castle in Caen, France. The data analytics major had just wrapped up a presentation at the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP) conference. Usually knee-deep in numbers and spreadsheets, it was now time for… -
In the News: North Central American Guild of Organists Perform at Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
Arts & HumanitiesJacob Benda, music professor at the University of St. Thomas and director of music, liturgy and sacred arts at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, was recently featured in a review of the North Central American Guild of Organists’ convention by the Star Tribune. From the story: Tuesday’s opening concert made the big sound of… -
Serving the Culture: Symphonic Wind Ensemble Reflects on Greece Tour
Arts & HumanitiesAfter only a few days on the road, Maia Toenies ’26 knew this wasn’t going to be your average run-of-the-mill band trip. A flute player and member of the University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Toenies jumped at the chance to join the ensemble’s 2023 international tour of Greece. She expected to perform in… -
Former USAF Fighter Pilot and St. Thomas Alumnus Aids Ukrainian Refugees
AlumniIn early 2022, Rob Zettel ’76 made a trip to Poland, just six miles from the Ukrainian border, to provide food and supplies to Ukrainians displaced by the war. Zettel knew he wanted to become a pilot since before his high school guidance counselor gave him several reasons why he shouldn’t. If that challenge didn’t… -
MA in Diversity Leadership Envisions New Era of Professionals
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDr. Paola Ehrmantraut believes in the power of inclusive space. The director of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of St. Thomas, Ehrmantraut is on a mission to produce space where everyone is welcome – whether that’s in the classroom, the break room or the boardroom. “When… -
English Department Faculty Member Contributes to Book on Irish Poetry
Professional NotesDr. Thomas D. Redshaw of the English Department wrote an essay on the Irish poet Tom McCarthy in The Poets and Poetry of Munster (2023), edited by Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Stephanie Schwerter of the Sorbonne. This anthology of critical essays will be launched in June at the Montague Memorial Conference in the Centre Culturel… -
Research and Opinion: Dr. Kevin Theissen Authors Article on Changing Water Supply
ResearchDr. Kevin Theissen, professor and geology program director in the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society, has authored the article, “Climate-driven mid to late Holocene hydrologic evolution of arid wetlands documented by strontium, uranium, and oxygen isotopes from Lower Pahranagat Lake, southern Nevada, USA” which was recently published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Quaternary Research.… -
Justice and Society Studies Faculty Member Presents at ISA Conference
Professional NotesDepartment of Justice and Society faculty member Dr. Obasesam Okoi recently presented two research papers at the 2023 conference of the International Studies Association (ISA), held in Montreal, Canada, from March 14-18, 2023. In his first presentation, Okoi exclusively examined the complex dynamics of collective protests against police brutality in Nigeria, providing a nuanced analysis…