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In the News: AnnMarie Thomas on Bringing Diversity Into STEM
In the NewsAnnMarie Thomas, PhD, spoke with KSTP about the importance of promoting STEM-related subjects to young women and balancing what has been a male-dominated field for years. Thomas is a professor at the University of St. Thomas in both the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and the Department of Entrepreneurship in the…
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In the News: University of St. Thomas Was Site for Technology and Innovation Summit
In the NewsDepartment of Defense officials met with Rep. Betty McCollum and executives from Minnesota's largest companies on Oct. 7 at St. Thomas. As part of the summit on technology and innovation, U.S. Defense Undersecretary Heidi Shyu and McCollum visited the School of Engineering's Center for Microgrid Research. From the story: The event, held Friday at the… -
In the News: Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab on the Mississippi's Ongoing Drought
Engineering NewsSchool of Engineering Assistant Professor Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab was quoted in a story regarding a potential halt in the supply chain across the Mississippi River due to the ongoing drought. From the story: Last week, there were nearly 150 vessels and more than 2,250 barges in a queue to float through stretches of the Mississippi… -
In the News: Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan on School of Engineering's Microgrid
In the NewsKARE 11 featured the School of Engineering's microgrid in light of Hurricane Ian. The grid is a "self-contained energy network" that can provide buildings with power in the event of outages. From the story: Dr. Kabalan says they're more reliable than central or state power grids, like the one in Texas that went down during… -
In the News: John Abraham on Hurricane Ian, Climate Change
In the NewsProfessor John Abraham spoke with KARE-TV on climate change's effects on Hurricane Ian, and how scientists' understanding of severe storms can help communities become more resilient toward them. From the story: "The storms that we are seeing now are passing over water that is much warmer than it was 20-30 years ago," said John Abraham,… -
In the News: St. Thomas Engineering Professor on Using Mississippi River Water to Help the Drought
In the NewsMohsen Tahmasebi Nasab, an engineering professor at the University of St. Thomas, spoke with Minnesota Public Radio about how risky or not it would be to divert water — by pipeline or some other means — from the Mississippi River to help ease the drought in the western U.S. states. From the article: "They're considered… -
In the News: Manjeet Rege on Tech Careers, Where to Start
Engineering NewsDr. Manjeet Rege spoke with WCCO News on the increased demand for jobs in technology and where to start as a career change. Rege is a professor and department chair of graduate programs in software at the School of Engineering. From the story: According to Rege, IT security analyst, software development, and data science careers… -
In the News: John Abraham on Supreme Court's EPA Limits
In the NewsSchool of Engineering Professor John Abraham spoke with KARE 11 News on the Supreme Court's decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse emissions from coal plants. From the article: "This is really an unmitigated disaster,” University of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham said. "The net result of this is there is… -
In the News: Data Science Students Tackle Pet Surrenders at Secondhand Hounds
In the NewsPet surrenders are on the rise and animal rescue groups are trying to fight the concerning trend in new ways. A group of St. Thomas data science graduate students recently worked with Secondhand Hounds to overhaul their surrender intake process. FOX 9 News featured the project and its work to give the rescue new digital…