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Innovation Scholars Bridge Classroom to Mayo Clinic
ResearchFour University of St. Thomas students, all from different majors and backgrounds, came together for months to do something extremely unique and challenging. Through experiential learning program Innovation Scholars, the team was assigned a project to work on for Mayo Clinic. Kiersten Hamby ’24, Mellissa Ingabire ’24, Elsa Lillegard-Bouton ’25 and Alena Wadzinske ’25 make…
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NSF Discovery Scholars Build Community and Advance Research
STEAMIn fall 2022, St. Thomas was awarded a six-year, $1.5 million NSF S-STEM grant to provide financial support for students interested in key STEM fields. S-STEM grants are specifically intended to increase the country’s research science workforce by funding scholarships and academic support for talented undergraduate students with unmet financial need. With the grant, the… -
English Professor Publishes Collaborative Essay With MA Students
Professional NotesDr. Liz Wilkinson of the English Department at the University of St. Thomas recently published an essay titled “Teaching and Learning Critical Ecofeminism in (and outside of) the Graduate Classroom” in Gender and Education, a peer-review journal with a focus on global perspectives on education, gender and culture. The essay is a collaborative work with… -
AI Expert and Professor Manjeet Rege Co-Authors New Book on Artificial Intelligence and Wearables
Professional NotesDr. Manjeet Rege is one of the co-authors of an upcoming book, Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Wearables: Applications and Case Studies, published by CRC Press. The book will be released April 2024 and is available for pre-order. Rege is professor and chair of the Data Science and Software Department in the School of Engineering. The book presents… -
Melrose Toro Center Research Fellows Make a Societal Impact
Business & LawThe Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership at the Opus College of Business continues to elevate faculty whose research drives positive societal impact through principled leadership. The center’s Principled Leadership Research Fellowship research benefits academia, industry and the broader business community. The 2022 inaugural fellowship recipients, Chad Brinsfield, PhD; Ameeta Jaiswal-Dale, PhD;… -
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member Co-Authors Textbook on Narrative Video Game Design
Professional NotesProfessor Salvatore Pane, an associate professor for the College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored a new textbook from Bloomsbury Publishing. The book is titled Story Mode: The Creative Writer’s Guide to Narrative Video Game Design. Pane teaches English as well as American Culture and Difference. About the book: Against the backdrop of a hyper-competitive AAA industry… -
Tommies on TV: Journey to a Healthier World
AlumniWhen Netflix called, Dan Buettner ’83 was ready for the opportunity. The streaming service’s VP of documentary series had been following Buettner’s research into “Blue Zones,” geographic areas with lower rates of chronic diseases and a longer life expectancy. He thought the topic would make an excellent Netflix series. Buettner and his documentary crew traveled… -
Law Professor Rachel Moran to Study Policing in Chile as Fulbright Scholar
Business & LawLaw Professor Rachel Moran has been chosen as a U.S. Scholar by the prestigious Fulbright Program. She will travel to South America in the fall of 2024 to study, “Policing in Times of Mass Protest: Lessons from Uprisings in the United States and Chile.” “I’m very excited to be selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar… -
Ethics and Business Law Professor Emeritus Authors Article on Beijing Games
Business & LawDepartment of Ethics and Business Law Professor Emeritus John Wendt is the author of an article, “Beijing 2022: The Games of Muted Joy,” that was published by Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Journal, the official publication of the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association. From the article: Through 2012 and… -
Psychology Professor Draws on Sustainability Experience in New Book
Professional NotesDr. Elise Amel is the co-author of the recent book Fostering Sustainability in Higher Education: Leveraging Human Behavior in Organizations. The book was published by Springer as part of the Psychology and Our Planet series. Amel is a professor in the Department of Psychology. The book, which serves as a review and application of the literature in…