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Engineering Professor Outlines Artificial Intelligence to Detect Risk of Obesity
Professional NotesObesity disease is a significant health issue that has affected millions of people worldwide. A new study co-authored by Dr. Manjeet Rege, a professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, explores the application of ensemble learning techniques in predicting obesity risk using lifestyle data. “By leveraging advanced algorithms in machine…
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Pioneering the Future: Federal, State Support Fuels Expansion at Center for Microgrid Research
ResearchWhen Ophelia Loree ’25 MS came to the University of St. Thomas to pursue a master’s degree in electrical engineering, she was betting on a hands-on, practical education. Loree had no idea that within a year, she would help design a brand-new microgrid, and that she would do so in collaboration with the U.S. Army… -
Engineering Peace: Fulbright-Hays Scholar Inspires Next Generation of Tommie Engineers
Social JusticeIt was an ambitious project for a budding oil engineer in Nigeria. Obasesam Okoi – just weeks out of college then – had been tasked with performing a topographical land survey of an oil mining site. His technical training in civil engineering had provided ample schooling for the assignment, but this new grad quickly realized… -
Law Professor Rachel Moran Speaks at Columbia Law Symposium
Law Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Rachel Moran was a panelist at the Columbia Law Review’s Nov. 15 symposium, The Law of Protest. She spoke on the “Policing Protests” panel, with Amber Baylor (moderator, Columbia Law School), Jenny Carroll (Texas A&M), Sunita Patel (UCLA) and Nick Robinson (International Center for Not-for-Profit Law). Moran's paper, “Overbroad Protest… -
University of St. Thomas Professor Receives Prestigious Teaching Award
Professional NotesThe University of St. Thomas Psychology Department is proud to announce that Dr. Elise Amel, a distinguished professor in the Department of Psychology, has been awarded the Walter D. Mink Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award by the Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA). This honor was presented at the MPA’s 88th annual conference, recognizing Amel’s exceptional dedication and innovative contributions to undergraduate… -
St. Thomas Professor Pens 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Professional NotesStory Mode: The Creative Writer’s Guide to Narrative Video Game Design won the 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title award. Professor Salvatore Pane, an associate professor for the University of St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences, co-authored the textbook with Julialicia Case and Eric Freeze through Bloomsbury Publishing. The textbook offers low-cost, accessible tools and instruction… -
Sky’s the Limit: New Game Design Minor Teaches Accessibility
STEAMA set of headphones rested on Dr. Sky LaRell Anderson’s head as he waited for guests at the Jon Henner Memorial Accessibility in Games Speaker Series to settle in their seats. The University of St. Thomas faculty member appeared remotely, from his Minnesota office adorned with framed college degrees and the glow of purple and… -
St. Thomas Addresses Grief Literacy With New Interdisciplinary Initiative
Tommie ExpertsEverybody grieves. It is part of the human experience. Yet, it is often misunderstood. To address this emotional process, the University of St. Thomas has launched Good Grief, St. Thomas, a new interdisciplinary initiative on grief literacy. The partnership through the Family Studies program and the School of Social Work is part of a global… -
Art History Professor Publishes Article About a 120-Year-Old Typeface
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Professor Craig Eliason published an article titled “Auriol as a Text Typeface: An Early Twentieth-Century Challenge to the Conventionality of Book Typography” in Printing History, the journal of the American Printing History Association. Eliason, who is in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Art History, wrote that Auriol, a more… -
Theology Professor Coedits Recently Published Handbook of Deification
Professional NotesDr. Paul Gavrilyuk, professor in the Department of Theology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, is the coeditor of the recently published Oxford Handbook of Deification. Consisting of 44 chapters, this volume is the first treatment of deification that is encyclopedic in scope. It features 46 leading experts in the…