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Sociology Professor Pens Book Chapter on Extremism and Conspiracy
Professional NotesDr. Lisa Waldner, professor of sociology and criminal justice and associate vice provost for undergraduate student achievement, has authored a chapter in the book Conspiracy Theories and Extremism in New Times. Waldner’s chapter is titled “White Supremacy, Right-Wing Extremism, and Conspiracy: Old Ideas, New Expressions.” The book was published by Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield. About…
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Professor Manjeet Rege Delivers Keynote Speech at International Conference
Professional NotesDr. Manjeet Rege, professor and chair of the director of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science, was a keynote speaker at the fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge (AIKP’2024), held from Aug. 22-24 at the University of Johannesburg School of Business in South Africa. Co-organized by the Department of Software Engineering… -
NSF Awards St. Thomas $363,000 Grant to Study Urban Agriculture
ResearchThe National Science Foundation has awarded the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota a $363,000 research grant to study the impacts of urban agriculture. The grant comes as the popularity of urban farms, backyard plots and community gardens continue to grow in the U.S. amid a changing climate. The project, “Measuring Ecosystem Services from Urban… -
Journalism Associate Professor Emeritus Co-Authors Textbook on Editing
Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas Journalism Associate Professor Emeritus Michael O’Donnell has co-authored a new editing textbook with Buck Ryan of the University of Kentucky. Editing. The Essential Guide to Better Writing Across Today’s Media was published by Cognella Academic Publishing. O’Donnell worked with Ryan at the Chicago Tribune, and together they taught editing at Northwestern… -
Doctor of Social Work Program Director Published in International Journal
Professional NotesDr. Catherine Marrs Fuchsel, program director for the Doctor of Social Work program at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, recently published an article in Social Work Education - The International Journal. Fuchsel’s research article is titled “Doctoral program support impacts student educational experience: examining the virtual holding environment across DSW cohorts.” The study is… -
Five St. Thomas Faculty Attend Patristic Conference
Arts & HumanitiesFive faculty members from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota recently attended the 19th International Conference on Patristic Studies in Oxford, U.K. Attendees included (pictured above left to right): Professor Paul Gavrilyuk (Department of Theology), Professor Mark DelCogliano (Department of Theology), Father Austin Litke (Department of Catholic Studies), Associate Professor Erika Kidd (Department of… -
From Carp to Coding: Undergraduate Summer Research Highlights
ResearchThrough the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), nearly 70 undergraduate students at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota 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-one Young Scholars, 12 Ignite Research… -
Tommie Experts: Facing the Challenge of AI
Tommie ExpertsArtificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an extraordinary rate. While the field has been steadily progressing over the years, the actual acceleration from a user standpoint came with the introduction of ChatGPT in 2022. Since that time, new capabilities have been emerging almost weekly. Organizations are left with a nearly constant perception of FOMO (fear… -
Philosophy Professor Named to Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Professional NotesGloria Frost, a philosophy professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, was recently named by the Vatican Secretary of State to the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Frost is only the fifth woman to be appointed to the academy since its founding in 1879 and the first… -
English Department Chair and MA Students Present at International Conference
Arts & HumanitiesDr. Alexis Easley, chair of the English Department at the University of St. Thomas, and Master of Arts in English students Kari Aakre, Victoria Bartness, and Cate Triola presented at a peer-reviewed international conference June 13-15. The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals conference was held at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Aakre and Triola…