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Elections 2022: Growing the Next Generation of Women in Office
Arts & HumanitiesFrom mailboxes stuffed with campaign flyers to pollsters dialing up potential voters, it’s hard not to notice that midterm elections are drawing near. For many voters, they’ll be excited to see an end to all the campaigning and deluge of television advertisements, but for political researchers at the University of St. Thomas, this is their…
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Marie Lopez del Puerto Receives Excellence in Physics Award
Professional NotesDr. Marie Lopez del Puerto, chair of physics at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul, received the American Physical Society’s 2023 Excellence in Physics Education Award. She and her collaborators at The Partnership for Integrating Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) were recognized for “developing an active, inclusive, and supportive community of physics educators… -
School of Education and School of Social Work Faculty Present Grant Work
Professional NotesDrs. Bonnie Ingelin and Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan from the School of Education and Dr. Renee Hepperlen from the School of Social Work recently presented their Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) grant work at the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Early Childhood conference in Chicago. The grant, titled “Trauma Informed Interdisciplinary Practices (TIIP): Developing… -
Donor Gift Funds Robotics and Automation Lab for Schoenecker Center at St. Thomas
STEAMThe University of St. Thomas School of Engineering announced it received a generous gift commitment of $1 million from Henry and Angelena Blattner’s Foundation 94. This funding will help support the construction of a new facility to house multiple robotic arms within the Schoenecker Center. Upon completion, the new Robotics and Automation Laboratory will be… -
St. Thomas Announces $3 Million Gift to Support Student Entrepreneurship Competitions
Business & LawOne of the University of St. Thomas’ hallmark student venture competitions will be funded in perpetuity thanks to the generosity of one of its most distinguished alumni. The university’s Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has announced a $3 million donation from Ron ’66 and Alexis Fowler that will extend funding for both the Fowler Business Concept… -
CAS Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Science-Focused Scholarship Program
St. Thomas 2025 - Close Financial Gaps For StudentsThe $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will be used to provide financial support for low-income students interested in science fields. The College of Arts and Sciences will establish the NSF Discovery Scholars program, designed to help disadvantaged students thrive at St. Thomas. The program will award scholarships to 23 students interested in… -
New Grant Sharpens Focus on Whole-Person Health at St. Thomas
Health & EducationOne of Minnesota’s leading foundations focused on integrative care and healing is helping the University of St. Thomas expand opportunities for students, researchers and professionals to transform their communities through whole-person care. The George Family Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the university’s Morrison Family College of Health. The foundation’s largest ever gift to… -
Record Fundraising Year Bolsters Student Experience
St. Thomas 2025With the 2022-23 academic year fully underway, there are numerous reasons to feel optimistic about the future of the University of St. Thomas and the initiatives it’s driving forward to enhance the student experience. Ninety-three million reasons, to be exact. St. Thomas officially announced a record fundraising year that saw nearly $93 million raised by… -
St. Thomas Continues Steady Climb Among National Catholic Universities
University NewsBuoyed by strong programs such as engineering, business and computer science, as well as its veterans programs, the University of St. Thomas continues to steadily raise its profile among the nation’s top Catholic institutions of higher education. Minnesota’s largest private university landed 17th among the top 20 national Catholic universities ranked in the 2022-23 U.S.… -
Biology and Computer Science Team Up in 'Avian Soap Opera'
Arts & HumanitiesWith the use of six wall-mounted monitors, biology and neuroscience students kept a close watch on songbirds this summer. This "avian soap opera" is a research project taking place in the lab of Dr. Sarah Heimovics, associate professor of biology and neuroscience, aiming to understand how hormones and neurotransmitters work in the brain to regulate…