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New Research: Earth Is Hotter Than Ever Recorded
University NewsEarth broke yet another heat record last year. For the sixth straight year, joint research by University of St. Thomas Professor of Engineering John Abraham and 23 scientists from around the world revealed that, per their measurements, the world’s oceans are hotter than ever recorded. “The Earth is warming and humans are the culprit,” Abraham…
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St. Thomas Mississippi River Clean Up Collects 297 Pounds of Debris
Sustainability & EnvironmentOne of the nation’s greatest waterways flows just steps away from the University of St. Thomas. The beautiful Mississippi River beckons students who climb rocks on its banks to watch the sunset, admire the changing colors of leaves on trees along its shores, and twice a year bag up single-use plastics and other trash polluting… -
Two St. Thomas Residence Halls Receive High Ratings for Green Construction
Sustainability & EnvironmentMembers of the St. Thomas community gathered at Tommie East on Nov. 8 to celebrate the residence hall's LEED Platinum certification as well as Tommie North's LEED Silver certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the… -
St. Thomas Rises in the Princeton Review Ratings for Top Green Colleges
Sustainability & EnvironmentFor the fourth year in a row, St. Thomas is among the top green colleges in North America, according to the Princeton Review’s latest annual Guide to Green Colleges. This year’s guide was more competitive than in previous years, with 420 institutions in the U.S. and Canada selected among 835 colleges and universities that were… -
St. Thomas Commits to Divesting From Fossil Fuels
Sustainability & EnvironmentHeeding recent calls from the Catholic Church for faith-based institutions to fight a growing ecological crisis, St. Thomas’ Board of Trustees formally approved on Nov. 4 a university commitment to divest from fossil fuels. The commitment officially marks St. Thomas joining a global movement of Catholic institutions that are divesting from fossil fuels in an… -
Our Commitment to a More Sustainable World
President's OfficePresident Julie Sullivan shared the following in an email to the St. Thomas community. Dear students, faculty and staff, Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Ecologists. It’s a fitting day to recommit to live and work sustainably at St. Thomas. As members of the St. Thomas community,… -
In the News: 'Code red for humanity' | UN climate change report issues dire warning
In the NewsProfessor of thermal sciences and climatologist Dr. John Abraham spoke with KARE-11 News on the climate change report recently published by the U.N. -
Flourish: Growing Sustainably Together
Sustainability & EnvironmentMaking strides in sustainability is a campuswide effort. While purple is the brand color for St. Thomas, when it comes to sustainability the university is pure gold. This spring, four years ahead of the schedule outlined in the St. Thomas 2025 plan, the university earned a STARS gold rating for its sustainability achievements. And earlier… -
Tommie Experts: This Crazy Weather … And It’s Only Getting Started
Sustainability & EnvironmentUniversity of St. Thomas Professor John Abraham writes about climate change and the recent wild temperatures and crazy weather in the U.S. -
St. Thomas Receives 2021 USGBC Leadership Award
Sustainability & EnvironmentSt. Thomas has been named a 2021 USGBC Regional Leadership Award recipient by the U.S. Green Building Council for Tommie East’s sustainable building design.