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St. Thomas to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Its Peace Engineering Program May 9
03 May 2013 by School of Engineering / No Comments
The event will include the premiere of the documentary “Field to Fork.”
Three Juniors Honored by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program
19 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Ryan Augustin, a junior majoring in biochemistry, was awarded a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, an award that honors outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Juniors Elizabeth Annoni and Mark Painter were named honorable mentions.
U.S. News Ranks Graduate Programs
12 Mar 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
St. Thomas graduate and professional programs in business, education, law and social work are included in the Best Graduate Schools rankings published today (March 12) by U.S. News & World Report.
A Passion for Alternative Energy That Crosses Borders
10 Jan 2013 by Greg Mowry / 1 Comment
There is a great need for social entrepreneurship with the goal of developing economical and robust systems that provide fresh water and electricity. The engineering challenges are significant but surmountable. It simply takes will and funding.
Dr. Ron Bennett Wins Tekne Lifetime Achievement Award
02 Nov 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The annual Minnesota Tekne Awards honor those who play a significant role in discovering new technologies that educate, improve lifestyles and impact the lives and futures of people living in Minnesota and all over the world.
U.S. News Ranks Engineering, Business Undergraduate Programs
14 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
U.S. News & World Report magazine has given favorable rankings to undergraduate engineering and business programs at St. Thomas.
Smooth Operation: Engineering Professor, Student Study Peanut Grinder for Local Nonprofit
10 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
School of Engineering professor Dr. Jim Ellingson and junior Noel Naughton spent the summer grinding 25 pounds of peanuts in a project that aims to help small farmers in developing nations produce food more efficiently.
Dr. Camille George Engineers the Future of Breadfruit
07 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
Dr. Camille George of St. Thomas’ School of Engineering is helping to revolutionize the way breadfruit is incorporated into the livelihoods of people in developing nations. Last month she travelled to Kauai, Hawaii, to install a breadfruit-drying device she co-designed with adjunct engineering professor Bob Bach for the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.
Graduate Programs in Software Offers New Mini Master of Mobile Technology
24 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
With apps, smart phones, and point of purchase sales, mobile technology is quickly becoming one of the hottest topics in business today.
An Apiarist’s Sweet Summer
24 Aug 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
St. Thomas junior Matthew Schmidtbauer is an electrical engineering student with aspirations of someday working for a high-performance electric car manufacturing company. The subjects of his pastime, however, are not motors or revolutions per minute, but tens of thousands of honeybees that he cares for each summer.
School of Engineering Students Leading Robotics Research at St. Thomas
15 Aug 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Senior Ryan Delaney, junior Nate Webster and sophomore Mitch Hoffmann have been working as a team on the “TurtleBot” since early June.
Waiting for Lightning to Strike in Kitembe
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Brian Osende ’10 B.S.M.E., ’11 M.S. returns to Uganda and brings light to his grandparents’ village for the first time
Reason for Hope
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The miracle workers are busy here these days.
In a former retail storefront on a rut-filled dirt road in Ndejje, a poverty-stricken area southeast of Kampala, the first Hope Medical Clinic opened in November 2007. The sign outside says “Eddwaliro,” Ugandan for “health care,” in bold red letters, and 40 to 50 people show up every month or treatment of malaria, typhoid fever and the flu.
Out of Africa
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Degrees in hand, Ugandan students seek to make an impact in our world
John Abraham Takes a Stand
01 Mar 2012 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Using science and civility, engineering professor John Abraham calls a climate-change skeptic’s bluff
Answers in the Wind
03 Jan 2010 by John Nemo '97 / No Comments
Engineering students work with faculty to develop small-scale wind turbines that will power cell towers and expand communications throughout the world
The Idea of Vocation
06 Jan 2006 by Dr. Camille George, Dr. John Boyle and Dr. Carole Bagley / No Comments
“Beyond Career to Calling” explores ideas of career as more than just a job
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