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Dr. Manjeet Rege on the 7 Reasons Your AI Strategy Isn't Working
Where did it all go wrong? Instead of achieving success, many new AI adopters are tripping into common pitfalls that derail the technology's benefits. University of St. Thomas data analytics professor, Dr. Manjeet Rege, weighs in the seven reasons why organization's current AI strategy is failing to deliver its expected results.

Is the new COVIDaware MN app safe?
St. Thomas data science and analytics professor Dr. Manjeet Rege and WCCO's Mike Max discuss the new COVID-19 tracing app and what concerns, if any, there are about privacy.

Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Jobs
In this Tommie Experts piece, University of St. Thomas data analytics professor Dr. Manjeet Rege and his colleague Dan Yarmoluk weigh in on AI's impact on the future of jobs and the workforce.

Why data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in social settings may be misleading
Many industries are pushing back on the governor's restrictions, saying their businesses are safe and they have the numbers to prove it, but some of those numbers may not be accurate.
In this FOX9 interview, Dr. Manjeet Rege, a data analytics professor at the University of St. Thomas, says while intentions are good, it’s misleading to present the numbers at these establishments as a percentage of total positive cases, making the impact look much smaller than it probably is.

Dr. Deb Besser Named 2020 Engineering Unleashed Fellow
Dr. Deb Besser, chair of civil engineering and director of the Center for Engineering Education, was recently named a 2020 Engineering Unleashed Fellow – one of only 29 people across the nation.

Dr. Manjeet Rege on Understanding Election Polls
Dr. Manjeet Rege, professor of data science and artificial intelligence for the University of St. Thomas Graduate Programs in Software, encourages us to be skeptical of election polling results in this KARE11 interview.

How AI in Healthcare Is Identifying Risks and Saving Money
Dr Manjeet Rege, University of St. Thomas Software and Data Science Professor, shares his insight on the role Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play in Healthcare.

Dr. Manjeet Rege on Fighting COVID-19 with Artificial Intelligence
University of St. Thomas professor Dr. Manjeet Rege joins WCCO's Cory Hepola to talk about how companies around the world are using artificial intelligence to help with social distancing and fight against COVID-19.

Embracing AI in Modern Business: Five Pillars of Implementation and Collaboration
2020 ASEE Superior Student Paper for the Aerospace Division Award Winners Announced

Global Battle for AI Dominance: Using Intellectual Property to Determine Economic Impact
Graduate Programs in Software Students Win National Data Competition
St. Thomas Graduate Programs in Software students Himanshu Gamit and Jacob Noble were named the winners of the annual SAS Global Forum Student Symposium competition.

St. Thomas Responds to COBOL Programmer Shortages
As states around the country continue responding to COVID-19, a new pressing need has emerged: People with knowledge of COBOL coding...

Corona Virus Crisis Calls for Compassion
Chronicle.com asked a panel of faculty to give their advice and comments on how they are handling the switch to online teaching during the corona virus crisis. St. Thomas professor Dr. Manjeet Rege is one of ten professors to share advice in this two minute interview.

Mechanical Engineering Professor AnnMarie Thomas Awarded 2020 Lego Prize of the Year
AnnMarie Thomas, Mechanical Engineering Professor and founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab was awarded the 2020 Lego Prize of the Year.

Dr. Chih Lai's International Collaboration on A.I. Research

Considering an Advanced Degree in Tech?
Dr. Manjeet Rege, Associate Professor for the University of St. Thomas Graduate Programs in Software shares his insights on the value of a graduate degree in tech and how students can build their career and networks during graduate school.

St. Thomas Unveils World-Class Center for Microgrid Research
Now officially operational, the St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research is one of just a handful of premier research and educational facilities of its kind in North America. It will be available for research and partnership with companies and schools across the country.

The Future of Self Driving Cars According to Sara Sargent '17
Sara Sargent '17 describes her work as a researcher on autonomous vehicle technologies and her personal student journey as a St. Thomas mechanical engineering transfer student.

Professor John Abraham's New Research on Ocean Warming
A study conducted by an international team of 14 scientists from 11 institutes across the world, including School of Engineering professor John Abraham, confirm that the world's oceans were the warmest in 2019 than any other time in recorded human history.

PBS Premieres 'SciGirls' Episode with School of Engineering Collaboration
PBS's television program "SciGirls" premiered its newest episode after months of collaboration between St. Thomas' Playful Learning Lab and St. Paul's Metro Deaf School.

J-term 2020 Study Abroad - Spain, Greece and Italy

Ethically Educating on Artificial Intelligence at St. Thomas
Dr. Manjeet Rege is a St. Thomas faculty member, author, mentor, AI expert, thought leader and a frequent public speaker on big data, machine learning and AI technologies. The Newsroom caught up with him to ask about the launch of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in response to a growing need to educate ethically around AI.

Professor and AI expert Dr. Manjeet Rege discusses facial recognition systems on WCCO newscast.
Facial recognition technology helps police catch suspect in attack on elderly man.

Rege and Kone Bring Data Science to Ivory Coast
Collaborations between St. Thomas Professor Manjeet Rege and student Souleymane Kone led to securing a two-year, $2 million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation to bring data science to the Ivory Coast.

Lessons from Inspirational Women in STEM - Featuring Dr. Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman
This article highlights the amazing work that St. Thomas mechanical engineering professor Dr. Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman does to inspire women (and men) to pursue careers in STEM.

St. Thomas Engineering Receives KEEN Grant Renewal

ROTC Cadet Savannah Johnson Receives Three National Awards
Savannah Johnson, a junior at the University of St. Thomas majoring in mechanical engineering and a cadet in Air Force ROTC Detachment 410, has been selected for three prestigious national-level awards.

Tommie Engineers Win Most Innovative Design Medal in Basic Utility Vehicle Competition

Humans of St. Thomas: Carol Mikhael
Meet Carol Mikhael '19, a St. Thomas electrical engineering major. Mikhael has been able to do research on renewable energy and the environment, topics she’s passionate about. A recipient of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society Scholarship, her current internship at Xcel Energy gives her a “big grid view” of the issues surrounding renewable energy.

Engineering Alumna Ann Majewicz Fey '08
Alumna Ann Majewicz Fey credits the St. Thomas Engineering department with helping her realize her dream of creating robotic systems that can improve doctors' surgical dexterity.

Senior Design in Amman, Jordan - Making a Difference
A team of five St. Thomas Engineering seniors traveled over 6,000 miles to spend their summer 2018 in Amman, Jordan where they worked with a women's cooperative group to create a device that will help generate economic growth for refugee women.

A Brave New World: St. Thomas Leads in AI and Internet of Things
St. Thomas School of Engineering associate dean, Dr. Bhabani Misra and professors Dr. Manjeet Rege and Dr. Ramesh Rajagopalan discuss Internet of Things (IoT) and how this big, big thing has taken center stage in every day life, research and education.

Engineering Student Wins $15,000 in Fowler Business Challenge
Charles Capron, a St. Thomas School of Engineering Electrical Engineering student, won $15,000 in the Fowler Business Concept Challenge for FLOdapt - a novel oxygen delivery system.

Four Tommies Named University Innovation Fellows
Lucas Manke' 20, a St. Thomas mechanical engineering student, is one of four Tommies recently named a University Innovation Fellow. His team is working on a number of projects to help increase innovation across the disciplines at St. Thomas.

Code and Chords Teams Up With PBS' 'SciGirls' TV Show
"SciGirls," a long-standing PBS KIDS TV series, is doing an episode for its 2019 season on the Code and Chords project and its empowering of young girls. The episode will focus on three high school students' summer journey of learning with Emily Meuer '18 as mentor.

Alternative Energy in Action - Summer Abroad

Hugh K. Schilling Machining and Manufacturing Lab Dedicated

Dr. AnnMarie Thomas Awarded 2018 Professor of the Year.
AnnMarie Thomas, Ph.D., a professor of engineering in the School of Engineering and associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Opus College of Business Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, is the 2018 Professor of the Year.

ONLINE Engineering Education Courses Offered this Summer 2018!

We Are Tommies Heart Power
We Are Tommies: What if there were an implantable device that would capture energy from the beating of a heart to run a device such as a pacemaker? Thanks to the innovation and research of St. Thomas students Austin Lorch ’18, Amanda Tenhoff ’18 and Milad Audi ’19, and engineering faculty member Dr. Tom Secord, St. Thomas is on the doorstep of providing the world with that possibility.

One Thousand Answers: Why Liberal Arts is Essential to Engineering
(Originally published in St. Thomas Newsroom, May 21, 2017) "The right-brain thinking skills and an understanding of people and societies fostered by a liberal arts education amplify students’ creativity, curiosity and adaptability, which are the essential ingredients of innovation."

And the Beat Goes On
Dr. Tom Secord and a team of Engineering students are working to create an implantable medical device that may replace the need for pacemaker batteries.

J-term 2018 Study Abroad - Spain, Greece and Italy

St. Thomas Alumnus' Company MicroOptx Wins MN Cup
St. Thomas alumnus and School of Engineering educator, Roy Martin '79 is thrilled that his company, MicroOptx took the grand prize of the MN Cup, the nation's largest statewide entrepreneurial contest.

Dr. Bhabani Misra Earns MHTA 2017 Tekne Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Thomas on Squishy Circuits, robots and more
Dr. Anne Marie Thomas is not your typical engineering professor. Founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab, Dr. Thomas is famous for Squishy Circuits and much more.

St. Thomas Graduate Finds Success at MIT
Natasha Wright '12 was named one of "30 Under 30 in Energy" by Forbes Magazine in 2016.

Senior Strides: Ahmed Eshmawy
Get to know Ahmed Eshmawy, a St. Thomas '17 grad and mechanical engineering major, who will return as a student in the M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering program this fall.

Engineering a Career to Serve
Learn about the St. Thomas Engineering experience from four ROTC cadets.

Engineering Senior Designs That Wow
Senior Design Clinic industry partnerships provide invaluable networking opportunities for St. Thomas students.

Civil Engineering Major Begins Fall 2017
The University of St. Thomas’ School of Engineering will begin offering a civil engineering major in fall 2017.

Five Observations: Climate Change Town Hall
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum hosted a town hall on climate change at St. Thomas on Feb. 23. She was joined by St. Thomas engineering professor John Abraham and University of Minnesota professor Mark Seeley.

Reuterdahl, His Boys and the Demise of Engineering
Learn the history of the fall and rise of the St. Thomas School of Engineering.

St. Thomas Engineers Heat Up Winter Carnival with 'The Blizzard Byter' Autonomous Snow Plow
University of St. Thomas School of Engineering December 2016 graduates built an autonomous snow plow that competed in the International Autonomous Snow Plow Competition held at the St. Paul Winter Carnival this past weekend.
St. Thomas Engineering Student Ignites Soccer Team
Engineering student, Tony Kuplic played in only eight games for the St. Thomas soccer team and didn't even take a shot. That he's scored five goals in four postseason games has stunned everyone, including Kuplic.

Students Design Menu Reader for the Blind and Win $10,000

Dr. AnnMarie Thomas Invited to The White House June 17th

Work to Begin on $2.1 Million Microgrid Research and Testing Facility
The University of St. Thomas School of Engineering will begin work this summer on a facility that will be used for teaching as well as researching and testing components used for alternative-energy microgrids.

Dr. John Abraham Wins Friend of the Planet Award
Dr. John Abraham wins Friend of the Planet Award from National Center for Science Education.

Two Black Holes Collide - Engineering Alumnus Ogin '04 LIGO Discovery
School of Engineering Joins Keen Network

Ready, Set, Research!

$100,000 in Engineering Education Scholarships from Google
PK-12 STEM Teachers can Take Free Engineering-Education Courses Thanks to $100,000 From Google. Google is sponsoring full tuition for the full-credit courses taught this spring and summer by the university’s engineering and education professors.

Dr. Brad Rubin Appointed Director of Center of Excellence for Big Data
As enrollment in graduate programs in data science and big data booms, Dr. Brad Rubin has been charged with leading efforts in recruiting and visibility of the University of St. Thomas Center of Excellence for Big Data.

Engineering Ethics Conference Held October 6 - 8th, 2016
Professors and engineers from 14 states, Italy and the Netherlands will gather at the University of St. Thomas Thursday, Oct. 6,-Saturday, Oct. 8, for “A Culture of Ethics: Engineering for Human Dignity and the Common Good,” a conference on how engineers can integrate their technical work with their religious beliefs, cultural heritage and social responsibilities.

Minnesota is the Place to Be for Tech Jobs
If you’re thinking of a career in technology, you’re in the right place. Techjobs are growing faster in Minnesota than any other state.

UST Engineering Professor Helps Pioneer Breadfruit Processing
Breadfruit -- an abundant and highly nutritious food source -- may become a superfood of the future. Learn how breadfruit advocates like engineering professor Dr. Camille George are helping to feed thousands in Haiti.
New for Fall 2015! New Product Development Course Series

University of St. Thomas Wins Eureka! Award
UST won the 2015 Eureka! Award through the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in the category of Education for the innovative Squishy Circuits created in the Playful Learning Labs at UST's School of Engineering.
Cultivating Collaboration in the School of Engineering
A passion for teaching and an engineering program that emphasizes collaboration between faculty and undergraduates drew professors Dr. Shepard and Dr. Wentz to UST's School of Engineering.
Engineering Serendipity
A chance encounter with UST Engineering professor Dr. John Abraham changed the life of student Lauren Vallez.
Engineering Design Team Selected for Clinton Global Initiatives Program
A team of three University of St. Thomas School of Engineering students has been selected to attend a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University March 6-8 at the University of Miami.
The Beauty in Trying
Assistant professor, Dr. Katherine Acton, discusses her journey in engineering and the quest to understand complex physical systems.
Engineering Team Competes in International Drone Competition
Four School of Engineering students were among the 18 teams of young engineers-in-training that competed for the right to call themselves world champion drone builders...
Marching to the Light of Their Own Drums
UST's Joey Nesbitt ’12 (Mechanical Engineering) and Jeff Sevaldson ’11 (Entrepreneurship and Communication) share their story of success.
Dr. Fred Zimmerman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Minnesota Business Magazine
Dr. Fred Zimmerman, professor emeritus of engineering at the University of St. Thomas, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Minnesota Business magazine’s Minnesota Manufacturing Awards program in Minneapolis.
Improving Agriculture with Technology
The University of St. Thomas School of Engineering has formed the Center for Optimized Autonomy and Control (C4OA&C)...where students can build operational systems, deploy them on focused use cases and engage responsibly with community efforts (both locally and globally) to create technology solutions for the common good.
AnnMarie Thomas Invited to White House Maker Faire
Dr. AnnMarie Thomas joined the St. Thomas faculty in 2006; she directs the School of Engineering’s Playful Learning Lab, co-directs the St. Thomas Center for Engineering Education, and teaches courses on machine design, engineering graphics, the design of both toys and products for an aging population, and a seminar on brain-machine interfaces. “The strength of St. Thomas is that we celebrate the design, create and ‘make’ part of engineering,” said Thomas, who also is the founding executive director of the Maker Education Initiative, where she worked to establish the national Maker Corps program.
Seven Things to Know About Hadoop by Michael Kassner
Learn how Hadoop began, why it is important, what is Schema on read, what is Hive, types of data Hadoop analyzes, real-world examples, and opinions about whether it is obsolete or morphing.
St. Thomas Receives $1.5 Million From Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund to Build Microgrid Research and Testing Center
The University of St. Thomas has received a $1.5 million grant from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund to build a Microgrid Research and Testing Center. In addition to serving as a research and educational resource, an additional goal of the center is to support and encourage companies that develop renewable and alternative sources of electric power.
School of Engineering’s STEPS Camp Lands Prestigious Tekne Award
This year St. Thomas’ School of Engineering’s STEPS camp celebrated the enrollment of its 3,000 camper since it first hosted the free science and engineering camp for girls 14 years ago. It also celebrated another milestone: its first Tekne Award.