Student-Faculty Research

Throughout the academic year and summer at St. Thomas, hundreds of undergraduate students go beyond the classroom to participate in research with a faculty mentor. And it’s not just students in the STEM sciences; students in English, History, Political Science, Social Work, Psychology, and more all get involved. The majority of these students receive funding to carry out their research as paid research assistants or undergraduate research grant recipients. If you’re interested in finding out how to make research part of your academic career at St. Thomas, you can learn more from our Grants and Research Office.

Sustainable Communities Partnership Fosters Real-world Impact

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:19:55 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

The University of St. Thomas Sustainability Communities Partnership pairs courses with city partners to bring real-world impact to the classroom.

Growing Engineering Skills With Summer Agriculture Research

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:53:42 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

St. Thomas engineering student Andrew Ryan is contributing full-time work this summer to the Precision Agriculture Research Team.

Measuring the Future of Minnesota’s Trees Amidst Climate Change

Tue, 30 May 2017 19:55:55 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

Sophomore Rachael Heier spent last summer researching white oak saplings to see how Minnesota trees are affected by climate change, and what can be done about it.

St. Thomas Athletes Tap Into the Power of Z’s

Thu, 18 May 2017 13:58:33 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

The University of St. Thomas Center for Sleep has been helping out Tommie athletes for years by educating them on the health benefits of quality Z's.

Class of ’17 in the Spotlight

Wed, 17 May 2017 15:25:18 +0000 Brittany Stojsavljevic author

In the ranks of seniors graduating this weekend, we have students who earned the Chief’s Award from the City of St. Paul for helping a woman in distress in 2014, a student who served as an ambassador on a Minnesota trade mission to Mexico, and students who have done research on everything from political cynicism to drying breadfruit. Read a roundup of the stories the Newsroom has written about Class of 2017 students since they arrived on campus.

Tommie Mentors and Mentees: Amy Finnegan and Laura Kvasnicka

Mon, 08 May 2017 20:07:58 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

Some guidance on potential research over a J-Term in Tanzania helped spark a years-long mentoring relationship between justice and peace studies assistant professor and department chair Amy Finnegan and senior Laura Kvasnicka.

Tommie Mentors and Mentees: Lesley Scibora and Chris Hornung

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Jordan Osterman '11 author

A research opportunity helped spark an organic mentor-mentee relationship for health and human performance professor Lesley Scibora and junior Chris Hornung.