Senior Valerie Brukhis was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, a prestigious international relations award, to study abroad Israel.
Brukhis awarded Fulbright scholarship
Four students named finalists in Hult Prize for water filter business
Four St. Thomas undergraduate students advanced in March to the final round of the Hult Prize competition, a social innovation and entrepreneurship contest in San Francisco, for their water purification business Solacqua.
2 seniors plan new off-campus housing
Two St. Thomas seniors are working on plans for an apartment complex near campus to serve as student housing. The planned building would hold around 60 residents with rent starting around $900 per month.
University says no penalty coming to peaceful protesters
St. Thomas tweeted Feb. 27 that it will not penalize students who were involved in protests about gun laws in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Three alumni win fellowship to develop leadership skills
Three St. Thomas alumni were among 24 people chosen out of 751 applicants to receive the 2018 Bush Fellowship, which offers up to $100,000 to further develop leadership skills and learning experiences.
St. Thomas to start new health care innovation Masters program
Beginning in the fall of 2018, St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business will add a new Masters in Health Care Innovation, a one-year program that will allow more people to enter the booming health care industry in Minnesota.
First-year student develops VR system geared toward elderly
First-year student Enzo Vinholi developed a virtual reality system for the elderly and people with limited mobility that allows users to revisit old memories of places they’ve been.
New parking lot to be built on St. Kate’s green space
Several trees have been cut down at St. Catherine University to make room for a new parking facility.
St. Thomas student artfully juggles school, sports, fashion
Junior Alexandra Howard has spent her year balancing a full load of classes for a marketing major, swimming and her love for fashion.
St. Thomas graduate publishes second novel
St. Thomas graduate Peter Stenson recently released his second novel, “Thirty-Seven,” a story about a cult that dies off and is restarted by its only surviving member.
AP: Storm blasts central US with snow, ice and wind
A winter storm has moved into the Twin Cities and is projected to drop upward of 18 inches of snow.
USG names LaCroix as new Student Veteran Representative
Joseph LaCroix, a first-year student and former U.S. Army sergeant for nine years, was named Student Veteran Representative in USG, a position created this semester.
AP: Campbell sentenced to 4 years in prison
Michael Campbell was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of criminal vehicular homicide last month.
Campbell lawyer slams Hennepin County Attorney ahead of sentencing
After Michael Laurence Campbell was convicted of three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in a car crash on March 14 that resulted in the death of St. Thomas junior Ria Patel, 20, Campbell’s attorney, Nancy Yost Laskaris, has taken issue with Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s public comments on the case.
News in :90 – April 4, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify amid a privacy scandal, 10 Tommies were featured in a local business journal, and a spring snowstorm caused accidents around the state. Reporter Kyle Manderfeld has today’s News in :90.