St. Thomas engineering professor Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman was awarded the 2018 Undergraduate Research Award for demonstrating impactful faculty-student collaboration in undergraduate research.
Engineering research group focuses learning through play
With a passion for play, engineering professor AnnMarie Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab group researches activities like going to the circus and playing with Play-Doh and allows students to explore learning from a child’s perspective.
Summit Singers, engineering collaboration brings color to sound
The voices of the Summit Singers will be seen as colors, shapes and lights thanks to a collaboration between the a cappella group and engineering students.
Tommie Spotlight: John Abraham, Professor of the Year
St. Thomas Professor John Abraham has been named the 2016 Professor of the Year, but he thinks it reflects well on the university as a whole than on himself.
New creative space on campus draws students
The University of St. Thomas’ new creative space opened March 1 in the Anderson Student Center and is drawing students from all studies to craft by offering vinyl cutters, 3-D printers and more.
Physical Plant departments move to new building
The new building that will house St. Thomas’ Physical Plant and engineering program opened last month after heavy rain delayed construction.
News in :90 – Nov. 7, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.
University sees high percentage of women engineers
At St. Thomas, 23 percent of full-time engineering faculty are women, and female student enrollment in the program is about 15.6 this year.
School of Engineering co-founder receives award
Frederick Zimmerman, co-founder of the St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Business magazine.
Weather delays South Campus construction
Construction for a new Physical Plant and engineering building was scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2014-15 school year, but has been delayed because of rainfall.
St. Thomas drone soars to success
The St. Thomas department of engineering has flown to new heights with an autonomous vehicle that placed second in a competition in Madison, Wis.
STEM majors see fast-growing enrollment
Students majoring in neuroscience, exercise science, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering are sharing their space with more students than ever before as the majors see rapid growth.
Ice carving combines students’ talents
Robbie Harrell, an entrepreneurship major, and Stu Lombardo, a mechanical engineering major, teamed up making art out of a Minnesota staple—ice.
School of Engineering summer camp wins first Tekne Award
The Tekne Awards recognized a total of 15 Minnesota organizations this year. St. Thomas’ School of Engineering was given its Tekne for STEM education and digital learning.
Construction on new South Campus building set for March
St. Thomas announced Friday that construction on a new building, which will provide more space to Physical Plant and the school of engineering, is set to begin March 31.