For the past year and a half, senior Eric Brost has worked on a physics project that uses lasers to move particles. The experiment, which is called “Optical Tweezers,” could possibly be used in cell surgery.
Seniors Ben Czeck and Sean Hagen, both geology majors, are conducting lake research at St. Thomas.
Senior electrical engineering majors Joe Maniaci, Jeff Buchholz and Jess Meyer have worked for the last year on a project called “The Wind Strip,” a hybrid power system.
Two members of the St. Thomas swimming and diving teams will travel March 23-26 to the Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville to represent the Tommies at nationals.
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.
Harvard professor Michael Sandel started his speech on civil discourse Tuesday night by telling audience members to imagine they were driving a trolley with broken brakes careening toward people on the tracks.
From Lady Gaga to Harry Potter, pop culture seems to be popping up in universities across the country. St. Thomas and St. Catherine’s University offer courses and even a minor that incorporate pop culture into the curriculum.
My generation tends to see a lot of criticism lately. Generation Y, which includes everyone born between 1980 and 2000, is often described as self-absorbed, lazy and lacking in basic knowledge.
The St. Thomas women’s basketball program not only prepares its players for the game but also for life after the game.
The St. Thomas women’s basketball team beat the Hamline Pipers (5-9 overall, 4-7 MIAC) 69-62 Monday afternoon. The win puts the Tommies in a tie for first place in the MIAC with St. Ben’s (21-1 overall, 9-1 MIAC).
Nearly half the students who visit campus counseling centers suffer from severe mental illness, according to the New York Times, and this rate has more than doubled in the past decade.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team came out strong Friday night against Concordia-Moorhead, shutting out the Cobbers 3-0.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010.
The Brady Educational Center auditorium was full Tuesday night as students, parents and fans watched the first ever, Dance Club-only performance.
