The chemistry stockroom at the University of St. Thomas serves one main purpose– to keep up with all the students and labs. Videographers Rae Beaner and Owen Landrud have the story.
VIDEO: Stockroom gives chemistry department positive charge
AP: 3M fires back at Trump over order to produce more face masks
Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back Friday against criticism from President Donald Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers.
St. Thomas student Erin Rudd finds success in jewelry business
St. Thomas sophomore Erin Rudd began her spring semester by turning a hobby into a jewelry-making business, Rings by Rin. Reporter Emilie Cleveland has the story.
BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 pandemic forces St. Thomas summer courses online
All 2020 summer courses will be moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Provost Richard Plumb announced in an email Thursday. A formal plan has not been made for summer research projects yet. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
PODCAST: Cold Facts, Hot Takes (S1E4) – Birds aren’t real/Flat Earth/Hollow Moon
In episode 5 of Cold Facts, Hot Takes, Mae Macfarlane and Kayla Mayer talk about some of the most popular conspiracy theories going around the internet today! Birds aren’t real, Flat Earth and the Hollow Moon.
University’s COVID-19 response discussed in March 19 USG meeting
COVID-19 and the university’s response to the worldwide pandemic was the main topic of the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting, held remotely on a Zoom video call Thursday, March 19. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the update.
St. Thomas spring commencement ceremonies postponed due to COVID-19
St. Thomas will not hold its commencement ceremonies on the originally scheduled May dates because of the COVID-19 pandemic, University President Julie Sullivan wrote in an email Wednesday.
St. Thomas Public Safety: Officers by day, students by night
The St. Thomas Public Safety and Law Enforcement Leadership program allows professionals to earn a Master of Arts degree in Police Leadership, Administration and Education while working full time as Public Safety officers. Reporter Mia Laube has the story.
St. Thomas Public Safety alerts community of four separate crimes in three weeks
Four separate crimes occurred in the St. Thomas neighborhood over the last three weeks, Public Safety wrote in two emails on Monday, March 30. Director Emily Haugen has the story.
AP: Walz orders residents to stay home 2 weeks to slow COVID-19
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday ordered Minnesota residents in nonessential jobs to stay at home for two weeks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the state’s health care system.
COVID-19 UPDATE: St. Thomas addresses student employment and campus housing
St. Thomas student workers will be paid biweekly based on average spring semester hours and students are expected to move off campus by Wednesday, March 25, university President Julie Sullivan announced in a COVID-19 update email Monday.
AP: Walz self-quarantines; Klobuchar’s husband hospitalized
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put himself into quarantine Monday after a member of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19, while U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said her husband has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
INFOGRAPHIC: St. Thomas sports affected by COVID-19
Sports have been impacted worldwide by the spread of COVID-19. Designer Maggie Stout shows what sports at St. Thomas have been affected by the pandemic.
St. Thomas law student tests positive for COVID-19
A University of St. Thomas Law School student has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering, the university announced in an email on Friday after receiving confirmation from the Minnesota Department of Health.
St. Thomas moves to flexible grading policy after COVID-19 forces classes online
University of St. Thomas undergraduate classes are moving to a flexible grading policy for spring 2020, according to an email sent Friday from Executive Vice President and Provost Richard Plumb. Director Emily Haugen and Assignment Editor Jack Stanek have the story.