This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
News in :90 – March 18, 2014
Engineering school granted $1.5 million for Microgrid facility
The Xcel Energy grant will give the engineering program access to a small-scale, low environmental impact energy production center.
Students grow vegetables for low-income communities
Biology professor Adam Kay helps lead a group of 15-18 students who have been working on the project in the John Roach Center greenhouse since last spring.
News in :90 – March 17, 2014
This is News in :90 for Monday, March 17, 2014.
Luck of the Tommies contest
Check out your St. Patrick’s Day themed “selfies,” updated throughout the day!
University looks to fill 92 positions left by retirees
Executive Assistant to the President Susan Alexander said the number of faculty and staff retiring is higher than the university anticipated.
Students appointed to Strategic Planning subcommittees
St. Thomas’ Strategic Planning Steering Committee selected six students to work alongside staff and faculty members.
Missing jet: Piracy would require special skills
To steal Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 out of midair would require a pilot who knew how to elude detection by both civilian and military radar.
News in :90 — March 14, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, March 14, 2014.
Death toll in NYC gas explosion climbs to 8
Rescue workers using dogs and thermal-detection gear to search rubble for more victims of a gas explosion found an eighth body on Thursday.
News in :90 — March 13, 2014
This is News in :90 for Thursday, March 13, 2014.
Students welcome rising temps as spring nears
With spring less than two weeks away, students across campus are enjoying the warmer weather in St. Paul.
Public Safety warns against hazardous marijuana extract
Butane hash oil is becoming increasingly popular across the country, but Public Safety officials are warning against making and using it.
News in :90 – March 12, 2014
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
Prosecutors won’t charge Minnesota archbishop
Archbishop John Nienstedt will not face criminal charges in connection with an allegation that he inappropriately touched a boy in 2009.