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First-Year Experience course gives students new perspective on food and each other

It’s safe to say that the students in the First-Year Experience anchor course, taught by Jeanne Minnerath, Ph.D., will never look at a grocery store the same way again. After learning about the intricacies of the relationships between those foods and microorganisms in...

Celebrating 50 years of women at Saint Mary’s

Fifty years ago, full-time undergraduate women were welcomed into classrooms of the Winona Campus of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for the first time. Saint Mary’s decision to create a co-educational learning environment was the start of tremendous growth and...

Celebrating the beatification of alumnus Blessed Brother James Miller

Saint Mary’s celebrated the beatification of Blessed Brother James Miller, FSC, an alumnus of Saint Mary’s, who earned his undergraduate degree in 1966 and his graduate degree in 1974. A group of Saint Mary’s administration and De La Salle Christian Brothers traveled...

Students pay to give up cell phones for a good cause and raise $5,000

The Brother James Miller No Cell Phone Day, held Nov. 25, was a success with close to 300 students, faculty, and staff giving up their cell phones for the day — and raising exactly $1,000 for students in Guatemala. This was matched by another $1,000 gift from a Saint...

3+2 PA Program provides connections with Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences

The inaugural class of the 3+2 Physician Assistant Program began its studies this past fall. Working in collaboration with Mayo School of Health Sciences, the five-year accelerated program allows undergraduates to have an immersive educational experience at several...

Is your social media ready for when the next crisis strikes? Let our experts help!

At the National Institute for Social Media, response plans are the priority. A response plan is the high-level look, or the umbrella overview, that crisis management falls under. Your response plan details how you respond to positive, negative feedback, and any...

Saint Mary’s presents Signum Fidei Awards to De La Salle Christian Brother Districts

On Dec. 7, Saint Mary’s University presented Signum Fidei Awards to two districts of De La Salle Christian Brothers, in coordination with and in honor of Blessed Brother James Miller’s beatification ceremony that day in Guatemala. Signum Fidei Awards were given to De...

Marketing class provides ad campaign ideas for Winona YMCA’s future facility

With the opening of the new Winona Family YMCA facility on the horizon, Dr. Shelly McCallum-Ferguson saw a perfect opportunity for her marketing students this semester.

Saint Mary’s doctoral student researching link between Parkinson’s disease and depression

For years, depression has been associated with cognitive difficulties. Blair Honsey M’17, a Saint Mary’s doctoral student, is the lead author on a study, which provides a new perspective.

Biology students recognized for work

Biology students have been inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Honor Society, and several biology and biochemistry students have presented their research, with Ben Borash receiving top honors for his presentation about rattlesnakes.

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