Robertson, Geospatial Services director, presents at Wetland Science Conference
Andy Robertson, Geospatial Services (GSS) director, presented at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 2020 Wetland Science Conference in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on Feb. 19.
Meet Dr. Shih, Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology core assistant professor
Jerome (Jerry) Shih, Ph.D., joined Saint Mary’s University as a core assistant professor of Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology on Jan. 6.
MFT alumna gives tips on how to handle ‘ambiguous loss’ in recent TEDx Talk
Not all losses are defined or finite, but they can still cause grief and physical ailments. Natalie Bowker M’06 recently gave a TEDx Talk on how to best handle “ambiguous losses” in our lives.
Ignite 300 grant in action: Mental Health First Aid training
“Humble, Silent, and Fortitudinous Hospitality” is an Ignite 300 mini grant with the primary goal of providing Mental Health First Aid training (MHFA) for educational professionals.
Saint Mary’s Concert Band to perform March 15
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Concert Band will present a concert of “Band Classics” 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, in Page Theatre.
Saint Mary’s to highlight student talent in short play showcase March 18-22
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “SPLaSH!: 2020 Vision,” a short play showcase, Wednesday through Sunday, March 18-22, at the Performance Center Studio Theatre.
Giving a voice to transgender clients
One of the first things Jesse Moonen M’16, D’19 (she/her) shares with someone she’s first meeting is her preferred pronouns. To her, it’s important to give people a voice, especially the marginalized. In her work as a post-doctoral fellow, the marginalized are often transgender clients, which is why she decided to focus her dissertation on the subject.
Nicholas Christakis to keynote Saint Mary’s Hendrickson Forum April 28 in Minneapolis
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota announced today that its 2020 Hendrickson Forum keynote speaker, Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., director of Yale University’s Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Yale Institute for Network Science, will address how certain kinds of social artificial intelligence (AI) might best be used to enhance our society.
Unprecedented levels of partisanship vitriol threatens the health of democracy in U.S., globally
David Lynch, Ph.D., professor of History and Social Sciences, talks about how the historic level of partisanship divisiveness is threatening how the government works while delegitimizing and undermining institutions that make and enforce laws or serve as gatekeepers.
Entrepreneurship expert: New Americans vital to U.S. economy
Current immigration policies could significantly harm the economy in the long term, according to Christine Beech, D.M., the Dr. Jon and Betty Kabara Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

