This week marks the beginning of the Lent season, and in collaboration with STU’s Campus Ministry, we’ve developed the following questions and answers about Lent. After the Q&A, make sure to view our schedule of events for the Lent season. Q: Getting fat on Fat Tuesday? A: Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash […]
Senior Leana Ramos studying neural stem cells. Walk by professor Alexis Tapanes-Castillo’s lab at St. Thomas University, and you’ll see gloved students dressed in lab coats and hunched over microscopes. What you won’t know just from looking are that the students are trying to treat autism in a petri dish. Under the watchful eye of […]
St. Thomas University has decided to address President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and refugees with a combination of intellect, faith, and action. Shortly after the order – now on hold due to a federal court ruling – was issued, the university’s School of Law and Center for Community Engagement co-hosted a panel discussion […]
On Monday, Feb. 20, the University is closed in observance of President’s Day. Please note the following scheduling changes: The Law Library will be closed. The Law School’s South Reading Room will be open to use for study from 12 to 10 p.m. The Main Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Law […]
On Monday, February 6th, St. Thomas Law hosted a panel discussion entitled “Justice For All? The Moral and Legal Implications of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration” to nearly 100 attendees. The panel included Randy McGrorty, the CEO of Catholic Legal Services of Miami, Christine Reis, Director of the St. Thomas Human Rights Insitute, Lauren […]
Dennis Chamberland, a bioengineer, scientist, writer, explorer and aquanaut, will be speaking to STU students, faculty and staff about the quest for the permanent human settlement of Mars. Chamberland’s career spans working as a nuclear engineer to developing advanced life support systems for Moon and Mars bases, as well as many scientific articles, papers and […]
St. Thomas University Law School has announced the appointment of its new chair and five prominent South Florida legal professionals to its esteemed board of advisors. Dan Dolan, a founding partner of Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, will serve as chairman of the board. In addition to Dolan, the following members were appointed to the law school’s […]
On February 3rd, St. Thomas Law presented an ABA-sponsored lunch & learn panel discussion on setting up a successful solo/small practice entitled, “Setting up for Success: Tips for Becoming a Solo or Small Firm Attorney.” We welcomed a number of ABA members (professors/deans from other schools and solo practitioners) as well as St. Thomas Law […]
Victoria Molina Jigs, reels, ghillies, hornpipes and feisanna. No, it’s not Urban Dictionary’s latest slang words; it’s Irish step dance. For 22-year-old Victoria Molina, an STU communications major and education minor, these words have been part of her everyday vocabulary since the age of 4. She began Irish step dancing at her great-grandmother’s encouragement, competing […]
January was proclaimed National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the United States. Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar criminal industry. It is estimated that there are over 20 million victims worldwide. St. Thomas Law’s Human Trafficking Academy and the LL.M./J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights hosted a series of events throughout the month […]