Entries by Walter Villa

Meet Tony, STU’s Newest AI Agent

By Walter Villa, Special to STU St. Thomas University’s enrollment department is on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence technology, and “Tony” is a big reason why. One example of what makes STU a pioneer among universities in this field is that the school is using AI for both incoming and outgoing calls. For example, […]

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STU Culinary: Bringing It Home

By Walter Villa, Special to STU St. Thomas University’s new on-campus culinary lab – which made its debut recently – is a game-changer for the program. Prior to last fall, students had to take a bus to the Sunny Isles Community Center for their culinary labs. “Due to the traffic, students were an hour late […]

STU Nursing graduate wins Emmy

By Walter Villa, Special to STU   Dinez Ceballos delivers in the clutch – as a nurse and as an Emmy Award-winner. Ceballos, a 27-year-old graduate of St. Thomas University’s College of Nursing, was in Orlando on December 7 to receive her Suncoast Emmy. She was one of several nurses who were filmed in the […]

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College of Law Board of Advisors: Leading the Way

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Elaine Carbuccia’s grandfather – who was a political prisoner — was sentenced to life in jail by the Fidel Castro regime. After Carbuccia’s grandfather’s sentence was commuted in the 1970s, the family fled to South Florida. That is where Carbuccia went to a public high school, Western. Since age […]

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First-ever ‘Research Week’ at STU sets high standard

Cameron Williams, the son of educators, spent much of the past two years researching something close to his heart – teacher burnout. Cindia Marra has poured her heart into researching neural regeneration in zebrafish as it pertains to spinal-cord injuries in humans. Karla Perez Vazquez is part of a team of academics who titled their […]

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Love for animals unites STU College of Law students

By Walter Villa, Special to STU Two years ago, an adorable four-month-old kitten showed up on Stephanie Tamayo’s doorstep. “People say I adopted her,” Tamayo said of the cat she named Miso. “But, in reality, she adopted me.” Tamayo, a 3L student at St. Thomas University’s Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, has been forever […]