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UST Makes NAIA Champion of Character List for Third Year
 The University of St. Thomas has been named a Champion of Character Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the third year in a row. UST was one of the 231 institutions that made the list for the 2008-2009 school year. |
| UST Receives $2.8 Million Grant for Education Master’s Degrees
 The U.S. Department of Education awarded the School of Education a $2.8 million Title V Grant to fund the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program. The purpose of the grant is to implement programs to achieve parity among Hispanic graduate students and other underrepresented groups in retention and graduation rates.
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| UST Named to Newman Guide for Second Time
 The University of St. Thomas has been named as one of 21 top Catholic colleges and universities by the Cardinal Newman Society for the second time. The listing will be published in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. This second edition of the Guide is published by The Cardinal Newman Society and is available online and in print. |
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| Faculty Experts |
 Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, Ph.D, chair of UST's Environmental Science and Studies Department, is an environmental scientist with training in ecological restoration and urban environmental issues. She has field and laboratory experience in urban river restoration and soil and groundwater remediation of contaminated sites. She also has a background in theology and is especially interested in the moral implications of the ecological crisis and the relationship between science and theology in light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Sr. Damien Marie earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and her Masters in Theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. |
 Dr. Nivien Saleh, assistant professor of International Studies in the Center for International Studies, is an expert on international relations of the Middle East, Islam, Muslim fundamentalism, Arab-Israeli conflict, U.S. relations with Iran, and Egyptian politics. Dr. Saleh currently teaches Middle East studies as well as courses in international relations and global governance. She received her M.A. in political science from Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet in Freiburg, Germany (1995) and a Ph.D. in political science from American University in Washington, D.C. (2005). Her current research is in the philosophy of science and its impact on research in political science; ways of democratizing global governance, and Muslim fundamentalism in Egypt. |
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