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St. Olaf chemistry lab receives scientific instrumentation from NASA

St. Olaf College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez’s lab recently received more than $500,000 worth of scientific equipment from the NASA Langley Research Center that will enable students to perform increasingly complex experiments.

August 2021

Gift to St. Olaf creates college's largest scholarship fund; music hall named in honor

An estate gift from David Tweet ’59 and Janice Johnson Tweet ’58 will create St. Olaf College's largest endowed scholarship to date and support STEM and Music majors. St. Olaf also has named one of its music facilities after the couple.

June 2021

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St. Olaf student awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

The National Science Foundation has awarded St. Olaf College student Laurie Balstad ’21 a Graduate Research Fellowship that will support her doctoral work in population biology at the University of California, Davis.

May 2021

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Three St. Olaf graduates are big winners in NFL’s Big Data Bowl

A team of young St. Olaf College alumni are the champions of the National Football League’s Big Data Bowl, an annual contest that challenges talented members of the analytics community to explore statistical innovations in football.

April 2021

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St. Olaf professor's research on natural noise-cancelling abilities of frogs attracts widespread attention

New research by St. Olaf College Biology Professor Norman Lee showing how frogs’ lungs act like noise-cancelling headphones has been featured in The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, Science News and New Scientist, among other media outlets.

March 2021

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St. Olaf course challenges students to confront real-world problems with data-driven solutions

The St. Olaf College Mathematics Practicum enables students to work on consulting projects for external clients and gain real-world experience in data analysis applications.

January 2021

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St. Olaf celebrates success of McNair Scholars Program

As part of First-Generation College Celebration Week, St. Olaf College highlighted the success of the program that works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students who pursue Ph.D.s.

November 2020

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St. Olaf faculty members honored for innovative teaching

Six St. Olaf College professors are recipients of the new Cassling Faculty Innovation Awards, which recognize and honor faculty ingenuity and dedication as their courses had to quickly pivot due to the pandemic.

October 2020

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St. Olaf marks 30th anniversary of its Natural Lands

The 350 acres of restored forests, wetlands, and prairie at St. Olaf College have become a refuge for students and an outdoor laboratory for student learning and research.

September 2020

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St. Olaf senior, alumna awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship to St. Olaf College student Bashir Ali ’20 and to alumna Gretchen Burke ’18.

May 2020

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St. Olaf to offer engineering concentration

Beginning this fall, St. Olaf College will offer a new concentration in engineering studies.

April 2020

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St. Olaf among top producers of U.S. Fulbright students

With 13 St. Olaf College graduates named Fulbright fellows for 2019-20, the college is once again one of the top producers of Fulbright fellows among liberal arts colleges across the nation.

February 2020

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