St. Olaf News

Fitzgerald comments on Obama rail journey
TUESDAY, DEC 16, 2008 — St. Olaf Professor of History Michael Fitzgerald tells Washington's The Examiner that president-elect Barack Obama could "gain some mileage" from following Lincoln's path to the White House via rail.


St. Olaf math minds place first at competition
MONDAY, DEC 15, 2008 — A nearly perfect score earned Nate Clement '10 and Thomas McConville '09 a first-place finish at the Mathematical Association of America's team competition this fall. The duo beat more than 70 other teams, many of which had three members.


St. Olaf senior presents regeneration research at conference
THURSDAY, DEC 11, 2008 — Rachel Kneeland '09 is researching how microglia -- a type of immune cell in the nervous system -- function in earthworms, a creature that has a remarkable ability to repair its nervous system following injury. Kneeland presented her research at the LifeScience Alley Conference Dec. 10.


Historical images available for online viewing
THURSDAY, DEC 11, 2008 — The St. Olaf Archives recently made available for online viewing historical photos that portray early college buildings, people and events, and images of Northfield. A second collection includes early images of Norwegian-Americans in Minnesota.


Star Tribune profiles Amy Sherber '82
THURSDAY, DEC 11, 2008 — "The French I took helped me when I baked in France," New York baker Amy Sherber '82 explained to the Star Tribune when quizzed about how the liberal arts relate to her field. "... and the writing helped me with my book."


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Snow on the Regents Hall terrace.

Snow on the terrace of Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Photo by David Gonnerman '90.

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