Twin Cities turn to students for transportation analysis
When the Twin Cities Transit for Livable Communities program asked St. Olaf math students to help measure bike and foot traffic, the students responded by creating the first model of its kind to do so. Read more>>

Bringing the Siberian Arctic to the Hill
Students will perform some of the same research that scientists have done in the Arctic right here on the Hill as part of a class led by faculty member John Schade, who has spent two summers in the Siberian Arctic and plans to return again this year. Read more>>

A movie prop hits the auction block
In "A valuable piece of film history — in a lecture hall," the Star Tribune tells the story of how St. Olaf got to be part of the Oscar-nominated film A Serious Man, and how the college is making use of a unique prop the crew left behind. Read more>>

From classroom to community
Through the St. Olaf Civic Engagement Program, students are visiting residents at the Northfield Retirement Center, working at the Community Action Center, and more — all as part of their classwork. "It’s so much easier to understand and connect with the academic material if you have a personal experience relating to it," says Alexandra Mastny '11. Read more>>