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St. Edward’s University Scientist Receives $600,000 NSF Grant to Study Mutant Gene
February 22, 2018

St. Edward’s University Scientist Receives $600,000 NSF Grant to Study Mutant Gene

Feb. 22, 2018 AUSTIN, Texas — The National Science Foundation has awarded Andrea Holgado, a biological sciences associate professor at St. Edward’s University, a four-year, $60...
Hills in Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve.

8 Partnerships that Protect Wild Basin Preserve in Austin

St. Edward's collaborates with government partners and volunteers to manage the university's Wild Basin Creative Research Center and the entire nature preserve.
By Robyn Ross
Amy Ontai plays the ukulele outside.

From St. Edward's to Yale

At St. Edward's, Biology major and Education minor Amy Ontai's love of science, research, music, teaching and service paved her way to Yale graduate school.
By Stacia Hernstrom MLA ’05
Laurie Cook Heffron stands by tropical greenery and a concrete wall.

Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Assistant Professor of Social Work, Laurie Cook Heffron, is at the forefront of the battle in Texas. Learn more on how she is fighting for immigrant rights.
By Stacia Hernstrom MLA ’05
Chris Jackson at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.

Where Research Can Take You

We recently caught up with Jackson to see where his St. Edward’s experience has taken him.

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