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Bob O’Connell ’82 Turns Passion for Art into Support for Student Creatives at USD
At age 13, Bob O’Connell ’82 bought a watercolor by Native American painter Pete Peterson. That first step, in a lifetime of collecting art, led to a career investigating theft of artworks for clients — including other collectors, museums and the famed insurance market Lloyd’s of London. His enthusiasm as a champion of the arts has only grown stronger through the years.
College Corps Conference at USD Highlights Student Service and Statewide Collaboration
The University of San Diego (USD) welcomed campuses from across California this week for a two-day #CaliforniansForAll College Corps conference, desig…
Covering Crisis, Capturing Truth
On July 17, 2014, Scott Heidler ’90 (BA) arrived at a horrific scene in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, headed from Amsterdam to…
The Athletics Edge: The House v. NCAA Settlement and the Future of College Athletics
In this episode of "The Athletics Edge," a special series of "At the Edge of It All," we speak with Kimya Massey, Associate Vice President and Executi…
The Gift of Guidance
In Walk to Emmaus, a popular post-resurrection account within the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears before two disciples as an unknown traveler and patien…
The Athletics Edge: From Playing the Game to Coaching - A Conversation with USD's Men's Tennis Coach
In this episode of "The Athletics Edge," a special series of "At the Edge of It All," we sat down with Ryan Keckley, the men's head tennis coach at th…
Body, Mind and Spirit
In a quiet moment before a men’s basketball game, University of San Diego Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Athletics Kimya Mas…
At the Edge of It All Podcast: Learning How Air Pollution Affects Us
This week, we talked with David De Haan, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at USD.…
Growing a Legacy of STEM at USD
On her computer screen is a Post-it note with a simple phrase: “What would Donald do?” For Darlene Marcos Shiley, this daily reminder of h…
Confronting COVID
The vision statement for the University of San Diego is both ambitious and straightforward: Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we co…
Shared Space
THIRTY-FOUR MINUTES. That’s all the time it takes to travel more than 9,000 miles when you’re flying in a space capsule specifically desi…
At the Edge of It All Podcast: Bilingual Education, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching
"At the Edge of It All" was joined by Dr. Viviana Alexandrowicz, associate professor in USD's Department of Learning and Teaching, to discuss her jour…
Housing Rights Legal Clinic Launches Program to Help Families Negotiate Their Eviction Cases for Free
The Housing Rights Legal Clinic at USD's School of Law held a ribbon cutting at the San Diego Law Library this week to officially launch its Eviction …
From Toreros to Trailblazers: USD Celebrates the Class of 2025
Commencement 2025 at the University of San Diego (USD) featured five distinct events across two weekends to celebrate more than 3,100 deserving gradua…
Video: USD in the News Highlights for May 2025
Watch a 3-minute highlight video of USD's appearances in the media for the month of May 2025.…
USD Naval ROTC Graduates Commission as Officers Aboard Historic USS Midway
Twenty-two University of San Diego (USD) graduates took their oaths as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps during a ceremony aboar…
Students Lead Project to Reduce Waste During Move-Out Week
When student Tristan Mischke-Reeds saw the amount of seemingly reusable items being thrown in a dumpster during move-out weekend, he knew he had to fi…
USD Engineering Students Power Up with Solar Energy Course
When Claire Gallagher and Jake Coleman first heard they'd be designing solar installations for the University of San Diego (USD), they had no idea the…
Wall Street Journal Ranks USD Board Chair Emeritus Donald Knauss Among Top Corporate Board Directors
In the Wall Street Journal’s May 2025 ranking of America’s top 250 corporate board directors, Donald Knauss, chair emeritus of USD’s…
At the Edge of It All Podcast: Conservation and Unfounded Fear of Sharks
This week on “At the Edge of it All” Daniel Cartamil, adjunct assistant professor of environmental and ocean sciences at USD, joined us to…
Innovating for a Greener Brew: A Testament to Resilience
The world of brewing, although boasting a long-standing tradition spanning centuries, has been found to be a significant contributor to carbon emissio…
Watch: USD News Minute for May 27
USD News Minute: What you need to know this week at USD…
Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2025: Gunner Kolon
The University of San Diego would like to congratulate all of our wonderful students who are graduating this year. We will be spotlighting students fr…
SOLES and CETYS Mark a New Chapter with Inaugural Double Degree Graduates
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) at the University of San Diego and Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS…
Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2025: Alexa Osorio
The University of San Diego would like to congratulate all of our wonderful students who are graduating this year. We will be spotlighting students fr…
Michael Pham Appointed Next Bishop of San Diego
Most Reverend Michael M. Pham, auxiliary bishop of San Diego and diocesan administrator, was appointed the next bishop of San Diego, the Vatican annou…
2025 Showcase Ignites Innovation and Real-World Impact
On a spectacular Friday afternoon in the heart of the University of San Diego (USD), the Belanich Engineering Center was alight with the sights and so…
At the Edge of It All Podcast - The Athletics Edge: How Science and Tech are Reshaping Sports
This week on “At the Edge of It All,” USD Athletic Director Kimya Massey joined us to talk about sports science.…
Athletics: USD Baseball Dominates 2025 WCC End-Of-Year Awards
After engineering the most stunning midseason turnaround in program history and leading San Diego baseball to a second consecutive WCC Regular-Season …
Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2025: Audrey Krishnadasan
The University of San Diego would like to congratulate all of our wonderful students who are graduating this year. We will be spotlighting students fr…