USD in the News

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego and AMSOLAR Corp. of Solana Beach yesterday announced plans to develop the eighth-largest solar energy facility on a college campus in the United States. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego will convene conservationists, policymakers, scientists and community leaders for its first binational conference on environmental issues along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD men's soccer team gathered at a local restaurant yesterday afternoon to watch the selection show for the NCAA tournament. The food arrived just as ESPNews was posting the bracket for the 48-team field. (Full Story)

CosmosMagazine.com-- Changes in surface waters result in changes far below, said co-author Ron Kauffman, a marine biologist at the University of San Diego, in California, USA. "Some of those changes include a reduced supply of nutrients to surface water communities," he said. That, in turn, leads to reduced productivity and fewer of those organisms sinking to the deep ocean to feed deep sea ecosystems. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego’s Evening Master of Business Administration program is ranked 26th in the nation, according to BusinessWeek’s latest list of the top 30 part-time programs. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- As of August, she is also the first curator of the print collection at the University of San Diego, as well as the new curator of its fine art galleries. The handsome study center that houses the prints, along with the Hoehn Family Galleries – both in Founders Hall – are designed to make firsthand study of fine art prints (etchings, lithographs and other rare images by the likes of Goya and Rouault) part of the curriculum at the university. (Full Story)

San Diego Daily Transcript-- Five educators from San Diego and Imperial counties have been selected to join the distinguished class of the University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences’ (SOLES) Remarkable Leaders program. (Full Story)

San Diego Daily Transcript -- A measure of the local economic outlook posted a marked increase in September, the strongest seen in the last six months, according to the University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County. (Full Story)

KPBS Radio -- Rubina Feroze Bhatti is a founding member of the Taangh Wasaib Organization and part of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Women PeaceMakers program. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego, which frequently hosts conferences at its hilltop campus in Linda Vista, is about to debut three new eateries, including a 115-seat fine-dining restaurant that will take advantage of stunning water and canyon views. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal -- Sally Brosz Hardin is dean of the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- William Headley is dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. Milburn Line is executive director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at USD. (Full Story)

San Dieg Magazine-- Alan Gin compiles the University of San Diego’s In­dex of Leading Economic Indicators, a monthly snapshot of the local economy measured through five categories: building permits, initial claims for unemployment, stock prices, consumer confidence and help-wanted advertising. (Full Story)

Teen Ink-- USD offers a multitude of study areas and programs. There is a business school, law school, peace studies school, graduate nursing school, engineering program, arts and sciences program, and a school of leadership and education. (Full Story)

TheGovMonitor.com-- “It’s remarkable what a little sunshine will do to stodgy agencies that are stuck in the past,” said Julianne D’Angelo Fellmeth, administrative director of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

BroadwayWorld.com-- The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program will present William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Old Globe Arena Stage at the James S. Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art. Directed by Program Director Richard Seer, The Two Gentlemen of Verona will run Nov. 14 - Nov. 22.  (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- He assumes a starting role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the same set of assumptions he developed at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “From 2007 to 2008, we lost 10,000 jobs. This year, we're on pace to lose more than 40,000, so you've got to expect that will translate into a skyrocketing rate of those in poverty,” said University of San Diego economist Alan Gin. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Despite the rise since the spring, University of San Diego real estate professor Norm Miller said he believes turmoil will continue to roil the housing waters. (Full Story)

CARealEstateJournal.com-- The economic outlook delivered by Ryan Ratcliff, assistant professor of economics at the University of San Diego, didn't provide much hope that multifamily asset values would reverse course anytime soon. (Full Story)

IOMToday.com-- In researching Cheating in School: What We Know and What We Can Do, co-author Dr. Patrick Drinan, a political science professor at the University of San Diego found that long-term trends show only a slight increase in cheating. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers benched starting quarterback Byron Leftwich and replaced him with second-year pro Josh Johnson, the former USD star who takes over following one of the worst offensive performances in team history. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune--  A researcher specializing in new energy production technologies has joined the University of San Diego in a professorship funded by a grant of nearly $600,000 from the Clare Boothe Luce Program. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “Especially in policy circles, but even in academia . . . it's been taboo to talk about this. People are reluctant to take on the dominant orthodoxy about drugs,” said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego on Monday announced the schedule and theme for its 2009-10 Spotlight on Education Speaker Series. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will start former USD quarterback Josh Johnson against the Washington Redskins. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “A nonprofit's reputation is its most valuable asset,” said Pat Libby, director of the Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research at the University of San Diego. “And when that asset is harmed, it takes quite a bit of time for the public to regain confidence in that organization.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- At its height in the early 1950s, the industry generated $65 million for the local economy — about $550 million in today's dollars, said University of San Diego economist Alan Gin — and employed more than 17,000 workers. Some of the other big names were Premier Packing, Bumble Bee and Van Camp Sea Food. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “That's what good companies should do,” said Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego. “Sure, there's a little bit of risk, but that's what you do when things are difficult. You use that as an opportunity to get established and lock up good real estate rates.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- It was the fifth consecutive month that the index — maintained by the Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego — moved upward, after a three-year decline. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Robert Fellmeth, a University of San Diego law professor and director of the Center for Public Interest Law, questioned why the police union would hire Hale because it was bound to raise suspicions. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The session, sponsored by the San Diego County Apartment Association and the local chapter of the CCIM Institute for certified commercial investors, also featured former San Diego City Councilman Fred Schnaubelt and University of San Diego economics professor Ryan Ratcliff. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- California is already seen as a worldwide leader in energy efficiency, in part because of early efforts like the one expanded yesterday, said Scott Anders, who heads an energy think tank at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- "I was a lot more worried about that nine months ago than I am now," said economist Ryan Ratcliff, who teaches at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Dr. David Shirk, professor of political science and lead researcher for the Justice in Mexico Project at the University of San Diego, said the desertion of 120,000 Mexican soldiers during the presidency of Vicente Fox (2000-2006), or roughly one-third of the armed forces, provided drug cartels with a huge pool of new recruits trained to engage in types of combat that went beyond the sort of violence long practiced by the traditional gun-for-hire, or pistolero. (Full Story)

GilroyDispatch.com-- Shaun Martin, a law professor at the University of San Diego who writes a blog on California appeals court cases, agreed with the decision in principle. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- San Diego’s economy is trending positive, registering a fifth consecutive rise in a monthly economic index compiled by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- It was the fifth month in a row that the index from the University of San Diego has gained ground, and August's 0.6 percent increase was the biggest since March 2004. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- A regional economic index rose for the fifth consecutive month in August, but that doesn't mean the economy has hit bottom yet, said Alan Gin, the University of San Diego economist who compiles the index of indicators. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- The University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, it was announced Thursday. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose for the fourth consecutive month in August. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The local economy got another boost in August -- its biggest since March 2004 -- with a bump in consumer confidence, increased local stock prices and a sunnier outlook for the national economy, according to the University of San Diego index of leading economic indicators. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Local moguls "knew it was a moneymaker, and whoever would control the water could control development," said Iris Engstrand, history professor at the University of San Diego and co-editor of The Journal of San Diego History. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Employees working in green buildings phone in sick to work less frequently and are more productive than their counterparts who work in non-green buildings, according to a recent study by University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and commercial real estate firm CB Richard Ellis. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- While the county's current unemployment rate of 10.4 percent is significantly higher than last year's, the Census Bureau numbers still reflect a year in which 10,000 jobs were lost, according to University of San Diego economist Alan Gin. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, said the new figures may reflect another factor. (Full Story)

KVUE.com-- "It's getting down to the community level and the family level and we're seeing the disastrous effects of this violence for everyday people," said David Shirk, University of San Diego Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

The New Yorker-- Here are a couple of good background studies of the rating-agency problem by Frank Partnoy of the University of San Diego, as well as an older paper (with the great title “The Siskel and Ebert of Financial Markets”) that calls, as my column does, for eliminating the regulatory dependence on credit ratings. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “The issues become polarized,” says Ronald A. Pachence, a priest and Ph.D theologian who teaches at the University of San Diego and has been advising the production. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Lou Galuppo, head of residential real estate at the University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, says honesty is the single most important trait. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Sam Scudellari threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Doyle with 41 seconds left to lift the University of San Diego football team to a 17-10 win over Marist on Saturday. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Alan Gin, a University of San Diego professor who tracks the local economy, said the job losses have pulled San Diego employment back to the level of 2004, with 1.24 million non-farm jobs in the region. He projected losses close to 50,000 jobs for all of 2009. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- John C. Cushman III, chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, told an audience at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate yesterday that the commercial real estate industry faces $5 trillion in mortgage refinancing problems over the next decade. Improved leasing, sales and construction conditions are unlikely until 2011 or 2012, he said. (Full Story)

TMCNet.com-- "More people are becoming aware of the quality learning and living experiences offered by the University; however, as a private institution, we need to work harder to demonstrate the value we provide relative to the cost of tuition," said Mr. Pultz. "The solution from SunGard Higher Education is helping us meet our recruitment goals by giving us the capability to easily personalize and track our communications with prospects, and to maintain relationships with them from their very first interaction with the University through the admissions process, and throughout their learning experience with us." (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Guest: Patricia Marquez, director of the newly created responsible enterprise initiative at the University of San Diego. And, one of the organizers of the "Increasing Market Share through Social Branding" conference taking place at USD this Friday. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Ann Mayo, RN, DNSc, is a professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- Charles Pope of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego is not surprised by the cost of maintaining the border fence. Pope said he thought that those billions of dollars would be better spent helping Mexico improve its economy. (Full Story) 

XKSanDiego.com-- The USD men's soccer team upended the Wisconsin Badgers, 3-0, in a hard-fought battle at Torero Stadium on Friday night. In a whirlwind opening 20 minutes, the Toreros laid siege to the the Wisconsin goal but no goal was forthcoming. (Full Story)

TodaysFacilityManager.com-- These are just a few of the features of the University of San Diego’s new Student Life Pavilion. The striking 55,000-square-foot, four-story Spanish Mediterranean facility is designed to “set a new standard” for student dining and student life, said Andre Mallie, director of auxiliary services. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- “What happens as a result of these rules is that investors have to buy securities that have particular ratings,” said Frank Partnoy, a University of San Diego law professor and former Morgan Stanley banker who has written research papers about credit-rating companies. (Full Story)

Chronicle of Higher Education-- The University of San Diego, meanwhile, stuck to a more traditional Spanish Mediterranean style for its 55,000-square-foot Student Life Pavilion, but expects the building to achieve LEED gold certification. (Full Story)

Voiceof SanDiego.org-- That debate played out in a half-full USD auditorium where state Senators Romero and Mark Wyland listened to superintendents, parents, union leaders and school board members explain their takes on Race to the Top. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Alan Gin, economist at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, said the tax credit has been less useful to San Diego buyers because local home prices are much higher than the national average. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- Businesses will need more time to see a turnaround, said Alan Gin, an economics associate professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

NebsMarketingStore.ca-- Research from the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, in partnership with CB Richard Ellis, found that employees who work in LEED-certified, Energy Star-labeled "green buildings" are more productive and healthy. (Full Story)

Campus Technology-- The University of San Diego has launched "MySDMobile," a suite of nine mobile device programs for its campus community. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “To the extent that strategic plan elements are specific enough that they substantially influence money their way, to me that's a problem,” said Robert Fellmeth, a University of San Diego law professor and director of the Center for Public Interest Law. (Full Story)

MobileMarketer.com-- The University of San Diego is going mobile to connect with its growing student body and said other schools need to embrace the platform. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- The University of San Diego will pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 people killed during the terrorist attacks with moments of prayer and reflection. (Full Story)

Reuters.com-- The University of San Diego has joined an elite group of universities that are early adopters of mobile applications. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- Over the last weekend in September, an arts festival will take place at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego (IPJ.) The Festival is entitled Bearing Exquisite Witness. (Full Story)

BentonCourier.com-- It started out with just a few dozen students. Now, as it gets ready to celebrate its 60th anniversary, University of San Diego is often ranked as one of the top universities in the U.S. and has blossomed atop Linda Vista. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD (2-0) took an early lead and survived an SDSU (0-2) surge in the second half in front of about 500 fans at Montezuma Mesa. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Toreros kept the lead the rest of the way for a 24-12 victory before a record APU crowd of 5,124 at Citrus College, adjacent to the Cougars' campus. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Phil Morelli rushed for 82 yards on 19 carries and quarterback Sebastian Trujillo threw two touchdown passes to help the University of San Diego beat Azusa Pacific 24-12 on Saturday night. (Full Story)

San Diego Union Tribune-- Milburn Line is executive director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at USD. (Full Story) 

Daily Transcript-- "The outlook for San Diego's economy remains cautiously optimistic," said professor Alan Gin from the University of San Diego following the release of the index of leading economic indicators for the San Diego County region. (Full Story)

Food Management-- The University of San Diego has opened its new 55,000-sq.ft. Student Life Pavilion student center, which not only includes various international dining stations as well as a full-service grocery store, but is designed to be the school’s first LEED certified building (in fact, is seeking gold-level certification). (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia entertained and engaged a large crowd at the University of San Diego Wednesday night. Scalia spoke on his approach to interpretation of the Constitution which he labeled “originalist.” (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- I also spoke with the University of San Diego's Alan Gin, who was not as blunt as Cox, but shared his concerns. (Full Story)

MontereyHerald.com-- Fellmeth is the director of the University of San Diego's Center for Public Interest Law, which monitors the Medical Board of California and other regulatory agencies. (Full Story) 

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Tom Dalton has been around for a few recessions. As director of undergraduate programs at USD, Dalton has seen the slight uptick in majors such as accounting during previous downturns. (Full Story)

CityTownInfo.com-- "I think students today gravitate toward majors they think will be personally satisfying," said Tom Dalton, director of undergraduate programs at the University of San Diego, "while 25 or 30 years ago, they were more focused on being practical and getting a job that would bring in a steady income and job security." (Full Story)

MontereyHerald.com--  Fellmeth, who helped draft the legislation, is director of the University of San Diego's Center for Public Interest Law, which monitors the state's medical regulatory agencies. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego's Renaissance man running back is also a graduate student studying real estate, a multiplatform entrepreneur, a world-class baseball heckler and, according to his coach, a mayor in the making. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Rebounding stock prices, a more positive outlook for the national economy and cautious optimism among local consumers provide growing evidence that San Diego County's economy is on the way to recovery, according to an index of leading economic indicators released yesterday by the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- Alan Gin, the University of San Diego economics professor who compiles the Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County, said the region’s economic recession is projected to hit bottom and begin turning around sometime in the first half of 2010. (Full Story)

10News.com-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Indicators rose slightly in July for the fourth consecutive month, led by a strong gain in local consumer confidence, it was announced Thursday. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose 0.1 percent in July to 101.7. It is the fourth consecutive gain. (Full Story)

North County Times-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators edged up 0.1 percent from June to July. It has risen every month since a low in March, and yet it hasn't regained even half of what it lost in that single month. (Full Story)

MyValleyNews.com-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Indicators rose slightly in July for the fourth consecutive month, led by a strong gain in local consumer confidence, it was announced today. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The index's other three categories -- unemployment, help wanted ads and building permits were negative. The data left University of San Diego economist Alan Gin, who compiles the index, "cautiously optimistic." (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The leading indicators of the San Diego economy published by University of San Diego economist Alan Gin, rose slightly in July from June -- to 101.7 from 101.6. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- After earning Pac-10 all-freshman team honors in women's soccer, Jackie Zinke transferred to USD last year, and, in a sense, she acted like a freshman all over again. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- Among other notable contributions, Kroc left a bequest of $200 million to National Public Radio. She also helped fund The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on the campus of the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “I think (the) GDP will be positive this quarter, but it's a matter of debate whether that signals the end of the recession,” said Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Robert Fellmeth, who runs the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, said elected officials need to draw clear separations between the work they do in office and their push to get re-elected. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, believes Deutsche Bank has exaggerated forecasts of further price declines. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “Eventually, things will turn around,” said Alan Gin, economist at the University of San Diego. “But we're not going to see employment turning positive until next year.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego was ranked 110th among public and private colleges yesterday by U.S. News & World Report's 2010 listing. (Full Story)

XKSanDiego.com-- The University of San Diego women’s soccer team opens its highly anticipated season with a match against Cal State Northridge on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. at Torero Stadium. The showdown comes after the announcement that USD received a program-best No. 13 preseason national ranking from the NSCAA. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- The magazine's 2010 list of "Military Friendly Schools" included Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, MiraCosta College, Palomar Community College District, San Diego City College, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, UC San Diego and the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

XKSanDiego.com-- The University of San Diego men's soccer team boasts a roster stacked with exceptional talent. Not only do the Toreros have a solid group of senior returners, but they also welcome a talented incoming class of freshman and college transfers, including West Regional players, an Irishman and the son of an alum who played for Coach Seamus McFadden more than 20 years ago. (Full Story)

10News.com-- The magazine's 2010 list of "Military Friendly Schools" included Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, MiraCosta College, Palomar Community College District, San Diego City College, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, UC San Diego and the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- All three are absolutely fantastic athletes, and I’m talking cream of the crop here. All played their college football at USD. All are professional football players now. In the NFL. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- The magazine's 2010 list of "Military Friendly Schools" included Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, MiraCosta College, Palomar Community College District, San Diego City College, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, UC San Diego and the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Thomas Reifer is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

CSMonitor.com-- The Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego analyzed the number of drug-related killings in the first six months of 2009, comparing it with the last six months of 2008, and found a 5 percent drop. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD wide receiver Godfrey Smith offered the best summation of the Toreros' first day of practice: “Everyone looks good in shorts and shirts. Let's wait until we get the pads on and wide receivers start going over the middle. Then we'll see who is ready to play.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Ron Caragher enters his third season as USD's head football coach with a little more certainty than he did his second. He knows who his quarterback is going to be. He knows he has a cadre of running backs — all with legitimate game experience — plus an outstanding corps of returning defensive players, making the Toreros formidable on both sides of the ball. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD has been picked to win the Pioneer Football League title for the fourth straight year in a vote of PFL coaches. (Full Story)

RDMag.com-- The more recent work on women in engineering was authored by Susan M. Lord, a professor of engineering, and Michelle Madsen Camacho, an associate professor of sociology, both at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Christian Science Monitor-- But as long as the high demand for drugs in the US continues, smugglers will find innovative ways to deliver, says David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- University of San Diego economist Alan Gin disagrees. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego, said San Diego’s military roots have helped deflect the brunt of the residential and commercial building downturn. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to train high school math and science teachers. (Full Story)

Reuters.com-- But it’s not an intractable division, said Frank Partnoy, a professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, who says that the victims’ demands dovetail with those voiced in recent years by activist shareholders. (Full Story)

Scientific American-- In a survey of undergraduates by University of San Diego psychologists Annette Taylor and Patricia Kowalski, 65 percent endorsed this view. (Full Story)

JAMA-- The number of drug-related homicides in Mexico is currently about 400 per month, a total that includes the deaths of government officials and law enforcement officers as well as members of drug trafficking organizations, according to the Justice In Mexico Project of the Trans-Border Institute of the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

ScienceDaily.com-- The more recent work on women in engineering was authored by Susan M. Lord, a professor of engineering, and Michelle Madsen Camacho, an associate professor of sociology, both at the University of San Diego; Russell A. Long, director of project assessment in engineering education, and Mara H. Wasburn, an associate professor of organizational leadership, both at Purdue; as well as Ohland and Layton. (Full Story)

The Chronicle of Higher Education-- The latest findings, accepted for publication in a future issue of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, were derived by researchers at Purdue, the University of San Diego, and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- Banks here still have a backlog of foreclosure inventory to process because of a state-imposed moratorium, says Norm Miller, director of academic programs at University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

TimesLeader.com-- “This is more significant, because during the drug-cartel violence, there was the perception that the violence was restricted to the drug cartels. Right now, there is a perception that the swine-flu virus is indiscriminate and anyone can become infected,” said David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Business Courier-- The key will be offering the right product mix at the right price, said Norm Miller, director of real estate academic programs at the University of San Diego’s School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- Frank Partnoy, a banking and derivatives expert at the University of San Diego, pointed out that lawyers often take cases on a pro bono basis. (Full Story)

La Prensa San Diego-- The University of San Diego has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program to help combat the shortage of mathematics and science teachers. (Full Story)

Campus Technology-- The University of San Diego is seeing increased success with its recruitment programs. Thanks to an effort to replace disparate administrative systems with a single, unified solution, the university is making its enrollment goals and seeing additional benefits as well. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The University of San Diego was awarded $900,000 from the National Science Foundation to give scholarships to a dozen teaching students who commit to teach math and science for up to six years in needy high schools. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- In one of the most challenging, and attractive season openers in its history, the USD men's basketball team will begin the 2009-10 campaign against Stanford on Nov. 13 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- With local home construction, stock prices and consumer confidence on the rise for the third month in a row, San Diego County's economy seems to be on the road to recovery, according to an index of economic indicators released yesterday by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The lead indicators of the San Diego economy, compiled by economist Alan Gin of the University of San Diego, rose in June for the fourth straight month, according to data released this morning (July 28). (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The University of San Diego Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.4 percent in June, following prior increases of 0.3 percent in May and 0.2 percent in April, according to the report released July 28. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- A key indicator of San Diego County's economic health rose for a third month in a row in June, a University of San Diego economist said Tuesday. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- An economic bottom would see continued strong home sales, better retail sales and a more stable labor market, wrote Alan Gin, a University of San Diego professor who compiles the index monthly. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The local economy rose slightly in June, according to the latest monthly index released Tuesday by economist Alan Gin at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

MotherJones.com-- Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, administrative director of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, said every "public risk" case should be pursued within five days. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice, located at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, has named Milburn Line its executive director. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- Alan Gin, an economics professor at the University of San Diego, said the most recent jobless report that showed San Diego’s jobless rate of 10.1 percent contained troubling data. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Milburn Line has been named executive director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Compare that with the value of building permits for nonmilitary, private commercial structures, excluding schools and warehouses, which last year totaled $339 million countywide, said Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Even so, University of San Diego economist Alan Gin said the money could provide a lift for the region, which lost 55,000 jobs between June 2008 and June 2009. (Full Story)

ProPublica.org-- Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, administrative director of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, said every "public risk" case should be pursued within five days. (Full Story)

San Diego Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program to help combat the shortage of mathematics and science teachers. (Full Story)

CoStar.com-- Those results are consistent with a study released last year by CoStar Group and the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego that found buildings with LEED certification or the government’s Energy Star label averaged higher occupancy levels, lease rates and sale prices than non-green buildings. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego has a new executive director. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Milburn Line has been named executive director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. (Full Story)

ITBusinessNet.com-- Avenda Systems, the innovator in identity-aware network security, announced that the University of San Diego has selected its eTIPS solution as the key component in the university's innovative campus-wide network access security initiative. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego scholar Emily Edmonds-Poli said July 5 election results show President Felipe Calderón's National Action Party, or PAN, will likely face major difficulties in 2012 elections. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “On the air, he was total honesty,” said University of San Diego adjunct professor Ron Bonn, who worked with Cronkite as a writer at the “CBS Evening News” from 1963 to 1979. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Alan Gin, economist at the University of San Diego, said the local jobless rate could hit 11 percent or 12 percent before it begins to decline next year. (Full Story)

BuffaloNews.com-- Tim, 32, was more geared toward amateur golf, so he pursued coaching. He's been at the University of San Diego for the past six years. He guided the Toreros to their first West Coast Conference title in 2008-09 and was named co-Coach of the Year. (Full Story)

The Sacramento Bee-- Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, administrative director of the Center for Public Interest Law based at the University of San Diego, said the nursing board matter underscores problems with state licensing agencies. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Karen Macauley, MSN, RN, CFN, is director of the Simulation and Standardized Patient Nursing Laboratory at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- David Shirk who directs the University of San Diego's Transborder Institute, says in terms of illegal immigration,fewer people are crossing the border because there aren't jobs in the U.S. (Full Story)

SacBee.com-- Decisions that could profoundly affect the lives of these youngsters often are made in minutes by lawyers and judicial officers who are suffocating under "crushing caseloads," according to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday by the Children's Advocacy Institute, based at the University of San Diego School of Law. (Full Story)

Campus Technology-- To cover its campus, USD invested in 500 user devices that are organized as a cluster. Implementation took about two weeks and found USD's IT team working closely with Avenda to customize the system to the university's needs. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- The cuts put in place by the governor "are simply strangling those agencies in terms of being able to promptly do their job," said Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, administrative director of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, which monitors the state's boards and bureaus. (Full Story)

El Paso Inc.-- “For the first time, there is a truly divided government in Mexico,” said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego and author of “Contemporary Mexican Politics.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- But it will take more than management shuffling on the board to fix problems that have persisted for years, said Robert Fellmeth of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego City Beat-- University of San Diego law professor David McGowan told CityBeat that the 1999 Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act would not forbid Cervantes from owning these names, since the law only prevents this kind of infringement by squatters looking to make a profit. (Full Story) 

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk is the director of the Trans-Border Institute and associate professor of political science at the University of San Diego. He recently co-authored “Contemporary Mexican Politics” with Emily Edmonds. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- he title of greenest building on the West Coast probably goes to the University of British Columbia's Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, now under construction, said University of San Diego real estate professor Norm Miller. The building will get most of its electricity and lighting from the sun and wind. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Milburn Line has been selected as the new executive director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. (Full Story)

Examiner.com-- Quite a catch for the good guys. 9,900 and counting is the number of drug-war-related deaths in Mexico alone since January of 2007, according to the University of San Diego Trans Border Institute. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- In Baja California, “the PRI has not developed an organizational structure,” said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The Brian Lehrer Show-- Diego Graglia, editor of the Feet in Two Worlds blog, and David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute and asst. professor of political science at the University of San Diego, discuss Sunday's mid-term elections in Mexico and the resurgence of PRI. (Full Story)

Forbes India-- Adds Kokila P. Doshi, professor of Economics at University of San Diego’s business school, “Till now the trend was that government serves the poor. Shetty has shown that private enterprise can serve the poor profitably.” (Full Story)

The Chronicle of Higher Education-- Paid Benefits: U. of San Diego for the categories of Vacation or Paid Time Off and 403b or 401k. Go to http://chronicle.com/indepth/academicworkplace/ and click on "All Recognition Categories". (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “I'm thinking the market for new housing is not attractive at this point,” said University of San Diego economist Alan Gin. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Louis Galuppo, residential real estate director at the University of San Diego business school, said the flattening of the price trend may only be temporary because banks have been holding back in completing foreclosures of distressed properties. (Full Story) 

SanDiegoNewsRoom.com-- By Jack Minan, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Bausch won the 2007 Kyoto Prize for arts and philosophy. She delivered a Kyoto Prize lecture last year featuring demonstrations by dancers at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- Only last year, the German choreographer, dancer and artistic director came to San Diego to participate in the University of San Diego’s Kyoto Laureate Symposium as a recipient of the 2007 Kyoto Prize. (Full Story)

North County Times--  Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Alan Gin, a University of San Diego economist, said the hiring wave would have a positive effect on the county's economy, which had a 9.4 unemployment rate in May. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Now marking its fifth anniversary, the center is a joint project of UCSD, San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. The executive committee includes Kalichman; Stuart Henry, director of SDSU's School of Public Affairs; Lawrence Hinman, director of USD's Values Institute; and veteran San Diego reporter and writer Kate Callen. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego economist Alan Gin said yesterday the results of the report were expected, given the recession. In May there were 95,200 manufacturing jobs in the county, he added. A year earlier there were 102,700. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The outlook for San Diego County's economy improved in May for a second straight month, according to an index of leading indicators released yesterday by the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- That's the case with the Index of Leading Economic Indicators complied by University of San Diego Professor Alan Gin for the San Diego County region. (Full Story)

XKSoccer.com-- As the University of San Diego’s women’s coach, Greenwood recruits some of the top talent in the nation. Lucky freshman are plucked from San Diego’s own backyard each year. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The lead indicators of the San Diego economy, compiled by Alan Gin of the University of San Diego, rose for the second straight month in May. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, said continuing the project would be valuable because fewer studies have taken on the smaller class sizes. (Full Story)

North County Times-- The University of San Diego said Thursday that its Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.3 percent in May, to 101.2, following a 0.2 percent rise in April. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- Alan Gin, the University of San Diego economics professor who compiles the index, which was released June 25, said cautious optimism should be exercised regarding the rise, and whether this means the local economy already bottomed out and is rebounding. (Full Story)

Capitol Weekly-- Dana Basney, a certified public accountant and forensics auditor, as well as an economics professor at the University of San Diego, was more blunt. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- Frank Partnoy, a professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, and previously master explainer of all things derivative -- in “F.I.A.S.C.O.” (1997) and “Infectious Greed” (2003) -- reclaims Kreuger from the ash heap in “The Match King.” (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Helene Mandell directs student teaching at the University of San Diego. She says elementary school kids are the most vulnerable. (Full Story)

WashingtonPost.com-- All of which makes for a fascinating story. Partnoy, a former investment banker, now a professor of law at the University of San Diego, does a yeoman's job of leading us through the various financial machinations that kept the Kreuger empire afloat. (Full Story)

WashingtonExaminer.com-- "At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

CourierPress.com-- In April 2008, First Star and the University of San Diego School of Law's Children's Advocacy Institute released a report showing only a handful of states were in compliance with federal requirements for public disclosure of the deaths and near-deaths of abused and neglected children. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “My concern is you have people who can really tweak a system that never have an intention of studying,” said Ky Snyder, the University of San Diego's executive director of athletics. (Full Story)

Honolulu Advertiser-- Punahou graduate Alex Ching, who just finished his freshman year at the University of San Diego, was named to the Ping All-America honorable mention team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Bob Schoulz is the director of the master's program in Global Leadership at the University of San Diego and a former SEAL for 30 years. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- State Sen. Gloria Romero, chair of the California Senate Education Committee, will visit the University of San Diego Friday to join in a forum discussing the state of education in California. (Full Story)

CNN.com-- "It helps if you both come to an agreement as to what your roles are going to be," says Teresa Elston, Ph.D., a family sociologist at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- As expected, standout point guard Brandon Johnson will be back with the USD men's basketball team for the 2009-10 season. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- San Diego’s economy is doing all right compared to the rest of the nation was the consensus reached at the University of San Diego’s first Mid-Year Economic Update. (Full Story)

USA Today-- Norm Miller, academic director at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, says the savvy borrower will walk into the mortgage office with paycheck stubs, recent bank statements, two years of tax information and a printout of all savings account numbers, stock account numbers and cash-value insurance accounts. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Now, the institute has a partnership with the University of San Diego to provide counseling for some of the more difficult cases. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- The situation is bleak, but Dr. David Shirk, of the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute, says it’s not hopeless. Mexico’s policing structure, he says, looks a lot like the U.S. system did just 70 years ago, before the institution of checks and balances and internal regulation. (Full Story)

North County Times-- While new homes often have these conservation features, millions of less-efficient older homes represent untapped energy savings, said Scott Anders, director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at the University of San Diego School of Law. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, was named a 2009-2010 fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. Shirk will do research on “The Rule of Law in Mexico and the Border Region.” (Full Story)

Financial Times-- Stafford Railway specialises in what Frank Partnoy, professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, calls soft information – “knowing the customer, their relationships, the local area. (Full Story)

KUSI.com-- Dee Aker, from the USD Institute for Peace and Justice, was here with more on the President's efforts. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Robert Fellmeth, a University of San Diego law professor and director of the Center for Public Interest Law, said public officials should know better than to steer so much money to groups with which they have close relationships. (Full Story)

Inside Higher Ed-- The University of San Diego, in fact, did that last year, according to a fellow panelist, Mary Boyd, the San Diego dean of arts and sciences. Following years of transformation, the chemistry department there has made undergraduate research a hallmark of its everyday work. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego housing professor Norm Miller said the Global Insight finding “makes sense” and represents a “useful exercise.” (Full Story)

North County Times-- Laura Deitrick, a researcher at the University of San Diego, said during the meeting at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce that health care and education are the top two nonprofit services in every community. (Full Story)

The Gadsen Times-- “Disclosure to regulators will not be particularly useful,” said Mr. Partnoy, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law who has written extensively about derivatives regulation. “We’ve been through decades of watching regulators chase innovation and fall progressively further behind.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Drinan is a professor of political science at the University of San Diego. Quinn is director of the USD Center for Christian Spirituality and a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- But Frank Partnoy, another longtime critic of the lack of derivatives regulation, said the administration’s plan did not go far enough. “Disclosure to regulators will not be particularly useful,” said Mr. Partnoy, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law who has written extensively about derivatives regulation. (Full Story)

PRNewswire.com-- David Shirk, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego. "The Rule of Law in Mexico and the Border Region" (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego will be holding a program on how nonprofits can best survive during the recent economic downturn. (Full Story)

PRNewsWire.com-- Peter Nunez: Former United States Attorney, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, and current lecturer at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Helen Mendell directs student teaching at the University of San Diego. She says cutting school days can mean students don't learn a new set of spelling and vocabulary words, or a new set of math skills. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- DeFilippo, 21, earned a business administration degree from USD, graduating last Sunday. The Rancho Santa Margarita native is looking for work in Los Angeles, Orange County and New York City. (Full Story) 

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Bart Thurber is an English professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Scott Anders, director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at the University of San Diego and an expert on green energy, said it is probably unrealistic to expect solar panels atop people's homes to provide 1,000 megawatts or more by 2020. But the preliminary 2020 goal of 210 megawatts is well below what is achievable. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “If people can get together weekly to read books or discuss books or play bridge, if those are OK, there would be a constitutional issue involved in singling out, among other things, religion as a forbidden thing,” said Larry Alexander, constitutional law professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD economist Alan Gin, who compiles the index, cautioned against reading too much into the April data, because they could represent a one-month blip. Economists typically need at least three months of data to judge if the economy has reached a turning point. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego economist Alan Gin said San Diego County's high job losses are contributing to the problem locally. The county's unemployment rate is now 9.1 percent. (Full Story)

Cox.net-- After seeing a string of 24 monthly declines, University of San Diego economist Alan Gin says the index for last month rose. (Full Story)

MoneyNews.com-- Others agree with Einhorn. Jerome Fons, former managing director at Moody's, and Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego, argued in a New York Times opinion piece that Moody's and the other biggest rating agency, Standard & Poor's, are worthless. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship recorded more than 850 shots over 54 holes, and it was only eight strokes yesterday that kept USD from furthering its improbable run toward a national title. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- That opinion is shared by Professor Alan Gin of the University of San Diego. Gin released his most recent reading on the local economy last week. The Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose by 0.2 percent in April. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The index is compiled by economist Alan Gin of the University of San Diego, and has had good predictive value in the past. (Full Story)

Honolulu Advertiser-- University of San Diego freshman Alex Ching, a 2008 Punahou School graduate, was tied for the lead after completing a second round 3-under 68 this morning in the NCAA Division I men's golf championships in Toledo, Ohio. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- Four of six components in the University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators, which was released May 28, showed gains during the month, causing the rise. (Full Story)

North County Times-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.2 percent in April to 100.9. Index components measuring consumer sentiment, construction, and local stock prices improved in April, while measures of the labor market eroded. (Full Story)

Honolulu Advertiser-- University of San Diego freshman Alex Ching, a 2008 Punahou School graduate who was tied for the lead after completing a second round 3-under 68 this morning, shot 5-over 76 in the final round to finish 13th in the NCAA Division I men's golf championships in Toledo, Ohio. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Freshman Alex Ching of the University of San Diego finished tied for 13th in the individual tournament, and the Toreros missed out on qualifying for the match-play portion of the team tournament at the NCAA Division I golf championships at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "More and more people are talking about the state being ungovernable," said Alan Gin, and economist at the University of San Diego. "One of the problems is these initiatives that have locked in all these funding commitments." (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- University of San Diego economist Alan Gin says the uptick was relatively small at two tenths of a percent. He says consumer confidence helped lead the turnaround. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- An index used to gauge the health of San Diego County's economy rose slightly last month, breaking a string of 24 monthly declines, a University of San Diego economist reported Thursday. (Full Story)

10News.com-- The Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County rose .2 percent in April, according to Alan Gin, who compiles the index for USD's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Mark Riedy, executive director of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, called the Case-Shiller data “noise” and “static.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Freshman Alex Ching has given the upstart USD men's golf team a chance to make a run at the Elite Eight. (Full Story)

San Diego Union Tribune-- Boyan Kelchev had never set foot in the United States before he arrived from Bulgaria four years ago to attend the University of San Diego on a scholarship. (Full Story)

San Diego Union Tribune-- Jim Parsons from “The Big Bang Theory” is at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- It turned out Ching could be a charmer both on and off the course, and that one chance spotting by Mickelson has been a boon to both the player and USD. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth, who directs the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego School of Law, said taxpayers, who foot the bill for state courts, are entitled to information about malpractice cases, "especially information regarding the competence of licensed professionals." (Full Story)

UPI.com-- Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth of the University of San Diego School of Law said that since taxpayers foot the bill for state courts, they are entitled to information about malpractice cases, "especially information regarding the competence of licensed professionals." (Full Story)

Navy Compass-- Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, addresses the audience as the key note speaker during the University of San Diego and San Diego State University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) commissioning ceremony held on the University of San Diego campus. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Alex Ching of the University of San Diego shot a 1-under-par 70 Tuesday to finish a stroke off the lead after the opening medal-play round at the NCAA Division I men's golf championship at Toledo, Ohio. (Full Story)

GolfWeek.com-- The surprise of the day was San Diego, the last team to earn an at-large bid for the postseason. The Toreros shot 293 and are tied for fourth with Washington, another one of the pretournament favorites. (Full Story) 

KPBS.org-- Guests: Iris Engstrand, professor of history at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

FoxSports.com-- Fundamentally, however, the rules can be reduced to a few underlying principles — only two, in the opinion of John Minan, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and author of "The Little Green Book of Golf Law." (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “San Diego today could use someone like G. Aubrey Davidson,” said University of San Diego history professor Iris Engstrand. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Default notices, which declined by 12 percent from March, had been expected to rise along with foreclosures, now that many loan servicers have stepped up foreclosure activity, said Alan Gin, an economist with the Burnham-Moores Real Estate Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The Wall Street Journal-- Fundamentally, however, the rules can be reduced to a few underlying principles—only two, in the opinion of John Minan, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and author of “The Little Green Book of Golf Law.” (Full Story)

KelownaCapNews.com-- “This is more significant, because during the drug cartel violence, there was the perception that the violence was restricted to the drug cartels. Right now, there is a perception that the swine flu virus is indiscriminate and anyone can become infected,” said David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The Wall Street Journal-- Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego, is the author of “The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals” ­(PublicAffairs, 2009). (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Many of the homeowners who have been missing mortgage payments may already have gone into default, said Alan Gin, an economist with the Burnham-Moores Real Estate Institute of the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “Jasper Johns: Selected Prints,” in the Hoehn Family Galleries at the University of San Diego, was guest curated by John Digesare, registrar for exhibitions at the San Diego Museum of Art and a noted expert on Johns. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Anita Hunter, PhD, APRN, FAAN, is a professor and director of master's programs and the International Nursing Office at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The Chronicle of Philanthropy-- At the University of San Diego, applications to enroll this fall in its master's program in nonprofit leadership and management grew by nearly 83 percent compared with last year, according to Pat Libby, director of the university's Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research. (Full Story)

Tawain News-- "This is more significant, because during the drug cartel violence, there was the perception that the violence was restricted to the drug cartels. Right now, there is a perception that the swine flu virus is indiscriminate and anyone can become infected," said David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Louis A. Galuppo is the residential real estate director at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

The Washington Post-- "Fifty-one different jurisdictions interpret [federal law] 51 different ways," said Elisa Weichel, administrative director and staff attorney with the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “It's going to be terrible,” said Lonnie Rowell, an expert on school counseling and a professor at the University of San Diego's School of Leadership and Education Sciences. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

CARealEstateJournal.com-- Multifamily lending has always been a low-delinquency business for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so it is unlikely that they will decrease their activity in that area, said Mark Riedy, executive director of theBurnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SanDiego.com-- Last year Bakhtiari attended the Chargers Training Camp as an undrafted free agent out of the University of San Diego and he nearly made the team. (Full Story)

North County Times-- The University of San Diego placed fourth at the western regional tournament to advance to the NCAA championships on May 26-30 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Three Toreros finished in the top 30, led by Ian Coffman's 12th place finish at 5-under-par 211. (Full Story)

60 Minutes-- Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego and an expert on the kind of complicated financial derivatives that ruined AIG. (Full Story)

Star-Telegram.com-- "The real issues of assault weapons and bulk cash do not initiate at the border and cannot be solved there," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate team beat out heavyweights like the University of California Berkeley, New York University and the University of Michigan in what promises to be an annual competition. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD is heading to its first NCAA championships after finishing fourth in the West Regional at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Although these buyback claims played a role in the downfall of subprime lenders, they were not the top cause, said Mark Riedy, executive director of the Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD men's golf team is poised to reach the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. The Toreros shot 10-under par in the second round and moved up to third heading into today's final round of the West Regional at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City. (Full Story)

NevadaAppeal.com-- “The real issues of assault weapons and bulk cash do not initiate at the border and cannot be solved there,” said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute. “But gun control? That’s a discussion the current administration is reluctant to wade into.” (Full Story)

International Educator-- “When I ask students what attracted them to our program, they always say it is the international focus. They want the experience of interacting with other cultures. They know that in their world of work, they are going to be working with a very diverse population in America,” says SOLES Dean and Professor Paula A. Cordeiro. (Full Story)

CBSNews.com-- “The real issues of assault weapons and bulk cash do not initiate at the border and cannot be solved there,” said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- David Shirk, the head of the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute, demurs. The TBI studies Mexico’s judicial system and its challenges, and Shirk says corruption there is merely the reflection of a weak judicial system. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- But beyond Tijuana, San Diego County jobs for lower skilled Latinos are diminishing, said University of San Diego economist Alan Gin. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- Frank Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego and the author of “The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Grossmont High alum Bryan Haar hit a three-run homer as part of USD's seven-run ninth inning as the Toreros stunned No. 1-ranked UC Irvine 9-2 last night at Anteater Ballpark. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- Gin, a professor of economics at the University of San Diego, said that for the condo market to rebound, the detached-housing market must first rebound. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- That's why USD men's golf coach Tim Mickelson had to laugh a month ago when Ian Coffman pulled out from his golf bag a dog-eared piece of paper as they stood on the putting green at San Diego Country Club. (Full Story)

La Jolla Light-- Yolanda Walther-Meade is an active philanthropist and community catalyst in the Tijuana and San Diego communities. She has sat on the board of the University of San Diego since 1989. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- McKeown is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego Law School, where she has taught about the interplay between the Constitution and Internet, as well as lectured on securities law, intellectual property and employment law. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- A group of students from the University of San Diego recently won the 2009 Argus Software University Challenge. (Full Story)

HealthLeadersMedia.com-- A physician's failure to provide proper notice of the board's authority could come with penalties or fines, says Fellmeth, an attorney with the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “There's a lot of talk about what (Federal Reserve Chairman) Ben Bernanke's end game is going to be,” said Ryan Ratcliff, economist at the University of San Diego. “A few years from now, once we get back on our feet, he's going to have to slow the economy down to pay for the record growth in the money supply. There's a way to manage for a soft landing, but it's not easy and the way for doing it wrong is still there.” (Full Story)

OCRegister.com-- "This is more significant, because during the drug cartel violence, there was the perception that the violence was restricted to the drug cartels. Right now, there is a perception that the swine flu virus is indiscriminate and anyone can become infected," said David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SDNN.com-- “We need to revisit whether three-strikes is doing anything good… if it’s fulfilled its promise,” said Professor Laura M.S. Berend, a professor at University of San Diego School of Law. “We’re heading towards being geriatric institutions, and just (covering) medical costs.” (Full Story)

USConsulate.gov-- Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins participated in a May 7 panel discussion on the “The New U.S. Administration”, hosted by the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung and Karl-Hermann-Flach-Stiftung. FDP Bundestag parliamentarian and foreign policy expert Dr. Werner Hoyer, Professor Michael R. Pfau of the University of San Diego, FAZ Washington correspondent Matthias Rüb, participated in this panel discussion and a prior similar discussion in Hamburg. (Full Story)

San Diego News Network-- “We’ve painted ourselves into a corner,” said Laura M. S. Berend, a professor at University of San Diego School of Law and former defense attorney. “We’ve had propositions on the ballot for 25 to 30 years that have affected criminal justice pretty dramatically, especially the initiatives on the ballot that have been written for particular cases but not thoroughly thought out as far as consequences.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- With the flu, things have gone from bad to worse, said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. To top it off, on April 27 – the day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico – a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the state of Guerrero near Mexico City. (Full Story)

OregonLive.com-- Still confused about what brought down OppenheimerFunds' Core Bond fund? University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy, who essentially warned of this current financial crisis several years ago, describes derivatives and credit-default swaps on NPR's Fresh Air. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- Alberto Lopez Pulido, director and professor of ethnic studies at the University of San Diego, said that claims of apparitions, particularly of Mary, are not uncommon among Latino and Mexican Catholics. (Full Story)

KUSI.com-- The University of San Diego has a brand new certification program. The business for the arts program promotes the importance of Bi-National Art and cross-border relations between the United States and Mexico. Jodi Waterhouse and Larry Baza joined us with the details. (Full Story)

CBS8.com-- The University of San Diego is celebrating its 60th anniversary and honoring 10 of its outstanding graduates. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk is director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego and co-author of “Contemporary Mexican Politics” with Emily Edmonds. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD economist Alan Gin, who compiles the index, said it is too early to tell whether the recent upturns are short-lived fluctuations or the beginning of an upward trend. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Ten University of San Diego alumni will be honored on the Linda Vista campus tomorrow for their contributions to the arts, sports and other fields. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- University of San Diego law professor Shaun Martin, who follows and analyzes Western appeals courts, said he was confident Bybee wouldn't leave the bench of his own accord. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The March decrease of 2.2 percent in the University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County was the 35th time the index has dropped in the last 36 months. It was also the sixth consecutive monthly decline by more than 2 percent. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego, has data going back to that year but began publishing the index in 1991. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- An index used to gauge the health of the local economy was down sharply again last month, a University of San Diego professor announced Thursday. (Full Story)

North County Times-- The Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 2.2 percent in March to 100.7 after a 2.6 percent fall in February. The index is composed of six types of economic data compiled by Alan Gin, a University of San Diego economist. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “No way on God's green earth,” said Louis Galuppo, a real estate attorney and director of residential real estate at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. “There's a difference between pricing starting to go up and the market starting to find stability.” (Full Story)

DelMarTimes.net-- The public presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the school's Great Room In addition, he will interact with Grauer students as part of the IPJ's WorldLink Youth global awareness program. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- A senior analyst with the group Human Rights Watch will speak on his investigations into conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East during a talk May 7 at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego is joining a select number of law schools to offer a legal studies program for graduate students and professionals who want to learn more about the law but don't necessarily need a law degree. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego School of Law was ranked among the top 100 law school in the country by U.S. News & World Report. USD was No. 61 in the 2010 rankings, which were released Thursday. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Sean Nicol led the USD baseball team by going 4-for-5 with three doubles, one home run and five RBI, and the Toreros pounded out 12 extra-base hits in a 17-7 win over visiting Portland yesterday afternoon. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD wide receiver John Matthews signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. The 6-foot, 200-pound Matthews, a first-team FCS All-American, said he received offers from the Colts, Chargers and Baltimore Ravens. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego will honor outstanding alumni from business, the military, public service and other fields Saturday. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The University of San Diego is honoring outstanding alumni May 2. Honorees for career achievement include Richard Bartell, president of Bartell Hotels, Denise Boren, a nursing professor at Cal State San Marcos, and John Cappetta, president of Cappetta Capital Partners. (Full Story) 

Associated Press-- "At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

BroadwayWorld.com-- Written by Heather Raffo, an alumna of the University of San Diego (USD)/The Old Globe M.F.A. program, 9 Parts of Desire explores the extraordinary and ordinary lives of a whole cross-section of contemporary Iraqi women living in Iraq , London , and New York. (Full Story) 

The Washington Post-- "At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

TriCities.com-- Julianne D’Angelo Fellmeth, of the University Of San Diego School Of Law’s Center of Public Interest Law, describes such doctor-recovery programs as necessary evils – but only if they work. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Host USD pounded out 17 hits en route to a 13-4 win over Portland yesterday afternoon in a West Coast Conference baseball game. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- ''At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent,'' said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “I just want to get things moving,” said the most decorated wide receiver in USD history. “I don't care where I end up. I just want a chance to play and show what I can do.” (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego School of Law was ranked among the top 100 law schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. USD was No. 61 in the 2010 rankings, which were released Thursday. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, was lukewarm. "I would not choose that one at this time," Cordeiro said. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- "At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- University of San Diego public interest law professor Robert Fellmeth said that the practice would only be acceptable if Fort-Merrill had a much more limited role that involved no independent judgment in deciding when an attorney is needed, such as signing a form to formally request that the agency hire an attorney after an employee filed a lawsuit against them. (Full Story)

BusinessWeek.com-- Partnoy, a professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, manages to explain Kreuger's complex dealings without diminishing the tension of his dubious rise and inevitable fall. (Full Story)

PostBulletin.com-- "At least in the first two years, it hasn't led to smaller and more manageable (cartels), it's just led to smaller and more violent," said David Shirk, director of the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute. (Full Story)

WSJ Blogs-- The magazine also ranked, for the first time, part-time programs. Of the 87 accredited law schools with part-time programs, here are the top 15: 7. (tie) University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Financial Planning-- Norm Miller, a professor of real estate at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, said 77% of foreclosures in California have second mortgages, most of them HELOCs, which often scuttle short sales. (Full Story)

WSJ Blog-- Shaun Martin, a University of San Diego law professor and veteran appeals court analyst, believes the conservatives appointed by Bush to the 9th Circuit are especially active in calling cases to the Supreme Court’s attention that offer an opportunity to undo some of the liberal judicial policymaking of the 1960s. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Richard M. Bartell, president of one of the region's largest independently owned hotel companies, will be honored by the University of San Diego May 2. Bartell, who earned his law degree from USD in 1975, will receive the Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement. (Full Story)

RiskCenter.com-- The following is a statement of Professor Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, University of San Diego School of Law, at the Securities and Exchange Commission Roundtable on Issues Related to the Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies on April 15, 2009. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- To David McGowan, director of USD's Center for Intellectual Property Law, the cyber-law is sketchy. There's a difference, he said, between a public post, which is akin to a story in a magazine, and an e-mail directed at a victim. (Full Story)

The Washington Post-- Retired Navy Capt. Bob Schoultz directs the master of science in global leadership program at the University of San Diego's School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- Shaun Martin, a University of San Diego law professor and veteran appeals court analyst, believes the conservatives appointed by Bush to the 9th Circuit are especially active in calling cases to the Supreme Court's attention that offer an opportunity to undo some of the liberal judicial policymaking of the 1960s. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “If I hadn't seen February's figures, this would have been totally shocking, but right now it's just more of the same – a general decline in employment,” said Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Iowa girl who grew up on a small family farm would later become a staunch advocate of volunteerism and a mentor to many college students in her position as founding director of the Center for Community Service-Learning at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk is director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego and co-editor of “Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico” (University of Notre Dame Press). (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Immigration expert Josh DeWind said yesterday at the University of San Diego that relations between Muslim immigrants and their host countries would continue to be difficult as long as wars against Muslim extremists continue in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Full Story)

AmericasQuarterly.org-- While human smuggling decreased in that area, the “higher levels of surveillance and patrol along key urban corridors of the border basically pushed many of the undocumented immigrants out to desert and mountain areas and led to much higher levels of death and injury for people crossing the border,” according to David Shirk of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego in a discussion with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. (Full Story)

EastCountyMagazine.org-- “Unfortunately, the construction of increased fencing, higher levels of surveillance and patrol along key urban corridors of the border basically pushed many of the undocumented immigrants out to desert and mountain areas and led to much higher levels of death and injury for people crossing the border, moving from double digits to 300, 400 people dying every year coming across the border…that legacy of migrant death is something that I think critics of Bersin would attribute to him and to the effort to beef up border security,” said University of San Diego’s David Shirk, who covered in an Online Newshour interview. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, said he expects May and June to be “troubled months” if foreclosures increase after a period of moratoriums imposed by many banks. But he said the low rates argue for buying now. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Lois C. Howland, DrPH, MS, RN, is an associate professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- “I expect in general many starts and stops, and foreclosures are likely to go up before they peak,” said Norm Miller with the University of San Diego Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. “There is an awful lot of lender inventory being held out of the market.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk, of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, who has interviewed Bersin on the subject, said Bersin has admitted that the policy lacked foresight in recognizing the risks to migrants. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "I think the message is that they are serious about trying to work with Mexico to address these binational problems," said David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

PIOnline.com-- It was written by Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance and director of the Center on Corporate and Securities Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Behind a 13-hit performance, USA Today's No. 24-ranked USD upset Baseball America's No. 3-ranked UC Irvine 7-4 in a nonconference game at USD. (Full Story) 

The Wall Street Journal-- 'The disease has spread," says University of San Diego law professor Frank Partnoy, in remarks to be delivered today at the Securities and Exchange Commission. He's talking about the sickness in financial markets caused by the federal government's decision to select certain companies to judge credit risk. (Full Story)

PBS.org-- DAVID SHIRK, University of San Diego: Well, I think the idea is to try to focus and coordinate efforts on the U.S. side in a way that is often difficult to achieve with individual agencies each doing their own thing. (Full Story)

The Associated Press-- "It demonstrated you can control the border, but the bad news is you can't just do it 14 miles here or there," said Peter Nunez, who preceded Bersin as the top federal prosecutor in San Diego and now teaches immigration policy at University of San Diego. "It's a long border, 2,000 miles long." (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- David Shirk directs the University of San Diego's Transborder Institute. (Full Story)

PBS.org-- "I think the message is that they are serious about trying to work with Mexico to address these bi-national problems," David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, told the Los Angeles Times. "They want to have a go-to person that can coordinate on a broad range of complex issues." (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- Frank Partnoy, law professor at the University of San Diego, has been a longtime Levitt critic. (Full Story)

North County Times-- "It demonstrated you can control the border, but the bad news is you can't just do it 14 miles here or there," said Peter Nunez, who preceded Bersin as the top federal prosecutor in San Diego and now teaches immigration policy at University of San Diego. "It's a long border, 2,000 miles long." (Full Story)

North County Times-- Nunez, now a professor at the University of San Diego, said Monday that the initiative was needed to help deter illegal immigrants from coming to the U.S. (Full Story)

KUSI.com-- David Davis was in Linda Vista on the campus of USD, where the school is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. (Full Story)

North County Times-- So again, Coronado's case represents the most common case, not the rarest, said Norm Miller, a professor with University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The fifth annual University of San Diego School of Law -- Procopio International Tax Institute Conference will be held Friday, May 1 at the school's Joan Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. The event will focus on U.S.-Mexico cross-border tax issues. (Full Story)

Triangle Business Journal-- Thornton is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and has a law degree from Indiana University School of Law and a masters degree in tax law from the University of San Diego Law School. (Full Story)

HealthLeadersMedia.com-- "They routinely come across people who have sued doctors for malpractice but who have not filed a complaint with the Medical Board," says Fellmeth, of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

XKSanDiego.com-- University of San Diego women’s soccer team invites the community to attend its Sixth Annual Casino Night fundraiser, which raises money for the Torero women’s soccer program. The festivities will kick off on April 18 from 6-10 p.m. in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

Broadway.com-- Fleming won a 2008 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance by a Male in a Musical for his performance in Ain't Misbehavin' at the San Diego Rep. He is Director of the Theatre Arts Program at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The 21st-ranked USD baseball team bounced back with a 9-2 win over Gonzaga to even the three-game series in Spokane, Wash. The Toreros improved to 23-12 overall, 7-1 in the WCC. The rubber game is today at 11 a.m. The Zags fell to 22-10, 5-3. (Full Story)

TheGlobeandMail.com-- Authorities south of the border have also tracked a high number of gangs in Washington State with links to Mexican gangs that are in the midst of their own deadly competition over the drug trade. The University of San Diego Trans-Border Institute says 7,337 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since January of 2007. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- David Shirk directs the University of San Diego's Transborder Institutue. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego's Division of Continuing Education will launch a new art certificate program in May. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, was lukewarm. "I would not choose that one at this time," Cordeiro said. (Full Story)

CNNMoney.com-- CoStar Group's CEO Andrew Florance, Senior Director of Analytics Jay Spivey, and University of San Diego Professor Dr. Norm Miller Document Significant Occupancy, Rent and Sale Price Premiums Found in ENERGY STAR and LEED Properties. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Alan Gin, professor of economics from the University of San Diego, said by his accounts, permits were pulled for only 87 combined residential units in January and only 80 units in February. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- At WD-40, employees don't make mistakes, they have "learning moments," the concept behind Ridge's side project leadership program and upcoming book that he fleshed out in executive leadership courses at the University of San Diego a few years ago. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- Management fees equal about 10 percent of a renter’s monthly payments, said Norman Miller, professor of real estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- As portrayed by Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego, Kreuger was no Madoff, a low-profile broker who lured investors with the promise of steady, solid returns. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

La Opinion-- “Solamente con los números [de audiencia] te puedes dar cuenta que las novelas mexicanas tienen una mejor distribución”, aseguró Kristin C. Moran, profesora de la Universidad de San Diego quien se ha especializado en telenovelas durante una década. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "If the money is used to plug in the holes," said Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, "then once the money is gone you have the same holes." (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- A second, quite different, exhibition of Johns' art goes on view April 22: “Jasper Johns: Selected Prints, 1963-2008,” in the Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Rivals.com-- The Toreros raised some eyebrows with a series sweep over preseason favorite Pepperdine last weekend, but they took another step forward this weekend by completely dominating Santa Clara. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Despite giving up eight runs in the second inning, and 10 runs overall, USD starter Matt Thompson pitched seven innings to grab the win as the Toreros rode an offensive barrage to down host Santa Clara 22-10. (Full Story)

Merced Sun-Star-- Professor Casey Dominguez of the University of San Diego has studied presidents from Kennedy to Bill Clinton and finds that on bills where the president has taken a position, there is a higher likelihood of passage in the first 100 days than in later periods in his inaugural year. (Full Story)

La Opinion-- "El núcleo de la audiencia de las telenovelas son mujeres y los hombres maduros son un gran atractivo para ellas", afirmó Kristin C. Morán, profesora de comunicaciones de la Universidad de San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- "Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if you called me up in a year from now and asked, 'What do you think about the FHA bailout?' " said Norm Miller, a professor at University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

OregonLive.com-- University of San Diego junior Chase O'Byrne wanted to see the world rather than read about it, so he signed up for a Semester at Sea and set sail from Nassau last summer. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, said intervening at the border is not the most effective strategy but is politically popular. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "The knee-jerk reaction of policy makers in Washington is often to see that border as a kind of valve that you can clamp shut and stop illicit flows," said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. "But the reality is, you're causing the biggest costs to licit traffic flows across the border." (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "They're like a cancer that's spread throughout our law, our banking regulations, our securities regulations, our insurance regulations," Frank Partnoy, who dealt with derivatives as an investment banker and now teaches law at the University of San Diego, told me this week. (Full Story)

Time.com-- "Wall Street firms make money when people are in pain," says Frank Partnoy, who once traded credit-derivative contracts at Morgan Stanley and is now a law professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Magazine-- Dr. David Shirk, the head of the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute, demurs. The TBI studies Mexico’s judicial system and its challenges, and Shirk says corruption there is merely the reflection of a weak judicial system. (Full Story)

San Diego Magazine-- The local tourism marketing effort does have critics, however. Maria Kniazeva, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of San Diego, says it’s not enough to market San Diego as a best-weather destination. She suggests taking better advantage of the city’s ethnic diversity. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, said that while the bottom has not been reached, the many government actions under way to stimulate the economy and save homes from foreclosure will likely mean the outlook for the market will not be as bleak as earlier feared. (Full Story)

CoStar.com-- The company was honored for its work in communicating the value of ENERGY STAR labeling to commercial property stakeholders through a landmark study sponsored in partnership with the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Thus far this year, more than 1,000 people have been killed in an ongoing conflict that involves the Mexican government, drug cartels and rival factions of drug cartels, according to the Trans-Border Institute, a research center at the University of San Diego. In Baja California, more than 30 people have been killed this year. (Full Story)

PolishNews.com-- The roots and anatomy of the “three trillion dollar swindle” which caused the financial crisis of 2008, is well described by Frank Partnoy in his book “The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader” (1997). Professor Partnoy holds degrees in mathematics and economics, as well as a law degree from Yale School of Law. Frank Partnoy is now an assistant professor of law at the University of San Diego, where he specializes in financial market regulation. (Full Story)

La Jolla Light-- The San Diego Charger Girls are holding open auditions on April 5 at the University of San Diego's Jenny Craig Pavilion. Registration and check-in begins promptly at 9 a.m., followed by a preliminary dance audition starting at 10 a.m. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- Local University of San Diego real estate professor Norm Miller said in a conference call yesterday that the Case-Shiller index, among others, overstates the extent of price drops in the real estate market and that a typical homeowner's price change is probably about 50 to 60 percent of what's shown in the index. (Full Story)

Reuters-- "What we find is that on the way down, Case-Shiller overestimates the decline by about 10 percentage points or so, and on the way up will do the same thing," said Miller, who is a professor at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate as well as a co-founder of Collateral Intelligence. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Bob Fellmeth of the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law said Just in Time addresses the needs of “one of the most at-risk populations we have.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD baseball team scored nine unanswered runs to complete a three-game sweep at home over No. 12 Pepperdine with a 9-3 win yesterday afternoon in a West Coast Conference game. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- In the district covering San Diego and Imperial counties, Boxer named Candace Carroll, of counsel to Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel, as chairwoman. Also on the committee are Sister Sally Furay, an attorney and higher education consultant; former U.S. Attorney Gregory Vega; former Superior Court Judge Annie Gutierrez; Janice Brown, founder of Brown Law Group; Erika Hiramatsu, a deputy California attorney general in San Diego; and Robert Fellmeth, Price Professor of Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Ventura County Star-- Charles Pope, assistant director of the University of San Diego Trans-border Institute, said 90 percent of those killed had direct ties to the drug trade or were cops trying to do their job. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Logistically, the technology is available to close real estate deals online, meaning buyers could pay for all the fees, secure a mortgage and acquire the deed to the home online, said Norm Miller, a professor at University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. (Full Story)

CBS8.com-- Speaking before more than 100 people, USD economics professor Dr. Alan Gin provided a detailed time line of how the nation's economic crisis developed. (Full Story)

MLive.com-- Brown, who is an assistant professor of English at the University of San Diego, said some of the pieces in "Please" are persona poems; he's not necessarily the voice but that of a character used to express a theme or subject. (Full Story)

Newsweek-- Frank Partnoy, a reformed derivatives trader who teaches law at the University of San Diego, recalls that at Morgan Stanley in the 1990s, "we were constantly coming up with new acronyms" to describe similar financial instruments. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Thus far this year, more than 1,000 people have been killed in an ongoing conflict that involves the Mexican government, drug cartels and rival factions of drug cartels, according to the Trans-Border Institute, a research center at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Toreros opened West Coast Conference play yesterday with an 8-6 victory over Pepperdine at Cunningham Stadium. And all is right with the world again. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Local Perspective. The flier lists several other 'threats' to public safety. Why isn't the main fearsome image a picture of . . . the city as a Daddy Warbucks lender? (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD economist Alan Gin said the data suggest that the local economy is likely to remain in a downturn for the rest of this year, with heavy year-over-year job losses and a double-digit unemployment rate. (Full Story)

NationalPost.com-- He was challenged by David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, who argued there were 7,000 civilian deaths in Iraq last year, compared to only 6,000 in Mexico. (Full Story)

TMCnet.com- The index, released Thursday by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, has declined in 34 out of the past 35 months. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 2.7 percent in February, according to Alan Gin, the university economist who compiles the monthly report. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- An index used to gauge the health of the local economy  suffered its largest one-month decline ever in February, a University of San  Diego professor announced today. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The monthly drop was the worst on record since 1977. (Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego, has data going back to that year but began publishing the index in 1991.) (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego's Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County fell 2.0 percent in February. February’s decrease puts the USD Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County at 103.0, down from January’s revised reading of 105.8. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- An index used to gauge the health of the local economy suffered its largest one-month decline ever in February, a University of San Diego professor announced today. (Full Story)

CNSNews.com-- But David A. Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, who testified at the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, disagreed with the comparison. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “If we start having southbound bottlenecks, that is going to be even more devastating to binational economies like San Diego and Tijuana,” said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD banged out a season-high 20 hits yesterday to slug its way past Long Beach State 12-5 in a nonconference baseball game at Cunningham Stadium. (Full Story)

PressTelegram.com-- Five Dirtbag pitchers were strafed for 12 runs and 20 hits in the first seven innings as San Diego ran off with a 12-5 win at Cunningham Stadium. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Lawrence Hinman is a philosophy professor at the University of San Diego. He says prolonging a healthy life would be a wonderful thing, provided society was prepared for a growing older population. (Full Story)

The Daily Nonpareil-- Rauner founded the Center for Community Service Learning at the University of San Diego and served as its director until her retirement in 2002. The program engaged volunteers at USD to address specific community needs by matching the skills and interests of the students with the needs of partner community organizations. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD men's tennis coach Tom Hagedorn died Saturday after battling leukemia for more than 18 months. He was 43. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “My whole thing is to find a way to create more excitement for fans of our sport. I feel like match play is going to do that,” said USD golf coach Tim Mickelson, whose 10th-seeded Toreros beat UC Irvine in the morning's consolation bracket and defeated Louisville in the second round. (Full Story)

The Press-Enterprise-- It's not uncommon for the investigations to take months, said John J. Rice, an adjunct law professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. (Full Story)

Cronica.com--Estados Unidos debe poner un mayor énfasis en lo referente a la venta de armas a México para evitar que la violencia se extienda a sus fronteras, señaló por su parte el director del Instituto Transfronterizo de la Universidad de San Diego, David Shirk. (Full Story)

ElFinanciero.com-- Estados Unidos debe poner un mayor énfasis en lo referente a la venta de armas a México para evitar que la violencia se extienda a sus fronteras, señaló por su parte el director del Instituto Transfronterizo de la Universidad de San Diego, David Shirk. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- At the University of San Diego School of Law, Carl Eging, assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, says applications are up 1 percent over last year, as 4,300 applicants vie for about 1,200 first year seats. (Full Story)

Backstage.com-- MFA students at the University of San Diego for the Globe and University of California at San Diego for the Playhouse are guaranteed a certain amount of work on the companies' respective stages. For the Globe's acting MFAs, this includes several roles in the theatre's annual summer Shakespeare repertory. (Full Story)

Marketplace-- It could be several weeks before the Senate votes on a bill to tax bonuses. Frank Partnoy teaches law and finance at the University of San Diego. He's says it's unlikely the Senate will pass a bill anywhere near as punitive as the House version. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

MercuryNews.com-- Cordileone was born in San Diego. He entered the seminary there in 1975, received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of San Diego in 1978, and went on to study theology in Rome at the Pontifical North American College. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The 2007 Templeton Prize winner, Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, delivered a lecture Friday at the University of San Diego for having also won the 2008 Kyoto Prize. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "He wants to move quickly -- some would say maybe too quickly. But we have too many kids failing to wait. He talks about that all the time," said Paula Cordeiro, dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- As for the ethics of keeping money found blowing along a freeway, Marc Lampe, a professor of business law and social responsibility at the University of San Diego, said he has used a similar scenario in class for years. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Reed spoke at the University of San Diego while serving on the opening panel of the Community College Leadership Summit. He was joined by California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott and USD President Mary Lyons. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Charles Taylor, “Democracy and Exclusion: The Darker Side of Political Identity,” 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Shiley Theatre, University of San Diego. (Full Story)

MSNBC Business-- CoStar, which became an ENERGY STAR partner last year, is being honored for its work in communicating the value of ENERGY STAR labeling to commercial property stakeholders through a landmark study sponsored in partnership with the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Two University of San Diego events examine the options open to nonprofits as the economic downturn squeezes harder. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- A traditional college football spring ritual opens Friday at the University of San Diego when head coach Ron Caragher conducts the first spring football workouts. (Full Story)

Daily Transcript-- Kathy Shadle James, DNSc, NP, is an associate professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at University of San Diego. Kelly Senyei is a journalism student at Columbia University. (Full Story)

NurseZone.com-- Until recently, a doctor of philosophy and of nursing science were the only doctoral degrees in nursing, according to Susan Instone, DNSc, APRN, director of DNP and Advanced Practice Nursing Programs and professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune--USD's baseball team won its third straight game Tuesday, beating visiting Columbia 6-2. (Full Story)

The Korea Herald-- Jerome Fons, a consultant and former managing director at Moody's, and Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego, criticized global rating agencies in a column in the New York Times on Monday. (Full Story)

TampaBay.com-- Jerome S. Fons is a consultant and former managing director at Moody's. Frank Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "Troubling" was the word University of San Diego economist Alan Gin used to describe the economy that the numbers showed. "With start-ups down, venture capital down and grants down, that does not bode well." (Full Story)

MSNBC.com-- The University of San Diego’s Women’s PeaceMakers Program will debut a new film next month. It first debuted this month at the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women Conference. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, discounted any talk of recovery but agreed some areas might begin stabilizing. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD men's golf team and The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe will host the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship on Sunday through Tuesday. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- U.S. courts have given the government the power to regulate wages and prices, as President Nixon did when there was widespread concern about inflation in 1971. But those rules applied to many companies, said Richard A. Paul, a labor and employment law expert at the University of San Diego Law School. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- And a company that is paid regardless of its performance is a company that will eventually underperform, says Frank Partnoy, a professor of law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

PalenstineThinkTank.com-- My name is John Halaka, I am a Visual Artist and the founder, creative director and producer of the work that comes out of SittingCrow Productions. I am also a Professor of Visual Arts at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- Frank Partnoy is a law professor at the University of San Diego. Jerome S. Fons is a consultant and former managing director at Moody’s. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Junior pitcher A.J. Griffin scattered three hits over eight innings, and the USD offense combined for nine hits, including three doubles, to pace the baseball team to an 8-0 victory over No. 5 Rice yesterday in Houston. (Full Story)

MoneyNews.com-- Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s are worthless and should be ignored, argue Jerome S. Fons, former managing director at Moody’s, and Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

RGEMonitor.com-- Immediately after the CFMA legislation was passed, a few observers raised concerns. Frank Partnoy, a former derivatives trader at Morgan Stanley (now law professor at the University of San Diego), is the author of ”F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street’,’ a 1997 book warning about the danger of derivatives. In 2000, referring to CFMA, he noted: (Full Story)

Times-Standard-- The Children's Advocacy Institute of the University of San Diego School of Law recently gave State Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) a 100 percent ranking on her votes related to children-friendly legislation. (Full Story)

BBC News-- "There are so many parallels with Madoff. He was the original Madoff - it was the financial scandal of its age," Professor Partnoy, who teaches law at the University of San Diego, told the BBC. (Full Story)

NavyCompass.com-- The University of San Diego (USD) recently hosted the 12th Annual James Bond Stockdale Leadership and Ethics Symposium on campus at Shiley Theatre and Joan Kroc School of Peace Studies. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- The San Diego Science Festival 2009 will showcase the regional Botball Robotics Tournament at the University of San Diego Sports and Activity Center on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Full Story)

Campus Technology-- With 12 controllers and nearly 1,500 access points dotted across its 180-acre campus, the University of San Diego's 802.11n and a/b/g wireless network just might be one of the densest in the country. (Full Story)

The Oregonian-- "The truth is that the markets have been, and are, spinning out of control," the University of San Diego law professor wrote nearly six years ago. (Full Story)

SunSentinel.com-- On a recent Monday, they made totes for the University of San Diego with the word "university" on the blue sides. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Yesterday, Conners scored a career-high 20 points and senior forward Kiva Herman 22 to lead the Toreros (19-12) to a 74-64 victory against Portland that boosted them into the tournament title game, which also determines the WCC's representative to the NCAA Tournament. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Said USD coach Rich Hill: “I was extremely proud about the brotherhood of the USD baseball team. The way they came out and exuded energy and enthusiasm.” (Full Story)

North County Times-- The University of San Diego ranked 29th in the nation on BusinessWeek’s 2009 list of the top 50 undergraduate business programs. USD, which has ranked in the top 50 for three years in a row, rose 18 spots this year, the largest jump on the magazine’s list. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Playing with greater intensity and resolve, USD (16-15) held LMU (3-27) to 10 points for the first 16 minutes of the second half, built leads of as many as 11 points and prevailed 62-56 at the Orleans Arena in the opener of the West Coast Conference Tournament. (Full Story)

International Herald Tribune-- Gyno Pomare scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 5 seed San Diego over eight-seeded Loyola Marymount 62-56 in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament Friday night. (Full Story)

Las Vegas Sun-- The defending WCC Tournament champs used a 12-2 run in the second half to put away the Lions, 62-56. After a slow start had them trailing by as many as 11 early in the game, USD got it together after intermission, taking the lead six minutes into the second half and keeping it for the remainder of the game. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD women's basketball team rallied from 12 points behind with 13:21 to play to defeat San Francisco 73-64 yesterday and advance to the quarterfinal round of the West Coast Conference Tournament at the Orleans Arena. (Full Story)

BleacherReport.com-- Playing with greater intensity and resolve, San Diego (16-15) held Loyola Marymount (3-27) to 10 points for the first 16 minutes of the second half, went ahead by as many as 11 points and prevailed 62—56 at the Orleans Arena in the opener of the West Coast Conference Tournament. (Full Story)

WSW.org-- A recently released report by economists at the University of San Diego lays bare the consequences of the rapid unraveling of the California economy and the state's massive fiscal crisis for working people in San Diego County. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “It could easily hit 10 percent,” said Alan Gin, economist at the University of San Diego. “This is becoming a self-feeding cycle. People are losing jobs and not spending money, which causes more jobs to be lost.” (Full Story)

Forbes.com-- Many people in the worst housing markets won't be unable to qualify for a taxpayer-subsidized modification or refinancing anyway, says Norm Miller, a professor of real estate at the University Of San Diego School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

The Bulletin-- A third of owners will stop making mortgage payments if the value of their homes drop 20 percent or more below what they owe, a situation known as “rational default,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs at the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “I would not say that people who bought at the top of the market here were irresponsible,” said Alan Gin, an economist with the Burnham-Moores Real Estate Institute of the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- A third of owners will stop making mortgage payments if the value of their homes drop 20 percent or more below what they owe, a situation known as “rational default,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs at the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

Readers Digest-- "Her case tapped into some fundamental questions," says Lawrence Hinman, a University of San Diego philosophy professor and ethicist. "What does it take to set things right?" (Full Story)

Good Morning America-- "If you look at brain scans of people expressing emotion you'll see men feel the same emotion, but we display it in different ways. We're culturally told here in America we don't cry as men," said Jonathan Bowman, an assistant professor at the University of San Diego who specializes in male communication. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Victor Sanchez's first-inning grand slam was the highlight of USD's six-run first as the Toreros beat visiting Western Carolina 14-7 yesterday. (Full Story)

ABC7Chicago.com-- "If you look at brain scans of people expressing emotion you'll see men feel the same emotion, but we display it in different ways. We're culturally told here in America we don't cry as men," said Jonathan Bowman, an assistant professor at the University of San Diego who specializes in male communication. (Full Story)

iStockAnalyst.com-- Dr. Charles M. Taylor, a professor at McGill University in Montreal and internationally acclaimed philosopher, is the 24^th Kyoto Prize laureate in “Arts and Philosophy.” Joining him at the event, Friday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at University of San Diego, will be renowned sociologist Dr. Robert N. Bellah, professor emeritus of UC Berkeley and recipient of the U.S. National Humanities Medal. (Full Story)

The News Hour -- And now to more on the AIG story. And for that, we turn to Frank Partnoy, director of the Center on Corporate and Securities Law at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

DallasNews.com-- The study by the University of San Diego found that 20 D-FW commercial buildings with more than 6 million square feet were rated for energy savings. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Was it in the chapel? University of San Diego historians have suggested other possible locations. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD senior forward Kiva Herman and senior center Amber Sprague (Mission Bay High) were women's All-WCC first-team select. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- John Prendergast is cofounder of Enough, the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity at the Center for American Progress. He also was a visiting professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The National Law Journal-- Yale Kamisar, professor of law at the University of San Diego and professor emeritus of law at the University of Michigan, wrote his first article on "Mercy Killing," as it was then called, 51 years ago (in his first year of teaching). Since then, he has written dozens of articles on euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide and constitutional-criminal procedure. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Larry Hinman, professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego and co-director of the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The University of San Diego's undergraduate business school has risen sharply to 29th in the U.S., according to the annual ranking of Business Week Magazine. (Full Story)

Yahoo! News-- Others, including No. 29 University of San Diego School of Business Administration, saw their fortunes rise due to a strong focus on accounting, where jobs are still plentiful. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "The lawyer's incentive is clearly to hire a 'yes' person, a person who won't challenge their costs and will stick with and approve the lawyers they already have," said University of San Diego law professor Shaun Martin. (Full Story)

AmericanBanker.com-- Norm Miller a University of San Diego professor who researches collateral technology, says in San Diego, for example, there's an $80 per square foot difference between sales of distressed and non-distressed residential properties, with some neighborhoods sporting foreclosure sales rates of more than 50 percent. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- More than 250 USD professors and students, along with scientists, doctors, engineers, veterinarians and other professionals, volunteered for the daylong event. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Zach Walters hit a walk-off RBI single to lead the 11th-ranked USD baseball team (5-3) to a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Nevada (2-4) yesterday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at Cunningham Stadium in the University of San Diego Tournament. (Full Story)

Beliefnet.com-- "They were the worst of them all," said Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego and a derivatives expert. (Full Story)

KUSI.com-- KUSI's Lena Lewis was at the USD science workshop for girls. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The index, compiled by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, registered a sharp 2 percent decline, driven largely by a record high for unemployment claims and a record low for housing starts in January. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- It was the kind of across-the-board performance that prompted USD coach Bill Grier to call Jackson the glue that holds this team together during the end-of-the-season 12-3 run of a year ago. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- “They were the worst of them all,” said Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego and a derivatives expert. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- Maria Kniazeva, an assistant professor of marketing who teaches graduate courses at the University of San Diego, however, said most advertisers haven’t yet harnessed the full power of the Internet. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Following the adoption of AB 32, a local organization – the Energy Policy Initiatives Center associated with the University of San Diego Law School – pulled together a variety of diverse resources at the USD campus to perform a regional inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. The result was important and remarkable. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators for the county fell 2 percent in January, following declines of 2 percent or more in the previous three months. (Full Story)

10News.com-- A historic fall in San Diego's leading economic indicators -- including building permits, unemployment and wants ads -- continued in January, leading to a "bleak" outlook for the months ahead, a University of San Diego professor said Thursday. (Full Story)

Business Week-- The Best Undergraduate Business Schools No. 29: University of San Diego. The Undergrad View: Close-knit program helps students feel at home; improved recruiting efforts starting to pay dividends. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Matt Dorr scored a career-high 17 points and Gyno Pomare had 14 to lead the University of San Diego to a 66-60 win over Portland on Thursday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

Business Week-- Others, including No. 29 University of San Diego School of Business Administration, saw their fortunes rise due to a strong focus on accounting, where jobs are still plentiful. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- Matt Dorr tallied a game-high 17 points, leading four players in double figures, as the San Diego Toreros recorded a 66-60 win over the University of Portland Pilots in West Coast Conference action at Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- A historic fall in San Diego's leading economic indicators -- including building permits, unemployment and wants ads -- continued in January, leading to a "bleak" outlook for the months ahead, a University of San Diego professor said Thursday. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- A historic fall in San Diego's leading economic  indicators -- including building permits, unemployment and wants ads --  continued in January, leading to a "bleak" outlook for the months ahead, a  University of San Diego professor said today. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego will celebrate its 60-year anniversary Friday with a lecture, featuring president Mary E. Lyons and faculty who will remember the university’s founding roots. (Source)

San Diego Reader-- “Retail employment between December of ’07 and December of ’08 was down 8500 jobs, the biggest drop of any sector,” says Alan Gin, economist at the University of San Diego. San Diegans’ consumer confidence “is at an all-time low. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the second inning to post a 10-7 win over Oklahoma at Cunningham Stadium yesterday, the 16th-ranked Sooners' first loss of the season. (Full Story)

iStockAnalyst.com-- "This is just terrible," said Alan Gin, an economist with the University of San Diego. "I hope that's a bottom, because you can't go much lower than that." (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- "This is just terrible," said Alan Gin, an economist with the University of San Diego. "I hope that's a bottom, because you can't go much lower than that." (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “Right now, there is not much spending going on in the private sector,” said Alan Gin, an economist at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- "This is just terrible," said Alan Gin, an economist with the University of San Diego. "I hope that's a bottom, because you can't go much lower than that." (Full Story)

Huliq News-- “Ideally the hospital employs CNSs who can intervene early on, but if not, by the time a family calls me and says, ‘we want you to advocate for us,’ they are usually discouraged and they’re getting mad,” says Mayo, who is also a professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

SanDiego.com-- On Saturday night the USD Toreros men’s basketball team won 60-66 in their first ever ESPNU BRACKETBUSTER against the University of the Pacific Tigers. In the victory, USD shot an uncharacteristic 60% from three-point range. (Full Story)

BleacherReport.com-- San Diego (14-14, 5-7 WCC) took their first step in duplicating last year's run to the NCAA Tournament, bouncing back from Thursday’s 65-61 loss at Saint Mary’s with an ESPNU BracketBusters victory over the University of Pacific (14-11) 66-60. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The Toreros ended a four-game losing streak by outrebounding an opponent for the first time since Jan. 17, a span of eight games that produced seven losses. And they did it by shaking the permafrost from the team-encompassing three-point shooting that had, from late January to last Thursday, been colder than Anchorage this time of year. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD's first three hitters reached base off Bethune Cookman starting pitcher Eric Thomas, and all three came around to score to provide an early 3-0 lead for the Toreros (2-0). (Full Story)

MLB.com-- With all the talk about San Diego State's top prospect, Stephen Strasburg, at the Urban Invitational college baseball tournament, the University of San Diego and left-hander Sammy Solis decided to make a splash of their own on Friday. (Full Story)

2TheAdvocate.com-- The 11th-ranked University of San Diego baseball team held off a late Southern rally Friday night for a 6-4 victory in the season opener for both teams in the MLB Urban Youth Academy Tournament. (Full Story)

Mercury News-- The Saint Mary's women's basketball team dropped its third straight road contest 94-52 to the San Diego Toreros on Saturday. The Gaels fall to 9-18 overall and 5-7 in the WCC and San Diego improves to 15-11 and 6-6 in conference. (Full Story)

MLB.com-- And even though it was Bethune-Cookman's band creating the buzz off the field, it was the San Diego Toreros who held on for a thrilling 9-6 win, their second victory in the Urban Invitational. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Craig Barkacs, professor of business law at the University of San Diego, was the keynote speaker at the three-hour event, which was held at the Ronald Reagan Community Center. (Full Story)

The Salt Lake Tribune-- "It's a statistician's nightmare," said David A. Shirk, professor of political science and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Yesterday, at a conference sponsored by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, bankers and real estate experts tried to tackle the crucial questions facing the market. (Full Story)

The New York Times-- Uber-energy efficient buildings command higher rental and occupancy rates, and garner sale prices that are as much as 30 percent higher per square foot than conventional buildings, according to a recent study by University of San Diego researchers. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Retired Navy Adm. William Fallon, former commander of the U.S. Central Command, will talk about ethical leadership today during the 2009 James Bond Stockdale Leadership and Ethics Symposium at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- As a senior with the Toreros, Mike Whitmarsh averaged 18.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists while leading USD to its first West Coast Conference title. In addition to leading the Toreros in all three statistical categories, he set a school record in assists. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Pitchers Brian Matusz and Josh Romanski led USD to a national profile the past three years, particularly last season when the Toreros came within a win of reaching the NCAA Super Regionals. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- "Clearly we know for our region the Imperial Valley, Mexico and East County mountains house a lot of renewables," said Scott Anders, director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at University of San Diego. "The question is how you get it here." (Full Story)

North County Times-- The transition looked so easy when University of San Diego pitcher A.J. Griffin went from a high school starter to a college freshman closing games for one of the nation's best teams. (Full Story)

SantaFeNewMexican.com-- "It's a statistician's nightmare," said David A. Shirk, professor of political science and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Mike Whitmarsh, a former University of San Diego basketball player and Olympic beach volleyball medalist, was found dead inside the garage of a Solana Beach home Tuesday morning, authorities said. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune--  Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist and a champion on the pro beach tour after leading the University of San Diego to its first major basketball title, was found dead Tuesday morning at a friend's home in Solana Beach. (Full Story)

CollegeBaseballInsider.com-- San Diego and Pepperdine each garnered 45 points to share the No. 1 position in the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll, in voting by the league’s head coaches and released by the conference office. (Full Story)

West Side Lacrosse-- Senior attackman Ben Tilton and sophomore middie Chris Carry each registered a co-game-high six points on two goals and four assists to lead San Diego to a 17-7 victory over UNLV in an MCLA Division I game Saturday night. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Fred Galloway studies the economics of higher education at the University of San Diego. He says its not just amount demand. (Full Story)

Finance and Commerce-- A third of owners will walk away when the value of their homes drops 20 percent or more below what they owe, even if they can afford the payments, a situation known as “rational default,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs at the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Some were innocent victims, but unlike in Colombia, the violence has been mostly contained to organized crime and law enforcement, said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Guest Alan Gin, professor of economics at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Fund Strategy-- But despite their miserable records, the CRAs have been able to escape lawsuits, explains Frank Partnoy, a professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- A third of owners will walk away when the value of their homes drops 20 percent or more below what they owe, even if they can afford the payments, a situation known as “rational default,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs at the University of San Diego School of Business Administration. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- There have been some extraordinary delays,” said Jack Minan, an environmental law professor at the University of San Diego and a former chairman of the water board who worked on the plume issue earlier this decade. “The public has a right to expect greater progress.” (Full Story)

LiveScience.com--Our guts are also involved. "I think that we decide this stuff based on what our emotions tell us," said Tara Ceranic, an assistant professor of business ethics at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Colfax Record-- Devin Ginty (CHS ‘07) — Ginty, a sophomore at the University of San Diego, helped the Toreros snap a four-game loss skid by scoring five points and dishing out one assist in last Saturday’s 73-63 win over USF. (Full Story)

MBL.com-- The event spotlights Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their baseball programs in an effort to provide them with national exposure. HBCUs Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Southern University (Baton Rouge, La.) will face off against NCAA Division I schools University of San Diego (USD) and San Diego State University (SDSU). (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “That might start to have some impact,” said Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego. “The problem is most can't qualify because they're too far underwater (with home values) or they've lost their job.” (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- That was the view of a panel of economists and business leaders at a forum organized by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Honolulu Star Bulletin-- San Diego's Dean Jackson won his No. 1 singles match against Hawaii's Dennis Lajola, 6-3, 6-3, to lead the Toreros to a 4-3 men's tennis victory over the Warriors. (Full Story)

MLive.com-- John Sides, The Monkey Cage, January 21, 2009: links to a gated article by Casey Dominguez of the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Also on the committee are Gregory Vega, a former U.S. attorney in San Diego and now a partner in the downtown firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek; Sister Sally Furay, a lawyer, former academic vice president at the University of San Diego and provost emerita there; Robert Fellmeth, a professor at the USD School of Law and founder of the USD Center for Public Interest Law and Children's Advocacy Institute. (Full Story)

SanDiego.Cox.net-- University of San Diego international law professor Jorge Vargas practices law in Mexico City and says any kind physical injury to another person is a serious crime in Mexico. (Full Story)

6ABC.com-- "Any kind of physical injury to a person is considered to be a very serious crime under Mexican law," said Jorge Vargas, a University of San Diego international law professor. (Full Story)

TucsonCitizen.com-- In this account of the O'odham tribes of Arizona and northwest Mexico, Rea, an adjunct professor in the department of anthropology at the University of San Diego, explores the tribe's rich ornithology about the birds that are native to their region. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- About a third of owners whose home values drop 20 percent or more below their loan principal will "hand the keys back to the bank," said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

California Real Estate Journal-- He said an important part of the analysis for the two Chula Vista projects was consideration of the maximum additional cost that the California building industry and consumers would accept for energy-efficient development. The Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego assisted with that part of the research. (Full Story)

10News.com-- "Any kind of physical injury to a person is considered to be a very serious crime under Mexican law," said Jorge Vargas, a University of San Diego international law professor. (Full Story)

HeraldNet-- The amparo procedure is something very important in Mexico, said Jorge Vargas, a professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law, whose specialties include Mexican law. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “The city's best defense is, 'Even if you were harassed, it was not severe or pervasive,' ” said Shaun Martin, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. “The law is unclear, and the fact that this is a hot-button issue makes this an even harder case. It's going to be difficult to keep the jurors' prejudices out of the decision-making.” (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "It's a statistician's nightmare," said David A. Shirk, professor of political science and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD (13-11, 5-4) got a combined 33 points from the guard trio of Dorr (13), De'Jon Jackson (11) and Trumaine Johnson (9). Dorr provided a spark with two three-pointers in the first half and had one more in the second. (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- They ended their four-game losing streak on Saturday night with a win at home over San Francisco 73-63. (Full Story)

Telegram.com-- About a third of owners whose home values drop 20 percent or more below their loan principal will “hand the keys back to the bank,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

KansasCity.com-- Gyno Pomare logged 16 points and the San Diego Toreros downed the San Francisco Dons, 73-63, in a West Coast Conference showdown at Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

MercuryNews.com-- Gyno Pomare scored 16 points to help San Diego beat San Francisco 73-63 on Saturday night and end a four-game losing streak. (Full Story)

The Mercury News-- "These behind-the-scenes criminal justice reforms are really what are going to make the difference in the long run," said David Shirk, who tracks law enforcement trends in Mexico and directs the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "These behind-the-scenes criminal justice reforms are really what are going to make the difference in the long run," said David Shirk, who tracks law enforcement trends in Mexico and directs the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

WW4Report.com-- Nonetheless, complaints about the military's conduct are growing in Reynosa and elsewhere in Mexico. Citing Mexican media, the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute recently reported the Mexican armed forces was ranked Numero Uno in complaints received by the official National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) in 2008. (Full Story)

New York Post-- About one-third of owners whose home values drop 20 percent or more below their loan principal will "hand the keys back to the bank," said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The group's suit, filed on its behalf by the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of San Diego, cited traffic, dust, soil erosion, possible creek contamination and air pollution as reasons to demand a full review. (Full Story)

TheNews.com.mx-- USD's Shirk also was struck by the seeming anomaly. Given the unreliable nature of crime and tourism numbers in Mexico, he said, "there are too many problems with the data to begin to come up with any reliable measure of what this means." (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "It's a statistician's nightmare," said David A. Shirk, professor of political science and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

NewspaperTree.com-- Nonetheless, complaints about the military’s conduct are growing in Reynosa and elsewhere in Mexico. Citing Mexican media, the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute recently reported the Mexican armed forces was ranked Numero Uno in complaints received by the official National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) in 2008. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego marketing professor Maria Kniazeva said the best way to approach unpopular decisions is to explain them well. She suggested the zoo might have had better luck if it said the food policy was for the good of the animals. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Halfway through the West Coast Conference season, the question of whether the glass is half empty, or half full, for the USD men's basketball team depends on how one chooses to look at it. (Full Story)

North County Times-- According to a study completed in September by the University of San Diego's Energy Policy Initiatives Center, transportation accounts for 46 percent of emissions in the San Diego region. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- The panel of lawyers, selected by Sen. Barbara Boxer and announced today, includes: Chairwoman Candace Carroll, a former president of California Women Lawyers; former San Diego U.S. Attorney Greg Vega; former California Superior Court Judge and ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney Annie Gutierrez; Ex-University of San Diego provost Sister Sally Furay; former Justice Department attorney Janice Brown; state Deputy Attorney General Erika Hiramatsu; and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Fellmeth, now a law professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

MoneyNews.com-- Up to one-third of borrowers who see a decline of 20 percent or more will eventually abandon their homes, predicts real estate expert Norm Miller at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- University of San Diego real estate economist Norm Miller estimated that top-end homes may have lost 10 percent to 15 percent in value in 2008 – enough to represent about half the drop-off in sales count as those homes sank below the million-dollar mark. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The USD men's basketball team got its ESPNU BracketBusters assignment yesterday afternoon and will host the University of Pacific Tigers on Feb. 21 at Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

Bloomberg.com-- About a third of owners whose home values drop 20 percent or more below their loan principal will “hand the keys back to the bank,” said Norm Miller, director of real estate programs for the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Discord could emerge if negotiators allied with Stern fight with union members who remain loyal to Rosselli, said Craig Barkacs, a University of San Diego professor who teaches classes on business law, ethics and labor. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego (USD) School of Law will present the first annual Climate and Energy Law Symposium on Feb. 20. (Full Story)

Los Angeles Times-- "It's a statistician's nightmare," said David A. Shirk, professor of political science and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

The National Law Journal-- David McGowan, an ethics professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and co-chair of the San Diego Bar Association, said lawyers may be drawn in by someone who says he or she has a great business idea and will provide plenty of work for the law firm. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- “There are people coming into the industry,” said Louis Galuppo, residential real estate director at Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. “I think there are people that believe they can still get work. Some people believe we’re close to the bottom, if not at the bottom.” (Full Story)

OnlineJournal.com-- "But too much focus on Enron misses the mark. As long as ownership of companies is separated from their control -- and in the U.S. securities market it almost always will be -- managers of companies will have incentives to be aggressive in reporting financial data.” Testimony of Frank Partnoy Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, Hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, January 24, 2002, emphasis mine. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- The University of San Diego’s Institute for Nonprofit Governance presented the Kaleidoscope Award to Volunteers of America of Southwest California and the San Diego Jewish Academy at its annual symposium. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego was recognized by the Institute of International Education for undergraduate student participation in study abroad programs. (Full Story)

HeraldNet-- It's not unheard of for Americans to become entangled with the Mexican judicial system without cause, said David Shirk, a University of San Diego professor involved in the Trans-Border Institute. The research institute advocates for changes in the Mexican judicial system. (Full Story)

San Francisco Chronicle-- "The bigger concern for American citizens - for whom the odds of getting kidnapped or killed are still extra-small, something like the odds of getting struck by lightning - are the increases in other incidences of crime: small-scale robbery, assault, rape," says David Shirk, a criminal justice expert and director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Joplin Independent-- Courtney Holtz, now a junior at the University of San Diego in California, describes her recent semester break as quite an experience. She had traveled with her friend Gabe De Anda on a 17-day mission trip to Nicaragua. (Full Story)

The Dispatch-- “From the point of view of a liberal concerned about criminal procedure,” said Yale Kamisar, a law professor at the University of San Diego, “we were saved by Barack Obama in the nick of time. If ever there was a court that was establishing the foundations for overthrowing the exclusionary rule, it was this one.” (Full Story)

Nashville Business Journal-- A study by the University of San Diego reviewed more than 2,000 large office buildings in the CoStar database and found that Energy Star, which is comparable to the LEED certification program — office buildings since 2004 have had a 2 percent greater occupancy, with $2- per-square-foot rents. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Worshippers of different faiths met under the blue-tiled dome of the Immaculata Church at the University of San Diego yesterday for the 16th annual All Faith Service. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The December decline in building permits helped push San Diego's index of leading economic indicators, released yesterday by the Burnham-Moores Real Estate Institute at the University of San Diego, to its lowest point ever. (Full Story)

La Prensa-- Conceived by the University of San Diego’s Ethnic Studies program in conjunction with the departments of English and Art to address the current state of mass deportations here in San Diego and throughout the nation, the event was organized by the University of San Diego Ethnic Studies Program, Calaca Press and the Red CalacArts Collective. It is sponsored by Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego Public Library, University of San Diego AChA and University of San Diego MEChA. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “When we score high on these kinds of surveys, our brand image is enhanced,” said Seth Ellis, an associate professor of marketing at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

CR80News.com-- “Check-in historically has involved a lot of time-consuming, one-on-one interaction, with almost every new and returning resident,” says Anthony Zamora, head of IT support for the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

Catholic News Service-- Integration is a two-way process, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, said during a speech Jan. 28 at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Reader-- The University of San Diego leading indicators of the San Diego economy continue plummeting. According to calculations of economist Alan Gin, the December index was at 108.4, down 2.1 percent from November. (Full Story)

SanDiego6.com-- With job losses in San Diego County expected to mount, the outlook for the local economy remains weak for at least the first half of the year, a University of San Diego economist reported Thursday. (Full Story)

10News.com-- With job losses in San Diego County expected to mount, the outlook for the local economy remains weak for at least the first half of the year, a University of San Diego economist reported Thursday. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- An index measuring San Diego’s overall economy showed the largest drop in more than a year in December with decreases felt in five of six components that make up the index. (Full Story)

Business Week--  "It's like a cancer that you have to cut out," says Frank Partnoy, a law professor at the University of San Diego. The surgery won't be cheap. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- With temperatures in the mid-50s and a frigid wind blowing at La Jolla Country Club, it didn't feel like spring golf yesterday in the 2nd Annual San Diego Intercollegiate, presented by Lamkin Grips. USD sophomore Gunner Wiebe, though, made the best of it. (Full Story)

San Francisco Chronicle-- For all of 2008, there were 4.9 million existing-home sales, down more than 13 percent from a year earlier, and the lowest total since 1997. "We have another year to go of soft home prices, primarily at this point because of the recession and job losses," said Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

OCRegister.com-- Robert Fellmeth, director of the Childrens' Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego, said the idea of taking resources away from dependent youth is “laughable.” (Full Story)

NBCSanDiego.com-- "There's less remodeling going on," said University of San Diego economist Allen Gin.  "People need less furniture and home accessories." (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- Dr. George Reed, associate professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, and a retired Army colonel. Dr. Reed is organizing the 2009 International Society for Military Ethics (ISME) Symposium that will take place at USD later this week. (Full Story)

Pantagraph.com-- “We have another year to go of soft home prices, primarily at this point because of the recession and job losses.” Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, said in an interview last week. (Full Story)

InmanNews.com-- Lenders are trying to stretch out some of their losses, and avoid the need for massive new reserve funding when possible, said Norm Miller, a professor at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego. (Full Stories)

SFGate.com-- "These proposals do nothing to help the general fund. Nothing," said Julianne D'Angelo Fellmeth of the Center for Public Interest Law at the University of San Diego, who has studied state regulatory agencies for nearly three decades. (Full Story)

Forbes.com-- "We have another year to go of soft home prices, primarily at this point because of the recession and job losses." Norm Miller, a real estate professor at the University of San Diego, said in an interview last week. (Full Story)

San Diego Business Journal-- “The best hope is for 12 months of the same,” said Ryan Ratcliff, an economics professor at the University of San Diego, which hosted the annual event. “I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. We’re in for more than 12 months of a very bad economy.” (Full Story)

North County Times-- Dennis Clausen writes from Escondido and is an American literature professor at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Ryan Ratcliff is an assistant professor of economics at the University of San Diego. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Dee Aker is the interim director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. Elena McCollim is program officer at the institute. Both recently returned from Colombia where they met with representatives from a range of governmental and nongovernmental entities regarding the human rights situation in the country. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “It's an important tool for Mexican law enforcement,” said David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego, though he acknowledged that the message probably is not being heard on the streets of Tijuana and other cities where the violence is being played out. (Full Story)

Yahoo! News-- Norm Miller at the University of San Diego is less sanguine about the role that mortgage modifications can play in resolving the housing crisis. He believes only 25% of delinquent mortgages qualify for modifications based on the 38% of income requirement, since he estimates that homeowners who have lost their jobs, died, or gotten a divorce account for half the defaults, while another 25% are due to higher resets of adjustable-rate mortgages that borrowers can no longer afford and loans that are underwater. (Full Story)

Business Week-- Norm Miller at the University of San Diego is less sanguine about the role that mortgage modifications can play in resolving the housing crisis. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Pomare plans on adding to his 1,562 career points. On Dec. 30, he passed the 1,472 that Washington put up from 1971 to 1974, scoring 10 points in a victory at Mississippi State that started USD on the six-game winning streak it takes into tonight's contest. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- USD is 12-7 overall and off to the first 4-0 WCC start in school history. Saint Mary's is 17-1, 4-0 in WCC play, ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and on a school record 14-game winning streak. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- Sally Brosz Hardin, PhD, RN, FAAN, is dean of the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. (Full Story)

The Australian-- Frank Partnoy, professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, summed the situation in the Financial Times: "Although sophisticated investors recognised early on that this crisis was about solvency, not liquidity, and that the liquidity crunch arose from fear that banks could not repay their obligations, others came to this view more slowly. The last, as usual, were the credit rating agencies. (Full Story)

PressDemocrat.com-- Maria Carrillo High grad Carolyn Straub will compete in the national intercollegiate ethics bowl in March after her team from the University of San Diego took first place in the recent regional competition. (Full Story)

The Mercury News-- The Toreros were 2-1 against the Gaels last season, including a 75-69 double-overtime victory in the WCC Tournament semifinals. Johnson, the MVP of the tournament, played a key role in the two wins over the Gaels, averaging 26.5 points. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- University of San Diego School of Law has launched a new Center on Intellectual Property Law and Markets. The center will train students in the fundamentals of intellectual property laws and the ways clients use IP rights to compete in real-world markets. It will also provide a forum where lawyers, clients, judges and policymakers can share ideas about IP doctrines and policies. (Full Story)

MercuryNews.com-- Lillis, 21, is the daughter of Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Heather Morse. She graduated with honors from Monte Vista Christian High School and is now a senior at the University of San Diego majoring in English with a minor in philosophy. (Full Story)

Rivals.com-- If San Diego's offense can step up and the pitching staff continues where it left off last season, there's no reason why the Toreros shouldn't win a regional, compete in a super regional and have a chance to get to Omaha. (Full Story)

VoiceofSanDiego.org-- USD coach Bill Grier is one of those "anybodys." He says the trait frustrates him and his staff as they try to coach the Houston street ball out of Johnson to transition him into what he has rapidly become this season -- one of the most explosive point guards in the West Coast Conference. (Full Story)

iStockAnalyst.com-- However, in a commentary for the Financial Times, "Prepare to Bury the Fatally Wounded Big Banks," Frank Parnoy, a professor at the University of San Diego and author of the forthcoming book, The Match King: Ivar Kreuger and the Financial Scandal of the Century, offers up an epitaph that seems far more fitting. (Full Story)

10News.com-- Volunteers with the University of San Diego helped to renovate Hannah's House -- a family shelter in North Park, and San Diego State University held a luncheon for the holiday. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Two local nonprofits have received awards from the University of San Diego for excellence in governance. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- “The lack of lending makes monetary policy impotent,” said University of San Diego economist Ryan Ratcliff. “Tax cuts go under the mattress. So we have to look to government spending as the most direct path (to stabilizing the economy).” (Full Story)

The Wall Street Journal-- For instance, law students at the University of San Diego advise local businesses pro bono on legal matters such as business incorporation and getting licenses and permits. (Full Story)

North County Times-- Whatever the reason, Grier seems to have made his point. Since returning, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Johnson ---- with 10 pounds of added bulk from a year ago ---- has led the Toreros (12-7) on a six-game winning streak. He has steadied the backcourt with ball-handling, improved the defense with quickness, and opened up the inside game with passing and outside shooting. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- If the opponent had come in with anything better than a 1-17 record, last night could have been considered a classic “trap” game for the USD men's basketball team. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The senior center scored 17 points in USD's 69-57 victory at Pepperdine and set the all-time scoring record for a Toreros women's basketball player, surpassing the mark previously held by Susie Erpelding (1996-2000) at 1,510. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- The fifth straight win for USD (11-7) boosted its WCC record to 3-0 for the first time in school history. (Full Story)

KPBS.org-- University of San Diego economist Ryan Ratcliff says in past recessions, the San Diego area has usually faired better than the state. He says the more highly educated workforce and mix of industries has insulated the region from higher unemployment rates. But that’s not the case this time. (Full Story)

GeorgiaBulletin.org-- Mary Kruer is an assistant university minister at the Catholic University of San Diego. She is unfamiliar with the latest technology, so she scribbled to fill a notebook with information about the Internet during the technology workshop. (Full Story)

The Daily Transcript-- The University of San Diego’s Institute for Nonprofit Governance presented its third annual Kaleidoscope Award for exceptional governance to Volunteers of America of Southwest California and the San Diego Jewish Academy. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- There was the 18-point night at Kentucky when Ginty, on short notice of a starting assignment, went 5-for-5 from the field, 4-for-4 from three-point range and made all four of his free throws in USD's stunning 81-72 victory. (Full Story)

North County Times-- But now it's USD (11-7) riding high with a nine-game winning streak against Pepperdine and off to its first 3-0 start in 30 seasons of WCC play. USD opened the conference schedule last week with wins at San Francisco and Santa Clara. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Trumaine Johnson scored 16 points and Gyno Pomare added 14 as San Diego extended its winning streak to five with a 62-47 win over Pepperdine on Thursday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. (Full Story)

San Diego Union-Tribune-- Norm Miller, a professor of real estate at the University of San Diego, complained that the program would result in “a windfall gain for a certain type of borrower. And any time you provide benefits for just one group of people, you can distort the market.” (Full Story)