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Office Hours: Communication Studies Professor Jonathan Bowman, PhD
Tuesday, September 24, 2019post has video
Jonathan Bowman, PhD, professor of communication studies, has a deep passion for education and an affectionate love for his dog, Nala the Noodle. In the classroom, Bowman teaches theories of communication that students can apply to their daily lives.…
Behavioral Neuroscience Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to announce that behavioral neuroscience major, Zani Moore, was recently awarded a 2019 Fulbright Scholarship. The Fulbright Scholar Program allows its scholars the opportunity to meet and collabo…
EOSC Student Receives Prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Monday, May 20, 2019
USD’s Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences is proud to announce Elizabeth Bushnell, a junior in the environmental and ocean sciences major, was recently selected as a 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholar. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship…
USD Alumna Sofia Ramirez Receives 2019 Pickering Fellowship
Monday, May 13, 2019
Sofia Ramirez, University of San Diego alumna, was awarded the prestigious 2019 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship last fall. As part of the Pickering Program, Sofia will have an internship based in Washington, D.C., working with the U.…
Quick Q&A with Jesse J. Perez - Director of the Shiley Graduate Theatre Program
Thursday, March 28, 2019
The University of San Diego and the Old Globe's Shiley Graduate Theatre program announced last fall that they hired a new director, Jesse J. Perez. Since starting his new position this spring semester, and after settling in at USD for a few months, w…
Mairead Nolan and Professor Rebekah Wanic's Article on Trades Between Teams
Friday, October 11, 2019
Psychology professor Rebekah Wanic and student Mairead Nolan recently published an article called Showing Up and Showing Off on the Society for Personality and Social Psychology website. Their research focused on the sports performance of NBA players and how the role of the timing of the trade affects their performance. The expected outcome was for the players performance to be at their peak when facing their former teams.
Psychological Sciences Alumni Ellie Petty's Blog on the Peace Corps
Friday, October 11, 2019
Ellie Petty, a behavioral neuroscience alumni from the USD Class of 2019, has spent the past few months of her post-graduate career serving in the Pea…
Saturday's Womxn of Color Summit Serves a Community Purpose
Thursday, October 10, 2019
“I am not free while any womxn is unfree, even when their shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde.…
Kroc IPJ 2019-20 Women PeaceMakers Arriving at USD
Friday, October 4, 2019
Each day leading women peacebuilders are shaping societies for the better. They are entrenched in meetings, involved in high stakes negotiations, work…
"Christ" Exhibit is Open During Homecoming and Family Weekend
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Homecoming and Family Weekend is here and it’s a great time to return to campus. Your fellow Toreros are back, there’s food and lots of fu…
Office Hours: Jena Hales, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
Tuesday, October 1, 2019post has video
Jena Hales, PhD, assistant professor of psychological sciences, values the student interaction and mentorship opportunities USD offers. With her lab a…
Athletics Roundup: Volleyball, Men's Soccer on a Roll; Cross Country, Football, Women's Soccer
Monday, September 30, 2019
The University of San Diego women's volleyball team is on a roll. Seven straight match wins, including one five-set win against nationally ranked USC …
From the Top: USD Board of Trustees Chairman Donald R. Knauss
Sunday, September 29, 2019post has video
Student success is the top priority on the list of strategic initiatives and it is quite apparent when Donald R. Knauss, chairman of the University of…
Live Olé! - MFA's Globe For All Program Brings Theatre to the Community
Friday, September 27, 2019post has video
Graduates from The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program perform in the Globe for All Tour, a program that brings thea…
Professor Susie Babka on USD's 'Christ' Art Exhibit: "Drawings are Where Artists Get to be a Theologian"
Friday, September 27, 2019
Susie Babka, PhD, an associate professor in the University of San Diego's Theology and Religious Studies Department, has many unique academic experien…
Psychology Alumni Dr. Joanna Peters Recognizes Dr. Galvan as Inspiration
Friday, September 27, 2019
Joanna Peters, PhD, psychology alumni from the USD Class of 2008, credits Dr. Galvan to be a huge support and influence on her career. During her time…
Research Publication by Psychology Professor James Weyant
Friday, September 27, 2019
Dr. James Weyant, a USD psychology professor, has recently been published in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. His research article, Reduci…
Humanities Center Series — Sports: Meaning and Action Series
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
The Humanities Center will present a semester-long exploration into Sports: Meaning and Action.…
Seminar: Dr. James Bolender, USD
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Please join us for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry's first seminar of the Fall 2019 semester! Refreshments will be provided. …
Thursday's Cropper Series Events Feature Poet Jacqueline Osherow
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Poet Jacqueline Osherow will kick off the 2019-20 academic year as the English Department's featured speaker at both the Barrie Cropper Lecture on Cre…
Día de Muertos: Ancestral Tradition and Cultural Transformation Across Borders
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
The Humanities Center is hosting a week-long celebration of art, community and memory, October 28 to November 1. Sponsored by the Humanities Center a…
On National Voter Registration Day, New Report Touts USD Voting Surge in 2018
Tuesday, September 24, 2019post has video
Today, September 24, is National Voter Registration Day. Across the country, civic-minded Americans are hosting events, canvassing and taking to socia…
PAIGE '14 AND MICHAEL '14 D'ARRIGO
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
What is your Torero love story? We met at USD in 2012. I first noticed him at a soccer game (he was the handsome goalkeeper), and he first noticed me…
LAUNCH Beginning!
Monday, September 23, 2019
Come join us at the informational meeting happening October 2! LAUNCH is a six-week design-thinking based workshop! Within LAUNCH, you will be able t…
Art Exhibition Debut is a Hit with Campus, San Diego Community
Friday, September 20, 2019
The first full week is complete, including the first-ever weekend availability for viewers, and there is great appreciation by both the University of …
Psychological Sciences: Study Abroad Courses
Friday, September 20, 2019
The University of San Diego's Study Abroad Program allows undergraduate students to live and study in a multitude of different countries, whether it…
Keep It Civil San Diego's Premiere Taping at USD
Thursday, September 19, 2019post has video
San Diego Mesa College Press highlighted the San Diego Community College District and University of San Diego’s new show “Keep it Civil Sa…
Visual arts professor, Matt Rich, awarded a Howard Fellowship
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Visual arts professor, Matt Rich, was awarded a Howard Fellowship from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Foundation to support research a…
Welcome to #ClimateWeek2019!
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Welcome to #ClimateWeek2019 Everyone! Climate Week (September 23 through the 27) is an event held in NYC by The Climate Group every year to showcase …
Shalt Thou Eat an Impossible Burger? Religious Doctrine Scrambles to Catch up to New Food Technology
Monday, September 16, 2019
Our very own, Aaron Gross, PhD, is cited in this compelling article, featured in the Washington Post. …
Highly Anticipated Exhibit "Christ: Life, Death and Resurrection" Opens at Hoehn Galleries
Friday, September 13, 2019post has video
The wait is over. Today, Sept. 13, is the official public opening of one of the University of San Diego's most highly anticipated art exhibits, "Chris…
Nine USD Professors Receive Top Faculty Awards
Friday, September 13, 2019
University of San Diego Vice President and Provost Gail F. Baker, PhD, introduced and recognized nine USD faculty members who received top university …
Alumnus Tobias Nickel Publishes Paper on Senior Research Project
Thursday, September 12, 2019
We are so proud of recent alumni Tobias Nickel (class of 2019) for publishing a paper in the Natural Areas Journal. His paper describes his research o…
Meet Dr. Laura Getz, New Psychological Sciences Professor
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The Psychological Sciences Department is thrilled to welcome the newest faculty member to the department, Dr. Laura Getz. Dr. Getz joins the departmen…
Office Hours: Derrick Cartwright, PhD, University Galleries Director/Art History Associate Professor
Tuesday, September 10, 2019post has video
Through his work as the Director of University Galleries and as an Associate Professor of Art History, Derrick Cartwright, PhD, connects the USD commu…