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Fletcher Jones Foundation Awards USD $1 Million to Reimagine Math Learning Space
Tuesday, October 10, 2017post has video
A $1 million grant from The Fletcher Jones Foundation will transform the Mathematics Department at the University of San Diego from its current space into a dynamic, state-of-the-art environment for student collaboration, faculty research, and commun…
Chemistry's Lauren Benz Earns Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Thursday, August 17, 2017
For the fourth time since 2011, a University of San Diego professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department has received the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, a nationally recognized honor.…
ILLUME: Sherman Alexie
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities Center and Warwick’s Books proudly present Sherman Alexie, National Book Award winner and bestselling author of The Abosolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian as he discusses his ne…
Join the Humanities Center Student Board!
Thursday, May 11, 2017
The Humanities Center Student Board was established in 2017 with the purpose of enhancing student participation in the center. Student board members will help in conceiving ideas for events, designing student-lead programs, voicing student views abou…
History with Class
Monday, March 6, 2017
History professor Iris Engstrand is retiring at the end of the academic year, her 48th at Alcalá Park. “I don’t think anyone takes a job and thinks, ‘this is where I’ll be for the next five decades,’ but it worke…
2018 Women PeaceMakers Spotlight: Rosa Emilia Salamanca, Colombia
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The University of San Diego is hosting four outstanding females from around the world to share their knowledge and to be present. In 2018, the 16th year of the Women PeaceMakers Program, the cohort consists of: Rosa Emilia Salamanca of Colombia, Roxana Cristescu of Eurasia, Amira Abdulrahman Hussein Timan from Sudan and Mariam Yazdani of Pakistan. They are part of a program that shines an important global spotlight on women leadership, a Changemaker spirit and how they can help to inspire female leaders-in-training. The women are at USD through Nov. 17. While they are here, they’ll be working on the issue of ensuring women have a seat of power at the peace negotiation table. Today and in the coming week, USD News Center will spotlight one PeaceMaker each day to learn a little more about their backstory and to know about upcoming on-campus events featuring this impressive cohort.
Get to Know Dr. Brandon Carlisle
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Dr. Brandon Carlisle teaches the Theories of Personality course this fall 2018. What are your favorite courses to teach? I generally prefer to teach…
Upcoming Fall 2018 USD Graduate, Undergraduate Theatre Productions
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The fall semester is well underway, but the first theatre performances of the 2018-19 academic year are nearing. The University of San Diego has three…
2018 Women PeaceMakers Spotlight: Mariam Yazdani, Pakistan
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The University of San Diego is hosting four outstanding females from around the world to share their knowledge and to be present. In 2018, the 16th ye…
Office Hours: Diane Keeling, PhD, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies
Tuesday, October 16, 2018post has video
Whether she's enjoying jazz music or roller skating, Diane Keeling, PhD, an assistant professor of communication studies in the University of San Dieg…
Dennis Clausen's Book "The Accountant's Apprentice" Published
Friday, October 12, 2018
Congratulations to Dennis Clausen, PhD, Professor, Department of English, whose new book The Accountant's Apprentice has just been published by Brown …
Week of Oct. 8 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018
The Problem: An odd number of soldiers are stationed in a field in such a way that all the pairwise distances are distinct. Each soldier is told to…
DNA shows great white shark attacked boy off Encinitas beach
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Results from DNA testing of a wetsuit worn by a teenage boy bitten by a shark last month while lobster diving in Encinitas confirmed he was attacked b…
Dr. Yanguas published in the journal Language Learning and Technology
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Íñigo Yanguas, PhD, Language Coordinator and Associate Professor of Spanish, holds a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics. He is active in resear…
Friday Music: Big Blue Bash Concert Acts Announced; USD Choral Concert "A Light to Guide You Home"
Thursday, October 11, 2018
The University of San Diego campus community will have a pair of free concerts to choose from for their listening pleasure on Friday, Oct. 12, during …
Get to Know Dr. Ruben Hernandez
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Dr. Hernandez teaches the Introduction Psychology and Research Methods courses this fall 2018. What are your favorite courses to teach? Introduction…
Six Alumni Give Advice to Engineering 101 Students
Wednesday, October 10, 2018post has photos
The best way to understand something is often to actually go through it. Tuesday afternoon in the Hahn University Center Forums A and B, though, an au…
USD's 2018 Women PeaceMakers Cohort Arrives in San Diego
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Four bonafide global changemakers for peace have arrived at the University of San Diego campus.…
As immigrants flow across US border, American guns go south
Friday, October 5, 2018
Among the thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many are seeking to escape gang and drug violen…
Dr. Cid Martinez appeared on KPBS panel honoring Pastor Cornelius Bowser Sr. as "Community Hero" addressing gun violence in San Diego
Friday, October 5, 2018
KPBS reporter Jade Hindmon interviews Dr. Cid Martinez, Wendy Wheatcroft and Pastor Cornelius-Tshombe Boswer Sr., regarding the problems and solu…
USD Votes: Encouraging Campus Community to Register to Vote
Friday, October 5, 2018
Are you registered to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 6? If you live in California, do you realize that the deadline to register to…
As Immigrants Flow Across US Border, American Guns Go South
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Among the thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many are seeking to escape gang and drug violen…
Adjunct Professor Jessica White-Magellan has been recognized by USD's National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
Monday, October 1, 2018
Because of your dedication to NSCS' core values of scholarship, leadership, and service, our Officer Board has nominated you for Distinguished Honorar…
Mariachi Toreros de San Diego Participate in First Annual California Youth Mariachi Competition
Monday, October 1, 2018
During the summer, some members of the University of San Diego mariachi, under direction of Serafin Paredes, were able to participate in the First Ann…
Mathematics Fall Kick Off Lecture
Monday, October 1, 2018
Professor Ardila works in combinatorics to other areas of mathematics and applications. He also strives to build joyful, empowering, and equitable mat…
Music Student Spotlight
Monday, October 1, 2018
Amanda Ezell spent this summer researching motivation and percussion pedagogy as a McNair Scholar, under the guidance of Dr. Jeffrey Malecki (Music De…
The Annual Open Orientation for Faculty
Monday, October 1, 2018
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2018 NOVO NORDISK DONNELLY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Friday, September 28, 2018
Garrett Kurtz of Irvine, Calif., and Paulina Garcia of San Antonio, Texas, have been named the 2018 Novo Nordisk Donnelly Award national winners. The …
Burning Man Launch Party
Friday, September 28, 2018
A crew of two dozen USD students and alums, countless community members, along with five faculty have been working over the past eight months in creat…
Faculty Spotlight: Ryan Nestor
Friday, September 28, 2018
In June, Ryan Nestor earned the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of California, San Diego. His dissertation “This is not a Dril…
Meet Adam Boocher, PhD
Friday, September 28, 2018
A word from Adam: I'm really excited to be joining USD! Ever since I was a college student, I knew that I wanted to work at a liberal arts co…
Faculty Spotlight: David Harnish
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Professor Harnish completed his year-long sabbatical in which he conducted fieldwork on Lombok, Indonesia (fall 2017) and taught on the Semester at Se…
Faculty Spotlight: Emilie Amrein
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Emilie Amrein traveled to Minnesota in late September to give invited talks on her research at the UMN and at UMN-Morris. She presented on diversity, …
Faculty Spotlight: Marianne Pfau
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Marianne Pfau is very excited to go on a concert tour to Italy Oct 2-12. She will play principal oboe with the German Baroque Orchestra Il Trion…
Horn Masterclass with John Logan
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Dr. Malecki and Warren Gref, applied horn, had the privilege to host a horn masterclass with John Logan, professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotl…
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