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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…
2019 Kyoto Prize Symposium Featuring Ms. Joan Jonas, Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Meet Ms. Joan Jonas, the 2018 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. An artist, Jonas has pioneered new artistic expression by integrating performance art and new media, remaining at the forefront of contemporary art for 50+ years. …
Women's Soccer: Setting Their Standard
Friday, August 16, 2019
As a coach, you don't take over a team, step in the locker room, wave a magic wand and immediately the players understand your philosophy, create a winning culture and stack up victories. It takes time.
USD, Duke, Harvard and Arizona Collaborate to Examine Complex Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Four universities have announced that they will collaborate in the 2019–20 school year using design thinking methodologies to explore new ways t…
Athletics Roundup: Soccer Home Games Friday, Sunday; Volleyball, Football, Cross-Country
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
The 2019 Fall sports season arrives at Torero Stadium … in mid-August. The University of San Diego women’s soccer team will start things …
EOSC Alum Nima Farchadi Publishes in Marine Ecology Progress Series
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Recent alumnus, Nima Farchadi, who graduated in 2018 with an MS in Marine Science has been published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series. His journa…
Alumni Spotlight: Taylor Simpkins
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
One of USD Environmental and Ocean Sciences Department's outstanding alumni, Taylor Simpkins, who completed her Bachelors in Marine Science in 2013, i…
Toreros Football: New Season, Same Goal
Monday, August 5, 2019
At 76 years young, Dale Lindsey is about to embark on his seventh season as University of San Diego head football coach. His goal this season is …
MICAH Fellowship a Life-Changer for Students
Friday, August 2, 2019post has video
Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly. “That’s really what this program is all about,” said Tom Mulvaney ’77 (JD) on a sunny Sat…
USD Scientist for a Day: Student Labs Research
Thursday, August 1, 2019post has video
It may be summer at the University of San Diego, but research happens year-round. On Tuesday, July 30, Vice President and Provost Gail F. Baker, PhD, …
Farewell Dr. Sitaraman
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
This week the department of Psychological Sciences bids Dr. Divya Sitaraman farewell. Dr. Sitaraman has been an instrumental part of the Psychological…
Featured Torero: Allison Monette '07
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Allison Monette '07 1: What have you been up to since graduation?It's been a whirl-wind! After graduation I moved to Washington State and worked as a…
Featured Torero: Annie Petersen '02
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Annie Petersen '02 1: What have you been up to since graduation?I graduated early, in December 2001 and walked with my class in May 2002. Since then,…
Women's Volleyball: Roxie's on the Rise
Monday, July 29, 2019
Roxie Wiblin's volleyball career at the University of San Diego is following an upward trajectory. The outside hitter started every match her fre…
Chemistry Alumna Shannen Cravens Returns to Talk Research at Symposium
Monday, July 22, 2019
Shannen Cravens, PhD, returns to her undergraduate college alma mater this week. It won’t be the first time the 2011 chemistry alumna has been b…
Dr. Emily Reimer-Barry Delivers Speech at CTSA Conference
Friday, July 19, 2019
Emily Reimer-Barry, PhD delivered a plenary address at the annual convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America. USD Magazine covers the s…
Torero Tidbits: Spaghetti Bridge Building; STEMWoW; Summer Symposium; Students Pass Test; Fall Sports in August
Wednesday, July 17, 2019post has video
More than 500 students in 15 U.S. locations — including one at USD’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering — will compete in the annua…
Alumni Owners of La Finquita Winery & Vineyard Work Hard to Taste Success
Thursday, July 11, 2019post has photos
Twelve years later, Jess Koehler, co-owner of Ramona’s La Finquita Winery and Vineyard, can laugh about it. Her reaction to the first sip of win…
Dr. Julia M. Medina publishes an article about Popular Culture in San Francisco
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Crafted as posters to promote solidarity gatherings, a series of illustrations of Augusto C. Sandino circulated in San Francisco between 1978 and 1979…
Alumni Spotlight: Malloree Hagerty
Monday, July 1, 2019
We are proud to announce a new paper published today by recent EOSC alum Malloree Hagerty! Malloree received her Masters of Science in Marine Science …
Torero Tidbits: New USD Trustees; 17 Faculty Get Tenure; New Alumni Board President; Employee Awards
Monday, July 1, 2019
Effective July 1, the start of the new fiscal year for the University of San Diego, the university’s Board of Trustees has added new members, ha…
Dr. Annette Taylor Retires after 29 Years
Friday, June 21, 2019
The Psychological Sciences Department celebrating Dr. Taylor's retirement Professor Annette Taylor is retiring! Well... sort of. The “sor…
Dr. Greg Prieto Awarded Prestigious American Sociological Association Book Award for 2019
Friday, June 21, 2019
The American Sociological Association awarded Greg Prieto, PhD, with the 2019 Latina/o Section Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award for…
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Zhi-Yong Yin
Thursday, June 20, 2019
USD professor in Environmental and Ocean Sciences Dr. Zhi-Yong Yin (AKA John Yin) collaborates with scientists from across the globe to study the hist…
It's Summer Send-Off Season at USD, Nationwide
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The University of San Diego recently congratulated over 2,600 new Torero graduates, more than half of which were undergraduates. Most of those among U…
Theatre Faculty Member Terry Glaser Selected as a Playwright for the Red Bull Theater's Short Play Festival
Friday, June 14, 2019
Theatre faculty member, Terry Glaser, was recently selected as a playwright in the upcoming Red Bull Theater's Short Play Festival for her play, …
USD Alumna Kelsey Grey Joins San Diego’s ABC News
Monday, June 10, 2019
USD Alumna Kelsey Grey is now a full-time associate producer at KGTV, San Diego’s local ABC News channel, as of this spring. After graduating …
Student Spotlight: Alicia Kelley
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Alicia Kelley is an environmental and ocean sciences major (Environmental Science Pathway) who is currently studying uranium concentrations in groundw…
NYU Welcomes USD Department of Psychological Sciences Student into Accelerated Orthopaedic Surgery Program
Monday, June 3, 2019
Nathan Lorentz, USD senior who just graduated with a behavioral neuroscience major, recently accepted an offer from NYU to its three-year accelerated …
EOSC Master's Student Featured in Union Tribune
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Ravleen Khalsa-Basra is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences. She was recently featured in the San Die…
U.N. Trip Inspires IPJ Student Intern's Passion to Empower Women Globally
Wednesday, May 29, 2019post has photos
Kendahl Tyburski, who graduated from the University of San Diego with an undergraduate degree in international relations on May 26, recently attended …
Channon Miller, PhD, selected as a 2019-2021 Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement (SITPA) Scholar
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement (SITPA) at Duke University is a mentoring and professional socialization initiative that f…
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