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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. …
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, Pardon my Greed! She was chosen for the festival from over 300 submissions nationwide. The play will be performed Off Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York on July 15, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
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…
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Drew Talley
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
We are proud to announce Environmental and Ocean Sciences professor Drew Talley, PhD, has been awarded Faculty Mentor of the Year by the TRIO McNair S…
Powerful Resource: Students Benefit from USD's Pre-Health Advising Program
Sunday, May 26, 2019post has photos
The day each college student dreams of — graduation — finally arrived for Shane Davis, Melissa Tran and many others in the University of S…
Juliana Mascari ’16 (BA), ’19 (JD): A Double USD Graduate in Bloom
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
San Diego (May 22, 2019) – Juliana Mascari knew the University of San Diego was the right place after her initial campus visit. Yet, she toured …
USD's 2019 Valedictorians Share Passion for Learning and Careers
Wednesday, May 22, 2019post has photos
One has known she wanted to teach since elementary school. Another will become a mergers and acquisitions analyst and a third is joining a cyber secur…
Michael Bennett '19: Head First into Global Learning
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
There exists a few select moments that I can recall with impressive detail. From the color of my shirt to the hue in the sky to my scattering thoughts…
2019 STEM For All Video Showcase Innovations in STEM Education, May 13-20
Wednesday, May 15, 2019post has video
Please check out our video in the 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase this week: https://stemforall2019.videohall.com/presentations/1568. There …
Annual Piano Sale to Benefit the Music Department
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
The Music Department is happy to announce the annual piano sale by Greene Music. Greene Music provides the Music Department with new Ya…
Poetry Collaboration with Kearny High School Students
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Thanks to a microgrant provided by USD’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences' (SOLES) E2E Incubator, Alcala Review editorial staff membe…
Research, Awards, Celebration at Women's and Gender Studies/Women's Commons Banquet
Wednesday, May 15, 2019post has photos
The 24th annual Women’s and Gender Studies and Women’s Commons end-of-year banquet offered a packed schedule for all in attendance. It con…
Alumnus Jared Ruga's Film, Quiet Heroes, Wins Daytime Emmy Award
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
The career boundaries seem limitless for Jared Ruga, a 2011 Honors Program triple major undergraduate alumnus of the University of San Diego. The late…
Office Hours: Dr. Christopher Carter, Assistant Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Tuesday, May 14, 2019post has video
For Christopher Carter, PhD, an assistant professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, a faith-based education not only…
Sophia Woolery Receives Outstanding Research and Academic Achievement Award
Friday, May 10, 2019
This week, the Department of Psychological Sciences is recognizing Behavioral Neuroscience major Sophia Woolery for receiving the Outstanding Research…
Honors Convocation Celebrates Top, Special Achievements
Thursday, May 9, 2019post has photos
Commencement is still a few weeks away, but one of the sure signs May has arrived is when students in the upcoming graduating class at the University …
New Director of Cropper Center for Creative Writing
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
After six years, Halina Duraj, PhD, has announced that she will step down as the Director of the English Department's Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Cr…
Honors Program Students Present Thesis Work at Honors Colloquium
Saturday, May 4, 2019post has photos
The University of San Diego is committed to a liberal arts education for its students — especially on a sunny spring Saturday morning and aftern…
Congratulations to Cropper Creative Writing Contest Winners
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of our 2018-2019 Cropper Creative Writing Contest, which were announced at the Cropper Creative Writing …
Join the Humanities Center Student Board 2019-20
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Apply online for the 2019-20 Humanities Center Student Board. We are looking for students who are interested in humanities and want to represent the v…
Pomai Murakami Receives Outstanding Research and Academic Achievement Award
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
This week, the Department of Psychological Sciences is recognizing Behavioral Neuroscience major Pomai Murakami for receiving the Outstanding Research…
Congrats to Our Seniors Graduating with Creative Writing Emphasis
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Congratulations to all our seniors graduating with the Creative Writing Emphasis in the English major, who read from their own works at our Cropper Cr…
Dr. Peter Mena Publishes New Book
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Congratulations to Peter Mena, PhD on the publication of his new book, Place and Identity in the Lives of Antony, Paul, and Mary of Egypt. For a full …
First-Year LLC, Spring TLC Students Present Integration Projects
Tuesday, April 30, 2019post has photos
The University of San Diego's programs for first-year students and spring semester transfer newcomers, the Living Learning Communities and the Engage …
Practicing Changemaking: Year-Long Fellowship Program Supports Faculty Learning
Tuesday, April 30, 2019post has photos
Practicing changemaking. It's an expected exercise of all University of San Diego students because it’s an opportunity to grow, be out of one&rs…
Ali McLagan Receives Outstanding Research and Academic Achievement Award
Friday, April 26, 2019
This week, the Department of Psychological Sciences is recognizing Behavioral Neuroscience major Ali McLagan for receiving the Outstanding Research an…
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