The program's 21st cohort adds to a growing list of hundreds of alumni who've gotten mentorship and research opportunities.

The University's open access digital repository, Digital USD, has a fresh face -- but with the same great capabilities for publishing, preserving, and promoting faculty and student scholarship to a global audience.

Yessica Green Rosas, PhD, was a McNair Scholar as an undergrad, and joined USD's faculty this fall.

The University of San Diego celebrated its third annual Ronald E. McNair Day on October 21 at the Garden of the Sea, drawing approximately 60 attendees to honor the late NASA astronaut and the scholars who carry on his legacy through the federally-funded TRIO McNair Scholars Program .

The USD TRIO McNair Scholars Program marked two decades during its annual Ronald E. McNair Day on Oct. 22, and USD alumna Melinda Sevilla ’18 (MA) delivered a message to current and past scholars about the importance and beauty of maintaining relationships with their peers in the program.

Isabella Ramirez is a junior majoring in behavioral neuroscience and minoring in comprehensive music and chemistry. With funding support from the Psychological Sciences' Student Travel Award for Research (STAR) and the McNair Scholars Award, Ramirez was able to present her research, "Melodies Are Not a Useful Mnemonic Cue for Immediate Word Recall." At the Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention in San Francisco, CA. Attending WPA was memorable and exciting. "The Western Psychological Association Conference not only allowed me to network and learn about the incredible research being done at a University level, but also allowed me the opportunity to present the research that I have been working on for the past year. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to do so, especially with the funding assistance through the Department of Psychological Sciences as well as the McNair Scholars program, as well as the guidance of Dr. Laura Getz. I never thought that I would have been able to present my research in my junior year, and the experience of WPA is one I will never forget!"

Brevity was the name of the game at USD’s 34th Creative Collaborations Undergraduate Research Conference on April 16 in the Learning Commons.

Dr. Cawa Tran, assistant professor of biology, studies symbiosis, specifically the connection between corals, sea anemones and microorganisms, and the algae and bacteria that live inside of them. But, symbiosis can also be seen as a metaphor for her life.