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Engineering Students Put FRED to the Test in Mission Bay
// August 14, 2019
Tents were pitched, the sun shined, and boardshorts abounded, but it was not a typical day at the beach for four University of San Diego Shi…
Summer Scholars Showcase Research at Colloquium
// August 9, 2019
The relaxing days of summer vacation are dwindling for all University of San Diego students, but for some 70 young Torero researchers, they'…
Torero Tidbits: Summer Research Colloquium; About Time Project; Law School Nears; SFI Summit
// August 6, 2019
Summer student scholars who’ve spent the past few months working on research projects in a variety of disciples at the University of S…
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Highlights
Two USD students conduct research at MIT this summer
Chemistry student Estefania Martinez Valdivia conducts research in the Kiessling Chemical Biology laboratory and Math major Timothy Holdsworth conducts research at the MIT Media Lab.
USD student is recognized at international workshop
Architecture student Daniel Rodriguez wins 3rd place at Busan International Architectural Design Workshop in South Korea.
Harvard Bound
Bruce’s prestigious Keck Undergraduate Research Fellowship, among other things, prepared him for graduate school
Lowrider Research
Pulido involved students in community-based research for his documentary film about lowrider car culture in San Diego
Mastering Actin Networks
Savanna and Jonathon’s research could be beneficial for military, commercial and medical applications.
Double Winner
Faye Mankowske shares how faculty mentorship shaped her undergraduate experience.
Mentoring A Priority
USD Chemistry Professor to be honored nationally for promoting Undergraduate Research.
Curiosity and Work Ethic
Nick Day's undergraduate research journey began in high school and continued throughout his time at USD.
Architecture Research
Ryan Barney's interest was sparked in an introductory architecture class at USD
Pulitzer-Scholar
McNair Scholar and Pulitzer Fellowship recipient Paul Short presents his reseaech entitled Istanbul: Housing the Displaced at the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
OURMA 2014
Meet the 2014/2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (OURMA) recipients Drs. Lauren Benz and Frank Jacobitz.
2015 NSF GRFP Recipient
University of San Diego senior biochemistry major Elizabeth (Bette) Webster has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to support three years of graduate studies.
Undergraduate Selected to Present at NCUR
Environmental and Ocean Sciences graduate Tyler Barnes is selected to present coral reef research at NCUR 2015
CBRDG 2015/2016
Congratulations to CBRDG recipients Dr. Perla Myers and Dr. Lisa Nunn and their community partners.