Smart Stuff
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INTELLIGENT MATERIALS RESEARCH FUNDED
Imagine a bridge that could sense a crack forming and heal itself before disaster ensues. Envision a material that can move and respond to external cues to perform dangerous search and rescue … Read More
Time of Your Life
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM HAS A GLOBAL FLAIR
Hopes and dreams are kicked into high gear when a student heads off to college. They’re expecting to emerge with not only a diploma, but a vast trove of experiences … Read More
Different Perspectives
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INCREASED FACULTY DIVERSITY BENEFITS STUDENTS
When Noelle Norton became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2013, one of her first priorities was increasing the diversity of the college’s faculty. At the hands of Professor Perla … Read More
Deepening Understanding
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Spring 2019DIVING INTO MARINE SCIENCE LEADS TO IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY
When Morgan Martin ’14 (MS) arrived at USD to begin her graduate studies in marine science, she imagined herself in a SeaWorld-like setting, interacting with blubbery sea lions, San … Read More
A Brilliant Trio
Academic Excellence - Spring 2019THREE USD PROFESSORS STRUT THEIR AUTHORIAL STUFF
Stories bring humanity together. And in very different ways, three University of San Diego professors have added to the rich tapestry of the written word with the recent publication … Read More
We’re Number One
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019USD TOPS IN THE NATION FOR STUDY ABROAD
The University of San Diego was ranked first in the nation for undergraduate study-abroad participation among the top 40 doctorate-granting universities by the Institute for International Education (IIE) which announced the … Read More
Numbers Game
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018MATH DEPARTMENT SOLVES ITS SPACE PROBLEM
Thanks to a $1 million award from The Fletcher Jones Foundation, USD’s math department is poised to transform its Serra Hall home into a dynamic, state-of-the-art environment for student collaboration, … Read More
Think Differently
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018INNOVATION IS KEY TO NEW MASTER’S PROGRAM AND LAB SPACE
hat does a crosswalk look like to you? In most intersections in the U.S., a pair of thick white lines stretching from one side … Read More
He’s Got Answers
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018LEAD FUNDRAISER CELEBRATES CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
On July 1, 2010, Leading Change: The Campaign for USD was launched under the direction of President Mary E. Lyons and Board Chair Ron Fowler. The behind-the-scenes work and fundraising was led by … Read More
Service is Key
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC DOES THE RIGHT THING
Bob Muth was a senior at Northwestern University when he watched the horrors of 9/11 unfold on TV and decided it was time to serve his country. He was part … Read More
Serving One and All
Academic Excellence - Fall 2018OPTIONS ARE KEY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS
The role that Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) plays for USD is to serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers. But PCE’s … Read More
Reverberating Impact
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2018ACROSS CAMPUS, MEANINGFUL CHANGE IS IN THE AIR
At USD, we are committed to recognizing challenges as they arise, and finding opportunities to make a difference for the next generation of Toreros and the world we share. Following … Read More
Office Hours: Greg Prieto
Academic Excellence, videos - Office HoursWhat do the movie FernGully and the field of sociology have in common? Well, the answer to that is Greg Prieto, PhD, an assistant professor of sociology in the University of San Diego College of Arts and Sciences. … Read More
We’re Going Digital
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2018OPEN SOURCE ARCHIVES SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON GOOD WORK
Behind a locked door, in a climate-controlled suite of rooms at the rear of the Copley Library’s Mother Rosalie Hill Reading Room, USD treasures are carefully catalogued and held … Read More
