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USD News Connect: Connecting Expert Voices to the Stories Impacting Our Community

April 12, 2022

Good morning newsrooms!

Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*

Fertilizer Shortage Impacting Food Prices

A fertilizer shortage, worsened by the war in Ukraine, is impacting the price and scarcity of certain basic foods. Joel Sutherland, professor of practice in supply chain management, can explain the trickle-down effect this fertilizer shortage is having on global food prices and how this also impacts local economies.

Immigration Law Expert Available to Provide Insight on Ukrainian Refugees Coming to the U.S.

The UN Refugee Agency shared in a recent release that "more than 10.5 million people have been displaced either within Ukraine or abroad as refugees, around a quarter of the population." Tammy Lin, supervising attorney at the University of San Diego (USD) Legal Clinics' Immigration Clinic, can provide insight on the immigration laws that Ukrainians will be applying for when coming to the U.S. and the situation at the U.S.- Mexico border as other asylum cases, from other countries, are also pending.

Earth Month: The Local Effect of the UN’s Report on Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found "limiting [global] warming to nearly 3 degrees Fahrenheit requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest, and be reduced by 43% by 2030." Researchers found one of the ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions is through the right infrastructure and technology. Darbi Berry, director at the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative housed at The Nonprofit Institute at USD, can provide insight on the report and how San Diego stacks up against other cities’ green initiatives and technologies.

For all media inquiries, email our team at

press@sandiego.edu.

* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.

USD Spotlight

The Brink Small Development Center recognized as an official Inclusive Innovation Hub

The Brink Small Development Center (SBDC) at the Knauss School of Business was recently recognized as an official Inclusive Innovation Hub by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. The designation provides The Brink with a $250,000 grant to create a 3-year strategy that will add innovation support for women, veterans and entrepreneurs of color. The Brink is one of 10 other Inclusive Innovation Hubs in California.