Office of Media Relations at the University of San Diego
September 20, 2022 | View in web browser
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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.*
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Tuesday, Sept. 20th is National Voter Registration Day
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With the 2022 midterm elections less than two months away, National Voter Registration Day works to get more Americans registered so they can cast their vote in upcoming elections. Casey Dominguez, political science and international relations professor, can share more on the importance of National Voter Registration Day, tips for people to get registered and share how she and USD students are working to register students to vote. Washington Monthly recently named USD as one of America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting. In fact, 76.3% of USD students registered and voted in 2020, thanks, in part, to the work of Dominguez and the USD committee, USD Votes.
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What's Next After Governor Newsom Signed New Climate Change Legislation Last Week?
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Last week, Governor Newsom signed 40 climate change-focused pieces of legislation, which included codifying mandates to achieve statewide carbon neutrality no later than 2045, achieve interim targets in 2035 and 2040 to achieve the 100% clean electricity target in 2045 along with planning and building the transmission, amongst other initiatives. Joe Kaatz, staff attorney at USD's Energy Policy Initiatives Center, is available to discuss the next steps after the signing of this legislature, what will need to be done to reach these goals and how California is setting a precedent for strong green policies.
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Friday, Sept. 23rd is Education Technology Day
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The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education at USD’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences is focused on advancing innovation and equity in K-20 education by engaging in pioneering research and evaluation and developing innovative curriculum and technologies. Dr. Perla Myers was just named the Executive Director of the Institute. She is available to speak about some of the ways in which the Jacobs Institute helps to promote innovation including a recently-awarded $1.18 million NSF grant project to develop an immersive, culturally-relevant learning experience in Minecraft: Education Edition to help strengthen Hispanic elementary students' spatial computational thinking skills and awareness of STEM careers.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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USD Media Relations Team Launches Podcast, Sharing Stories and Expertise from the USD Community
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The USD Media Relations team launched a podcast that will feature interviews with people in the USD community. The goal of the “At the Edge of it All” podcast is to provide a source of learning to listeners as the podcast hosts interview professors and learn more about their area of study – covering topics ranging from climate change to mental health.
Podcast episodes will be offered in both English and Spanish, when available. New episodes of the podcast will be released every Wednesday. Listeners can access the podcast on major platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts, amongst others.
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Office of Media Relations
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
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