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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USD Researchers Survey Local Elected Officials to Study Threats and Harassments Against Them
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Researchers at the Violence, Inequality and Power Lab (VIP Lab) and Institute for Civil Civic Engagement at the University of San Diego have sent out surveys to elected officials in San Diego County-- from city council members to school board members-- to help them create what they believe is the first attempt to fully aggregate threats and harassment towards nearly all elected officials across San Diego County. With a recent survey finding that 34% of people think it is justified for citizens to take violent action against the government, the researchers are hoping to get real data on the kinds of threats and harassment that local elected officials may be experiencing in their daily lives. Rachel Locke, director of the VIP Lab, can discuss what this research will look like in the months ahead and what her team is hoping to do with the results.
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Native American Heritage Month
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November is Native American Heritage Month and the University of San Diego is hosting several events to honor Native American heritage, including a Kumeyaay basket demonstration on November 10 and a food and clothing drive that will help with a local annual Kumeyaay effort to deliver items to support Baja Mexico relatives (Kumeyaay, Pai pai, Cocopah, Kiliwa and Cochimi). Sahmi Wytewa, Tribal Liaison at the University of San Diego, is available to speak about the importance of Native American Heritage Month and the events on campus to celebrate.
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2022 Military Transition Conference
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USD’s Knauss School of Business is hosting the 2022 Military Transition Conference on Saturday, November 12. The free event is packed with practical information and guidance to assist veterans and active duty service members preparing to transition into professional careers or graduate business programs. The event will also include mock interviews, resume reviews, LinkedIn reviews and a free professional LinkedIn profile photo. Don Knauss, former CEO of Clorox and USD Board Chairman, is a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and will be the keynote speaker at the event. If you are interested in covering the event, please email press@sandiego.edu.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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Physics Professor Honored with Two Prestigious Awards for Her Research with Undergraduates
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Dr. Rae Robertson-Anderson, professor of physics, was recently honored with two big awards in the science world. Dr. Robertson-Anderson was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), an honor reserved for no more than one half of one percent of APS faculty, which recognizes those who have made "exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise". In addition, Dr. Robertson-Anderson was awarded the APS Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institute - an award given to only one physicist each year whose research has achieved wide recognition and contributed significantly to physics and who has contributed substantially to the professional development of undergraduate physics students.
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