Office of Media Relations at the University of San Diego
February 14, 2023 | 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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Looking for Love Online: Dating in the Modern Age
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Valentine’s Day is here! In 2023, it’s clear the dating landscape has changed. A recent Pew survey found that nearly three in 10 U.S. adults have used dating apps. But how effective are those apps? The answer could lie in the device you’re using. USD digital marketing professor Farhana Nusrat recently studied online dating platforms and can talk about the psychology behind swiping, and why using dating services on your computer, rather than your phone, may have better outcomes when connecting offline.
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USD Archaeologist Part of Team to Uncover Some of the Oldest Human Stone Tools in Kenya, Nearly 3 Million Years Old
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Jennifer Parkinson, associate professor of anthropology, was one of the excavators to find some of the oldest stone tools used by our human ancestors, dating back 2.9 million years, near Lake Victoria in Kenya back in 2015-2016. A hippo skeleton was also found in the same area with cut marks on its ribs, showcasing how these stone tools were used to butcher animals for food – the earliest evidence of tools being used for butchery. The final analysis from this excavation was published last week in Science as a part of a research project with more than 2 dozen research organizations, including The Smithonian. Parkinson can discuss what the findings mean for us today, what it was like to be a part of this historical excavation and why this research provides a new lens on the history of our ancestors.
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Press Conference Tomorrow: Half a Million Dollars to Expand VIP Lab’s Mission
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USD’s Violence, Inequality, and Power Lab (VIP Lab) – housed at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice – looks to bring abstract ideas around violence into focus, researching socio-political inequalities that help to foster violence and all too often undermine effective strategies on how best to address violence. The program recently secured $580,000 in federal funding, thanks to the help of Rep. Sarah Jacobs, to expand its research. USD is holding a press conference Wednesday with Rep. Jacobs and VIP Lab director Rachel Locke, who can discuss the work of the program, and what this funding will do to expand its research. Please RSVP if you're interested in attending the press conference.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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Looking to the Past to Consider How to Handle War Crimes in the Future
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Ronald Niezen, professor of sociology and of political science and international relations, is appearing at Warwick’s Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. for a reading from his new novel The Memory Seeker. He will discuss his novel and, as we approach the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will offer some thoughts about what it can teach us about finding justice in the wake of atrocities. Niezen is an expert in the study of human rights, and researches transitional and restorative justice.
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Office of Media Relations
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