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 Students Teach Young Kids to be Scientists
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USD's STEM Outreach Club is underway with its "I'm a Scientist'' program at Linda Vista Elementary School. The club has about 25 TK-first graders they meet with on Thursday afternoons for hands-on science fun in hopes of inspiring a love of STEM. Laura Rivard, PhD, Outreach Coordinator for the Sciences, is available to talk about the program and the benefits it provides for both USD students and elementary school students. If you would like to attend the "I'm a Scientist" program at Linda Vista Elementary, please RSVP to press@sandiego.edu.
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Bill Aims to Improve Mental Healthcare Access, Representation
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Many healthcare experts have raised the alarm in recent years, suggesting there's a growing mental health crisis in our country. That crisis touches everyone in our communities, stretching across racial and socio-economic lines. But a newly proposed bill says people in some communities don't have the same access to mental healthcare, or representation in the field, and aims to fix that by expanding training at the graduate level. Carrie Tremble, clinical director of USD's Tele-Mental Health Clinic, can talk about the ACCESS in Mental Health Act, some of the mental health issues our society is facing, and why representation in health care is important.
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Earth Month: Students Use a New Sustainable Approach to Presenting Research
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This week, undergraduates will be presenting their research during USD's Creative Collaborations Undergraduate Research Conference using the PechaKucha format – a new sustainable effort that eliminates the printing of 100+ posters that are then thrown away. Students will use a short presentation format, with six slides that automatically advance after 20 seconds, which helps to facilitate public engagement and collaboration without the waste. Rae Robertson Anderson, associate provost and professor of physics and biophysics, is available to talk about the innovative sustainable aspect of the event.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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At the Edge of it All Podcast: A Former White House Communications Director on Crisis Management
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Crisis management is about preparation. That's one of the big takeaways from our talk with Corinne Hoare, lecturer of marketing at USD, who joined "At the Edge of It All" to discuss her wide-ranging career and crisis communications. Doing your homework and having a plan in place is key, Hoare said, to being prepared for situations that threaten to upend you or your business. She talked about what it was like to work in communications at the White House, and the pressure that entailed, and what she's teaching future leaders about how to handle a crisis. You can listen to the podcast episode here.
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