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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Protecting Your Information From Hackers
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After recent news that Social Security numbers and other sensitive information for billions of people could be in the hands of hackers, many are wondering how they can protect themselves. Nikolas Behar is a professor of cybersecurity at USD. He can talk about whether we could see more and more of these large-scale attacks, how this information is so vulnerable to hackers, and also provide advice for people to protect their information. *Interviews also available in Spanish
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Back-to-School Health Tips
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As many districts head back to class, how can parents and caregivers best support children’s health? Todd Chamoy is clinical faculty at USD and a clinical nurse at Rady Children’s Hospital. He is available to provide health advice for children to keep in mind as they gear up for the school year, including best sleep habits, physical activity, and managing stress, as well as how to prevent more common injuries he is seeing in the hospital.
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Record-Breaking Great Barrier Reef Temperatures
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According to a recent study posted in the journal Nature, the sea surface temperature around the Great Barrier Reef this year is the hottest it has ever been in 400 years, which poses a huge threat to the coral reef ecosystem in the area. Cawa Tran, assistant professor of biology, studies climate change’s impact on coral. She can provide insight into how these higher ocean temperatures are impacting the Great Barrier Reef, as well as our ocean life here in California, and what we can expect in the years to come.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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