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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New CA Law Extends Time That Tenants Can Respond to Eviction Notices
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Recently, Governor Newsom signed AB 2347 which gives tenants an extra five days to respond to an eviction notice (giving tenants 10 days total). The bill will also provide "additional procedures and deadlines" for filing a "motion to strike a complaint" or to "reply in support of such a motion." Alysson Snow, director of the Housing Rights Clinic at the University of San Diego's School of Law, can talk about what this new law entails and what it means for tenants facing eviction.
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USD Completes Historic Sweep of ITA All-American Championships Titles
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USD Men’s Tennis recently swept the ITA All-American Championships singles and doubles titles, as Oliver Tarvet and Stian Klaassen became the first men’s student-athletes to clinch All-American status this year. It is the first time that a Torero has won a title at the event. Tarvet, ranked third nationally in singles prior to the title, is just the fifth player ever to win both trophies at the championships, the first since 2015. If you would like to speak to the players or their coach, email mfritsch@sandiego.edu.
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USD Professor Using TikTok To Make Science Accessible and Fun for Families
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Two years ago, USD Physics professor Dr. Rae Robertson-Anderson launched a TikTok channel called @physics_mamma with a goal of making science accessible to everyone -- and fun too. Today, the science social media channel has more than 1,600 followers and over 40 videos explaining everything from a solar eclipse to the physics behind floating and frosting. Dr. Robertson-Anderson says her kids are the ones behind all of the science questions she helps to explain, so she lets them spark the ideas for what she produces next. Dr. Rae Robertson-Anderson hopes her TikTok makes science approachable for all ages and also shows kids that scientists can be women -- and moms too.
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USD's Cross-Border Initiatives Looking for Fellowship Applicants
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Each year, USD’s Cross-Border Initiatives brings together a group of leaders from a variety of fields — healthcare, journalism, academia, and more — for its Border Fellows Program. The program supports research aimed at reducing violence and advancing social justice in the U.S.-Mexico border region. As the latest cohort wraps up its work, a deadline (October 9) is approaching for the next group of Border Fellows to apply. Rebeca Cazares Adame is the director of Cross-Border Initiatives at USD. She’s available for interviews in English and Spanish to discuss the program and how to apply.
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