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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Día de los Muertos Ofrendas
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This week, USD joins people around the world commemorating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Multiple altars are on display across campus, including one designed by Antonieta Mercado, professor of communication, and her students. It’s part of a class that Mercado teaches for Latin American Studies called “Día de Muertos and Community,” where students learn the different dimensions of this tradition, as well as to the current commercialization by large global corporations such as Disney. Mercado and students are available for interviews in English and Spanish about the cultural significance of the Day of the Dead celebration in Latin America and the U.S.
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Navigating School Board Politics
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Evan Crawford, assistant professor of political science and international relations, studies school board politics. With the election fast approaching, he is available to discuss the evolution of school boards, recent partisan shifts, the impact of COVID-19 on decision-making and the importance of community engagement in local education governance.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual event with growing significance, as about one in eight women in the U.S. develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. Dr. Theresa Asmus is a clinical associate professor at USD's Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. She can talk more about breast cancer diagnoses -- what to look out for and how to ensure you're regularly monitoring your health -- and how she trains medical students across San Diego to have difficult conversations with patients, and guide them through the physical and emotional challenges of treatment.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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