A new report on USC’s sustainability goals reveals progress, including considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as the university prepares to launch its next sustainability plan.
Though Doris Sung has won awards before, she hopes this particular one — the Cooper Hewitt 2021 National Design Award for climate action — will inspire the next generation of architects at USC.
The massive motors used to cool the arena can take a break now that a smaller “pony chiller” has been installed to cut energy use.
Policymakers and scientists are pushing for — and in some cases, enacting — steps like lessening our reliance on fossil fuels and redesigning cities, but the question remains: Will it be enough?
The effort could achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases without significant disruption to the economy or people’s lifestyles, according to USC research.
Using a “kelp elevator,” researchers at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies were able to grow the biofuel crop in large quantities in the open ocean.
USC researchers want to convert idle oil and gas wells into much-needed storage for sustainable energy, making California blackouts a thing of the past.
Giving state-level regulators more discretion in approving hydropower facilities in the United States led to faster adoption of the clean technology, a USC researcher and colleague find.
Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, a new assistant professor at USC Viterbi, is researching ways to create batteries with longer lifespans.
Since her zero-waste inauguration, the president — herself an environmental scientist — has positioned USC to become a leader in sustainable strategies like solar energy.
USC scientists may have solved the storage problem that has long slowed the spread of renewables.
New USC research highlights the outsized risk for low-income communities as global warming raises temperatures and our cities become even more crowded.
All workers are abiding by COVID-19 distancing regulations as university officials expect the center’s solar setup to be fully operational by summer.
Trojan scientists are raiding deep fryers, developing alternative crops and turning to kelp in their quest to create renewable biofuels.
The USC athletics arena looks to leap forward with 1,500 solar modules on the roof, more than 3,000 LED light bulbs and a commitment to waste diversion starting with a “green game” on Saturday.
Is hydrogen the answer to our energy needs? An aerospace and mechanical engineer explains how to bring this fuel down to Earth.
Cars that run on kelp. Cosmetics made from waste. USC Dornsife researchers are creating new products designed to both mend the planet and make it in the marketplace.
After being inspired by science as a child in Romania, Smaranda Marinescu draws inspiration from nature to develop efficient and inexpensive catalysts for harnessing energy from renewable sources.
As the world’s energy demands grow, batteries could be key to storing sustainable energy.
A USC chemist looks to nanomaterials to help us unlock the power of the sun.
USC Viterbi alumnus PJ Wilson moved to Puerto Rico, advocating for renewable energy on the island.
The nanowire structure and electron transfer process of a unique bacterium could provide a sustainable energy solution.
The researchers have found a catalyst that converts methane to olefin, a compound made up of hydrogen and carbon, in a single step.
The next wave of smartphone and car batteries could pack big power in a small size.