The university underwent a rigorous evaluation by STARS, the nation’s sustainability rating system for colleges and universities, with the results highlighting successes in community partnerships and biodiversity.
Josh Rebello audits trash, compost and recyclables for a living. The data he produces drive sustainable practices at USC, where multistream recycling is expanding.
The bins are an important part of USC’s drive toward sustainability — but only if everyone uses them correctly.
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.
“It sounds like you’re talking over people,” said one study participant in a USC/United Nations Foundation study. Participants offered helpful suggestions for improving climate language.
Mick Dalrymple fills a cornerstone role for a university that’s aiming for zero waste and carbon neutrality by 2028.
Inspired by California’s vibrant food scene while at USC, alumna Shriya Naheta now delivers fresh, organic produce to thousands of customers across India.
To detect leaks and promote sustainability, the university is installing ultrasonic submeters on dozens of older buildings and cooling towers.
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.
At the Los Angeles Business Council’s annual Sustainability Summit, President Carol L. Folt emphasized the role of universities in helping to combat a global warming emergency.
The Sustainability Across the Curriculum program aims to educate the university’s 20,000 undergraduate students in how sustainability intersects with their major field of study.
USC researchers have developed models that can help assess how emerging contaminants disperse, dissolve and ultimately impact water quality and the resilience of aquifers.
Toxicologist John Whysner says the health problems linked to burning fossil fuels share a common cause with global climate change.
Harmita Golwala hopes California’s leading research on sustainability can ultimately advance environmental progress in India.
Capturing carbon dioxide emissions helps slow climate change, and the captured CO2 could be used as materials for consumer goods. But is the public ready to accept those goods?
TaBee, a ride-hailing app that boosts sustainability, comes from a petroleum engineer with the environment on his mind.
Though she didn’t set foot on campus until orientation, Shaw-Wakeman quickly got involved in causes aimed at leaving the university — and the world — a little better for the next generation and beyond.
Construction has begun on a significant step forward for USC: a new home for computer science, focused on improving and benefiting society.
The university is the fifth U.S. collegiate athletic department to commit to the U.N. framework, which positions the global sports community to combat climate change.
Fresh produce from nearby neighborhoods makes its way across Los Angeles as USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps support local growers.
The achievement is the first time the university has set — and met — a target for carbon-based emissions.
University scientists, working with the city of Los Angeles, have developed a plan to grow an urban forest in communities vulnerable to heat waves and air pollution.
Photographer and documentary filmmaker Tyler Schiffman traverses the globe to chronicle nature’s stories and promote conservation.