President Folt, Mayor Garcetti and UK climate envoy talk sustainability
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.
USC plans dramatic expansion of sustainability curriculum
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.
As water sources become scarce, understanding emerging subsurface contaminants is key
USC researchers have developed models that can help assess how emerging contaminants disperse, dissolve and ultimately impact water quality and the resilience of aquifers.
The Science Behind Harmful Chemicals Explained
Toxicologist John Whysner says the health problems linked to burning fossil fuels share a common cause with global climate change.
Global solution for sustainability begins locally for USC Viterbi grad
Harmita Golwala hopes California’s leading research on sustainability can ultimately advance environmental progress in India.
Using captured CO₂ in everyday products could help fight climate change, but will consumers want them?
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?
Got old sneakers and wine corks to recycle? This USC grad student has an app for that
TaBee, a ride-hailing app that boosts sustainability, comes from a petroleum engineer with the environment on his mind.
Valedictorian Tianna Shaw-Wakeman hopes to leave a lasting impact of sustainability at USC
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.
Trojans celebrate groundbreaking of computer science building, USC’s first LEED Platinum-certified facility
Construction has begun on a significant step forward for USC: a new home for computer science, focused on improving and benefiting society.
USC Athletics commits to support United Nations Sports for Climate Action initiative
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.
South L.A. goes green as backyard gardens and orchards grow
Fresh produce from nearby neighborhoods makes its way across Los Angeles as USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps support local growers.
USC meets goal for greenhouse gas reductions
The achievement is the first time the university has set — and met — a target for carbon-based emissions.
USC experts say tree planting could double shade across L.A.’s Eastside
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.
Alum travels the world documenting life in and out of the ocean
Photographer and documentary filmmaker Tyler Schiffman traverses the globe to chronicle nature’s stories and promote conservation.
Arts become a tool for climate action in the hands of USC students
The first round of 12 Trojan grant winners will pursue storytelling projects on sustainability and environmental justice through the Arts and Climate Collective.
🎧 Predicting the future of sustainability at USC
To commemorate Earth Day 2021, Ellen Dux of the USC Office of Sustainability envisions the next 10 years of green upgrades, including the ones Trojans want to see most.
Fighting climate change by eliminating jargon
USC Price’s Wändi Bruine de Bruin investigates public perceptions of climate change, sustainability and other topics using insights from psychology.
To create a better California, these landscape architects design inclusive public spaces for all
The Landscape Justice Initiative unites USC students and faculty with community organizations to tackle big social and environmental challenges in Los Angeles and beyond.
The leaf blowers go quiet at USC, home of the country’s first campus green zone
Complaints sparked a change from noisy landscaping equipment to clean technologies on the University Park Campus, part of a major investment that’s earned the university green accolades.
As the world heats up, USC experts examine our early responses to climate change
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?
E-waste isn’t wasted at USC, thanks to partnership that helps the community
An enduring program that reclaims old computers helps students and local families bridge the digital divide while also keeping more than 1 million pounds of used electronics out of landfills.
How to Make Los Angeles Greener? Urban Gardens Could Help
Jose Miguel Ruiz inspires sustainable renewal through onions, celery and Swiss chard — and it’s happening one empty lot at a time.
L.A. could be powered entirely by renewable energy in 25 years
The effort could achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases without significant disruption to the economy or people’s lifestyles, according to USC research.
USC scientists may have unlocked kelp’s potential as a major biofuel source
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.