Sustainability

Giancarlo Ceja is determined to advocate for low-income neighborhoods affected by rising temperatures and pollution.

USC Dornsife doctoral candidate Kyla Kelly is studying how various factors impact deadly Pseudo-nitzschia blooms.

The largest river restoration and dam removal project in U.S. history is underway along the Klamath River. Could the river’s restoration ensure that local wildlife will thrive?

Policy Influencer Jiachen Zhang brings expertise in computational modeling and science-based public policy to her new role at the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Undergraduate students intern with the Garden School Foundation to provide nature-based education to elementary schoolers.

New technology from USC and Caltech could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the global shipping industry. See the story, photos and video.

By upcycling ocean plastics, reducing harmful anesthesia gases and transforming medical supply chains, the USC health system and medical research schools hope to curb pollution.

COMMENCEMENT: Ana Luiza Behisnelian is using her environmental engineering degree to take on the mission of protecting one of our planet’s most important resources.

COMMENCEMENT: Laurel Rankin, a master of science in social entrepreneurship graduate, follows her entrepreneurial spirit to create impact.

EARTH MONTH: Removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could go a long way towards slowing global warming, experts tell USC Dornsife event.