Innovation with impact: 2 USC sustainability research projects seek to make real-world difference
New approaches to addressing and reducing air and water pollution in L.A. seek to educate, incentivize key stakeholders.
Bringing the magic of scuba diving to a more diverse crowd
The Wrigley Institute Scientific Diving Discovery Program helps students from underrepresented minority groups get certified as professional science divers.
Trojans clear the harbor during 40th annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup
Volunteers from USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies help pull tons of damaging garbage from Santa Catalina Island’s historic tourist location.
Summer at an island lab has undergraduates tackling questions about our oceans
Students scuba dive, snorkel and collect samples from the sea to solve problems such as how kelp’s circadian rhythm works and where sea cucumbers thrive best.
USC Sea Grant program helps L.A. kids become young scientists and engineers
“Storytime with a Scientist” is just one of many university initiatives that teach local students about the wonders of the scientific world.
NASA astronauts train for space exploration at USC’s island science center
The underwater environment at USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Marine Science Center is the perfect place for NASA astronauts to simulate space and prepare for future missions.
Why Are USC Students Going to the Bottom of the Sea?
A USC Earth science doctoral candidate goes deep to see how oceans are reacting to climate change.
For some USC professors, every week is Shark Week
Sharks aren’t just the apex predators we see in movies; they’re complicated, fascinating creatures that Trojans are investigating from many angles.
Salutatorian Amanda Semler dives into a future in marine science
✌ Class of 2017: Her home state of Minnesota is about as far from the ocean as you can get, but her experiences at USC showed the sea was her true calling.
Animal movement analyzed, with unlikely help from an octopus
USC researchers want to know more about the human tongue, and they travel to Japan for answers.
New greenhouse will be on view at USC Wrigley Marine Science Center’s 50th anniversary celebration
Part of the greenhouse will feature plants that grow without soil.
Shark Week gives attention to the big guys, but it wouldn’t happen without the small fry
If not for those largely invisible microorganisms, you wouldn’t have great whites or hammerheads.
USC alum is ready to rescue you
Former participant in a USC Wrigley Institute program works for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.
Kelp watch monitors radioactive contaminants from Fukushima disaster
USC Wrigley Institute and USC Sea Grant lead an effort to examine long-term effects of Japan’s radiation leaks on California’s coastal waters.
Students and sustainability: Waste not, want not
The day’s activities were part of a spring break program held by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies.
Waste not, want not on Catalina Island
Trojans study the science of sustainable food at USC Wrigley Marine Science Center.
Island treasures
“The cornerstone of the USC Wrigley Institute’s mission is to advance fundamental knowledge of our ocean, our Earth and her systems,” said Roberta Marinelli, executive director of the USC Wrigley Institute.