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Sustainability News Highlights
How a Fast Food Feast Can Create a Toxic Beast: Investigating the Anthropogenic Impact of Toxic Algae Pseudo-nitzschia
Most of my childhood memories are rooted in the Florida Panhandle—white sand beaches, crystal-clear emerald waters, and vibrant marine life. It felt like paradise. But even amid those idyllic scenes, I remember moments of devastation: the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina, and most vividly, the toxic algal blooms.
#FridayFacts: Ep. 2 Rainwater Harvesting Systems
The second episode of our #FridayFacts video series features Paulina Oliva, Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences at USC Dornsife, who is a recipient of a 2024-2026 Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Award. Her research explores a rainwater harvesting system developed in Mexico City as a response to water shortages.
From ocean corals to island foxes, Wrigley Institute experts seek to save threatened species
How USC Sea Grant and partners came together to save two species of fish during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.