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Sustainability News Highlights
USC Chief Sustainability Officer Mick Dalrymple to retire
Mick Dalrymple, USC’s inaugural chief sustainability officer, will retire at the end of August, after five years of collaborating across USC teams to lead sustainability efforts at the university.
Shade Zones Awards Ceremony Showcases Student Solutions to Extreme Heat in Los Angeles
The event honored 11 winning student teams from across Los Angeles whose innovative proposals reimagine how shade can serve as critical infrastructure in a warming city.
A Forecast of What’s Next for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
The 20th annual Student Symposium and Showcase at the USC Viterbi Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science highlights research in AI-driven materials discovery, energy transition and biomolecular engineering.