USC celebrates environmentalism and art at the annual Arts & Climate Collective festival
Artwork at the USC Arts & Climate Collective annual festival. (Photo by Alyssa Peccatiello)

Murals, music, and locally-grown food were showcased to display the importance of environmentalism.

Recap of event: How to be a Sustainable Trojan
Lilian Ledesma leads a How To Be A Sustainable Trojan presentation.

To celebrate Earth Month, USC Staff Assembly invited Lilian Ledesma from the USC Office of Sustainability to present on How to be a Sustainable Trojan.

Powering Up Lithium Valley
Hot geothermal brine beneath the Salton Sea lake bed and surrounding areas has been identified as a rich source of lithium, a key mineral for making lithium-ion batteries used to power smartphones and electric vehicles and store solar-generated energy. (Illustration/Edel Gonzalez)

Southern California’s Imperial Valley is a region of economic distress and environmental trauma. Can untapped lithium reserves near the Salton Sea fuel a clean-energy economy — and a more prosperous future?

Housing 10x Symposium Will Respond to Housing and Climate Crises
Promotional flyer for the Housing 10x Symposium.

On April 11, 2025, USC School of Architecture will host the symposium, Housing 10x: A Platform to Accelerate Innovative Responses to the Housing and Climate Crises.

USC Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and Greif Center Host Pitch Contest Aimed at Global Impact
(L to R) Mark Spears, Zhonghao Shi, Jiaxin Zhang, Jessica Salinas, and Carlos Gutierrez.

At USC’s Hult Prize Competition, students presented ideas toward United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a chance at $1 million.

New USC Graduate Program to Train Tomorrow’s Energy Technology Leaders
Solar panels on the roof of the Galen Center. Image: Gus Ruelas

USC Viterbi launches a unique multidisciplinary MS in Energy Engineering for students who are passionate about solving our critical global challenges in energy transition.

Study: Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults
Wooden thermometer showing high temperature on sunny day.

People in neighborhoods that experience more days of high heat show faster aging at the molecular level than residents of cooler regions, say USC researchers.

Sustainability leader Chris Boone installed as USC Price dean
The crowd applauds for Chris Boone at his installation as USC Price dean. (USC Photo/Steve Cohn)

During Monday’s event, USC Price’s new dean gave credit to a family that taught him the value of higher education.

Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home
In Alexandria, one of the world’s oldest cities, building collapses have accelerated from approximately one per year to 40 per year over the past decade. (Photo/iStock)

USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California.

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue
Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel positions stand in sharp contrast with efforts to protect the climate. (Image Source: Rawpixel; Wikimedia Commons.)

The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.