Don’t worry, bee happy with Earth Month
USC Peace Garden (Photo by Terence Holton)

USC celebrates Earth Month with a plethora of events and open conversations on sustainability and environmental journalism.

From Drug-Detection to Eco-Entrepreneurship: Introducing Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz
Kandis Leslie Gilliard-Abdulaziz

Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz brings a wealth of experience to her role as assistant professor at USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

Associate Professor Kelly Sanders to Advise the White House on Clean Energy Policy
Associate Professor Kelly Sanders

Sanders has been appointed 2024 Assistant Director for Energy Systems Innovation at the White House.

Students reflect on the expanded Metro U-Pass
A person holding a U-Pass card in front of a rail line.

USC Students now have an easier way to explore Los Angeles. The University’s expanded U-Pass program rolled out last semester and thousands of students have used it.

Wrigley Marine Science Center is part of Mission Blue’s newest Hope Spot
Mission Blue's Hope Spot logo in front of a coastal photo of Catalina Island.

“This new Hope Spot is more than a place, it’s an experience. Students and researchers create core memories of their time at USC during their visits to Catalina Island.”

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology
Oregon’s Umpqua Dunes

When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.

$4 million gift launches new climate and carbon management initiative
A fountain outside of Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

“This generous gift will enable innovative research to accelerate decarbonization strategies,” says Dornsife College Dean Amber D. Miller.

Q&A with actress and activist Jane Fonda: Environmental issues, her childhood and the best hikes in L.A.
USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay joins actress and activist Jane Fonda at Temperature Check on April 11. (Photo by Alan Mittelstaedt)

Fonda reflects on the past and offers advice for the future in an exclusive with Annenberg Media.

Master of Building Science Alumnus’ Wind Energy System Launches Pilot Program this Summer in L.A.
Mack Research logo in front of a picture of a lake.

Casey Castor ’19 is on mission to harvest sustainable energy with a unique leaf-like wind module for the ‘skin’ of buildings, and will launch a pilot program with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

Price student’s big idea to cut auto emissions: mini EVs
Dylan Qichen Di, a Master of Urban Planning student from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

Dylan Qichen Di, a Master of Urban Planning student from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, has a big idea to solve the electric car cost problem: mini EVs.