Laura Ferguson believes that attention to human rights can lead to better health. The director of research at the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health draws inspiration from women who are pushing for greater equality around the world. This International Women’s Day, the United Nations is highlighting how women are more vulnerable to climate change impacts…
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USC Marshall’s Shon Hiatt, an expert in agribusiness and global energy, answers questions about how the war will impact prices, clean energy efforts and more. Shon Hiatt is an associate professor of management and organization and an expert in agribusiness and global energy. He teaches Global Strategy in the MBA program. He is also faculty adviser…
Each year the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outline the administration’s priorities for multi-agency federal funding for Research and Development (R&D) for the coming fiscal year. A priority area is focused on climate change impact. R&D priorities for FY23 are detailed in the “Memorandum…
The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies (WIES) is launching three new research centers to support original, solutions-focused work on the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges. Each of WIES’s three new research centers will focus on a specific theme: Earth and Environmental Systems, Applied Environmental Solutions, and Social Transformation. The three centers will…
Why can’t the cost of mitigating climate change be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists’ best attempts? Human behaviors often shift in response to factors such as changes in public policy and the arrival of new technologies. These changes are hard to predict, and they affect tomorrow’s costs. Back in November 2019, before…
As a kid in Fostoria, a rail town in Northwest Ohio, Alex Peiffer MBA ’20 never could have guessed he’d find himself on the cutting edge of railway technology and logistics decades later. But today he is the co-founder and COO of a startup that is developing an autonomous electric rail car. While he was…
James Fawcett of the USC Sea Grant program at USC Dornsife explains how the line of ships floating off the coast waiting to offload goods is making a mark on the local environment. He is an adjunct professor of environmental studies at USC Dornsife and holds a joint appointment at the USC Sol Price School of…
The silver screen goes green at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The film school is making sustainability a requirement for student productions, and is joining other leading schools in spreading the word. USC teamed up with the Sustainable Production Alliance to create the Green Film School Alliance with the intent of setting up a…
The USC Environmental Health Centers Community Engagement team collaborates with environmental justice organizations and scientists to develop culturally-sensitive and accessible infographics to understand risks associated with air pollution, chemical exposures and health outcomes. Each graphic is available to download and has an associated collection of research articles to equip community organizers, health care professionals and decision-makers with…
The USC Marshall School of Business TommyTalks video series provides insight into the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the economy and environment. Learn from Marshall’s preeminent scholars how the virus has impacted sustainability, supply chains, climate change, and clean technology. Sustainability 2.0: Rethinking Sustainability Strategy for an Era of Digital Platform Ecosystems and Exponential Change What…