This April, we collaborated with USC Dornsife College, USC Office of Sustainability, USC Center for the Political Future, the Environmental Student Assembly, and more.
Category: Earth Month 2024 Recap
![A group photo of attendees at the USC School of Architecture annual Research Symposium.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Architecture-Research-Symposium.png)
On Thursday, April 11, USC School of Architecture hosted the annual Research Symposium on “Resilient Futures: Bridging Tradition and Innovation in the Living Environment.”
![Ph.D student Amber Santoro.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amber-Santoro.png)
Inaugural USC Libraries Sustainability Fellow curates digital exhibit to spotlight community displacement during L.A.’s heyday of freeway construction.
![MIN FAMILY CHALLENGE WINNERS BIOFLARE (PHOTO/ANGEL ITUA)](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BioFlare-Min-Family-Challenge.png)
The USC student startup is developing a device that would transform most organic food waste into cooking gas and reduce indoor pollution for millions.
![Render of The Urban Activator project.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Urban-Activator.png)
USC School of Architecture student Win Aung ‘24 has been named to the prestigious 2024 Metropolis Future 100 List, recognizing the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada.
![An illustration collage of sustainable initiatives.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/USC-Gold-Rating-STARS.png)
Representatives of the USC Office of Sustainability spoke with students about what’s been done, what’s in the works and what needs to happen to create a greener university.
![Cars driving on a smoggy freeway.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Traffic-Smog.png)
The nation’s highest court is considering putting a hold on a clean air rule that requires upwind states to reduce pollution affecting their downwind neighbors.
![SHREYA AGRAWAL (CENTER) PARTICIPATING IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ON CLIMATE AND MENTAL HEALTH. (PHOTO BY NICK NEUMANN/USC WRIGLEY INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY)](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Climate-Mental-Health.png)
The climate crisis can make our current times feel quite challenging, especially if you are a young person trying to deal with all the other pressures in your life: school, work, interpersonal relationships.
![USC ITE poses for a group photo with Nick Andert and Rachel Uranga.](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USC-ITE.png)
On April 11th, 2024, USC ITE had the pleasure of welcoming two transportation media professionals to our campus for a media panel discussion about transportation in Los Angeles.
![](https://sustainability.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilian-Ledesma.png)
To celebrate Earth Day, USC Staff Assembly invited Lilian Ledesma from the USC Office of Sustainability to present on How to be a Sustainable Trojan.