Fall 2022 course: Sustainability and Self-Care
Sustainability Self-Care course

The course will immerse you in alternative ways to integrate sustainability practices into your daily routine and navigate climate anxiety with balance.

Will the rise of Work From Home improve our health?
Schaeffer Center Work From Home

USC Schaeffer Center’s Matthew Kahn argues that Work From Home should be extended beyond the pandemic for the health of people and the planet.

California’s water conservation has been a bust so far. Will drought restrictions work?
Drought water conservation

In Los Angeles Times report, Kelly Sanders of the USC Viterbi School says people are becoming desensitized to drought issues.

USC Basketball wins 2022 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition
USC-Basketball-team wins Zero Waste award

The USC Basketball team won a Zero Waste award, in the Game Day Diversion category, for reducing its waste footprint at games.

USC faculty: Latest IPCC report commands action, not words, from policymakers
USC Faculty respond to IPCC climate change report

Climate change is a matter of life and death – at least for humans. That’s one takeaway from the latest U.N. report.

California dystopia: climate change and fiction writers
California climate change seminar

In this USC Online seminar, climate change experts and fiction writers discuss a California that increasingly resembles science fiction novels.

More water restrictions are coming: how to conserve 
Water restrictions are coming

Officials are imposing tough water-use restrictions on about 6 million people in southern California. Many are looking for practical ways to conserve.

LA City Council to phase out single-use plastics at city facilities, events
LA plastics phase out

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday (April 27, 2022) to begin phasing out single-use plastics from city facilities and city-sponsored events. The city will also continue to take steps toward potentially banning polystyrene products such as Styrofoam.   “Our future in Los Angeles is plastics-free,” Councilman Mitch O’Farrell said Wednesday.  Watch video at…

Eating Healthy on Campus
Healthy Dining on Campus Guide

USC WorkWell Center and USC Hospitality created the Healthy Dining on Campus Guide to help you choose healthier food and beverages across campus cafeterias and restaurants.

Energy experts discuss sustainable action at Climate Forward Conference
CBS LA Climate Forward Conference

USC’s Climate Forward 2022 Conference gathered energy and climate change experts for a dialogue on sustainable solutions and actions.