Category: Highlights

Aroussiak Gabrielian’s research and design work reimagines AI
Image courtesy of Aroussiak Gabrielian. Teaching biomorphic form finding with generative AI.

What if artificial intelligence systems were built differently? How might they function if they were modeled not on human intelligence, but rather on plant intelligence?

USC-led CLIMA Center awarded $4.1 million by NIH to study impact of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on human health
Photo shows Night long exposure photograph of the Santa Clarita wildfire (Photo/iStock FrozenShutter).

With a $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, USC researchers will characterize climate-related exposures and gaps in adaptation capacity to understand their combined impacts on human health.

Global sustainability pioneer named dean of the USC Price School of Public Policy
Environmental justice leader Christopher Boone will join USC after decades of impactful work supporting the growth of sustainability programs. (Photo/Courtesy of the Arizona State University Provost’s Office)

Christopher Boone joins USC Price after decades of work supporting the growth of sustainability programs in colleges and universities across the country.