Sustainability, climate change and other related issues from USC News.
- The winning project — the Global Observatory for Healthy and Sustainable Cities — now includes 319 researchers and policy practitioners from 198 cities in 57 countries.
- New research led by USC Dornsife shows that when scientists rely on similar but different species, findings from genetic data can be distorted by up to 60%. That puts vulnerable species at greater risk.
- VIDEO, STORY and PHOTOS: As USC celebrates its fifth annual Green Week, the installation of 1,042 solar modules atop the Carole Little Building is the latest in a series of sustainability milestones.
- Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, USC Dornsife researchers and colleagues find.
- The certification of USC’s Washington, D.C., facility underscores the university’s commitment to sustainability coast to coast.
- STORY, VIDEOS AND PHOTOS: USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO2 and helps protect the long-term health of our oceans.
- Rosi Dagit realized that the post-fire mud flows would likely smother everything in their path — including the endangered fish in Topanga Creek — so she mobilized a team that included USC Sea Grant as a key player.
- New research shows how a shipboard system using limestone and seawater could cut maritime CO2 emissions by 50%.
- USC deans and faculty share climate research and insights as part of a full day of programming at the USC Capital Campus.
- USC is a top destination for students, faculty and staff seeking purpose-driven work, collaborative learning and innovative discovery — all because the university prioritized health, computing, community development, sustainability, athletics and the arts.