USC campus and community news on sustainability and climate change.
- Who could have predicted that gas stoves would be the latest hot topic to ignite the nation’s culture wars?
- Keck Medicine of USC is curbing the environmental impacts of anesthesia in operating rooms — and saving money
- Larissa Gurjão Pereira De Lima’s game teaches teams to tackle the most difficult problems facing organizations, governments and countries across the globe.
- Tens of thousands of Trojans have taken part in the continuing effort.
- The novel method developed by USC pharmacy and chemistry researchers has exciting implications for plastic waste collecting on Catalina Island and L.A.-area beaches.
- The move provides a new space for collaboration and research. The pharmacy that has held the space moves into a much larger location near the Engemann Student Health Center, with room to add services.
- The vibrant artwork on a 120-year-old house enlivens the walk to campus.
- USC Dornsife undergraduates showcase their inventive method of ensuring sustainably clean water at a global synthetic biology competition.
- The ban on single-use plastic beverage bottles — part of USC’s effort to reach zero waste by 2028 — took effect July 1.
- USC experts weigh in on the impacts of the protracted conflict on climate change as world leaders convene for the annual climate summit — an event being held against the backdrop of Russian supply chain manipulation.
- The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication will provide critical training to media, public relations and communications professionals to be climate storytellers who advance a deeper understanding of the consequences of climate change.
- Abigail Horn brings expertise in fighting global challenges in food systems to USC Viterbi.
- USC landscape architecture students win accolades for work that examines post-fire landscapes and supports ecological resilience.
- A USC Dornsife art historian plumbs the archives of the Documerica project, an Environmental Protection Agency photo project that tried to reveal environmental damage and share how the agency prevents it and repairs the harm.
- Center for Transnational Law and Business panel sparks lively discussion on inclusive measures and mechanisms.
- GREEN WEEK: Zero waste efforts had a separation issue during home game revelry. Now an electric cart and trailer are making the rounds during game day tailgates. The objective is education, cleaner recycling and a maybe a selfie or two.
- GREEN WEEK: Some native plants are shady characters; others worship the sun. Some look dead, but they’re just sleeping in the summer heat. It takes a knowledgeable landscaper to sort things out and keep them alive
- GREEN WEEK: The funds support sustainability-focused research projects on alternative energies and pollution reduction, as well as efforts to help shade L.A. neighborhoods to improve quality of life
- GREEN WEEK: The university has made tremendous strides since announcing its all-encompassing sustainability framework five months ago.
- USC won the Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge in 2021-22 in both football (USC’s third win) and men's basketball.