New research at USC Viterbi School of Engineering seeks to upcycle waste materials by harnessing the power of microorganisms.

Iovine and Young Academy alumni discuss how they help combat climate change with a website that calculates your carbon footprint so you can easily fund climate solutions that offset your lifestyle’s output.

Foxes inhabiting six of Southern California’s Channel Islands were saved from extinction by the Endangered Species Act. Now, a new study shows they face a different threat: their own lack of genetic diversity.

Students are conducting a research project to prove that holistically-raised food yields more nutritional benefits than traditionally-produced food while also benefiting the environment.

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that air pollution particles activate a cellular defense mechanism known as autophagy, which may reduce the ability of cells to fight off other harms.

As part of the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability’s Earth Month 2023 celebrations, USC Dornsife amplified the work of eight talented nature photographers from the USC community.

Creator Scott Z. Burns and Executive Producer and Writer Dorothy Fortenberry talk about their new show during a panel with Joe Arvai, director of USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies.

USC has been named the winner of the Best Fan Engagement sub-category in the Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge for the 2022 football season in the league-wide competition.

Pioneering initiative aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.

There’s no shortage of original creations and tangible works of innovation in a variety of materials at USC Iovine and Young Academy, but there’s also no shortage of the excess these constructions leave in their wake.

Undergraduate students in the EH MATTERS fellowship program are committed to improving the health and wellness of communities here in Los Angeles.

In commemoration of Earth Day, students enrolled in the Health Promotion 448: Global Environmental Changes and Health course, wrote op-eds about the intersectionality of various public health issues in relation to climate change.

Is sustainability really the new black? Trends indicate sustainability is a rising factor in fashion.

Find news about sustainability, climate change and related issues that USC is addressing.

President Folt announces the last Friday of April Arbor Day at USC. Learn how you can help support our efforts to protect our trees.

The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is now the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability.

Leah Thomas, the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist, shared her journey from academia to activism and answered questions with students.

In the two years after its commitment to its divestment from fossil fuels, USC has made significant progress.

Chief Sustainability Officer Mick Dalrymple highlights both visible and invisible reductions in waste in the latest annual report for sustainability.

Watch the recording and view presentation slides from a USC event educating students about sustainability practices.

A new podcast from the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism launches season 1 with the message that every story is a climate story.

The USC Peace Garden is designed by student landscape architects to strengthen the relationship between green spaces, occupations and health.

An urban-themed competition challenges students to develop high-impact solutions and compete for a $15,000 prize.

USC hosts events educating students about sustainability practices.

Watch President Folt’s Earth Month 2023 message to the USC community.