Environment

Chatzi and Aung’s work evolved from treating patients to preventing disease entirely.

As the medical director of sustainability at Keck Medicine of USC, Associate Professor Arash Motamed is working to reduce the harmful effects of clinical operations on the environment.

The USC Sea Grant director brings more than 25 years of experience as a scientist, educator and leader in ocean research, education, policy and public engagement.

USC experts share their expertise on how Angelenos can rebuild their communities stronger and better after January’s wildfires.

An expert on how societies prepare for and respond to emergencies — from pandemics to climate change — USC’s Andrew Lakoff explores how our well-being depends on the health of Earth’s ecosystems.

USC Distinguished Professor Gale Sinatra’s long-standing mission to help people better understand climate change became deeply personal after the January wildfires.

EARTH MONTH: Megan Fieser, the Gabilan Assistant Professor of Chemistry at USC Dornsife, is working to resolve the vexing problem of plastic accumulating in our environment.

USC Price Dean Chris Boone discusses how his approach to sustainability — rooted in understanding interconnected systems — guides his work in addressing the complex environmental and social challenges facing our planet.

Southern California’s Imperial Valley is a region of economic distress and environmental trauma. Can untapped lithium reserves near the Salton Sea fuel a clean-energy economy — and a more prosperous future?

The USC Visions and Voices event El Respiro / Respire invites participants to speak their minds on climate justice — without saying a word.