GREEN WEEK: The 1,500-square-foot hub is a collaborative, inclusive and multiuse gathering space for advancing sustainability at USC.

Since becoming an academic, Ricardo Valerdi wanted to find ways to inspire young kids to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math.

Anant Vasudevan wanted to reform how — and where — young creatives do business. The result is Verci, a New York-based “campus” offering a curated creative space for people on unconventional paths.

USC Gould offers two degree programs in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which can help parties in civil cases resolve conflicts quicker, cheaper and more amicably through mediation and arbitration.

The 1,500-square-foot hub is a collaborative, inclusive and multiuse gathering space for advancing sustainability at USC. Watch the video.

GREEN WEEK: USC experts discuss the profound effects of the climate crisis on human health and well-being.

Often confused with hospice, palliative care has a champion in USC gerontologist Susan Enguídanos, who has dedicated herself to expanding access to this beneficial resource.

Findings published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry reveal how the brain produces pregnenolone, the “mother hormone” that is the progenitor of all neurosteroids.

Allen, an experienced health care executive. previously served as interim CFO.

GREEN WEEK: Early-career researchers are ready to tackle challenging environmental problems through interdisciplinary work.