Sustainability

The first 27 of 250 new trees planned for South Los Angeles neighborhoods were planted to provide much-needed shade.

The method is the first of its kind, reclaiming high-value materials from both the carbon fiber fabric and polymer of a material commonly used in manufacturing.

A USC study finds boys and girls living closest to the landlocked lake experience more respiratory issues than those farther away.

With assistance from USC and the federal government, the city of L.A. is cooling local neighborhoods one school at a time by planting trees along sidewalks.

STORY AND VIDEO: Numerous efforts at USC are underway to ensure football games are as close to zero waste as possible.

The program will leverage USC’s location in Los Angeles, a city on the front lines of combating climate change.

This Saturday might be the first meeting between the USC and Wisconsin football teams as conferences foes, but the Trojans and the Badgers have been collaborating in the classroom for some time.

In a recent study, USC and Australian researchers found that the strength of people’s convictions in climate science can weaken when they are exposed repeatedly to statements or claims that contradict their beliefs.

GREEN WEEK: The council’s 18th annual Sustainability Summit was held at Town and Gown during the university’s Green Week observation.

GREEN WEEK: Weiss, associate professor of technical communication practice at USC Viterbi, breaks down how students at USC are addressing sustainability issues.