In the wake of a devastating marine heat wave that hit the Florida Keys in 2023, USC Dornsife coral biologists are collaborating with nationally esteemed marine labs to save the area’s troubled reefs.
“This immediate impact on air pollution is really important because it also has an immediate impact on health,” said USC’s Erika Garcia, the study’s senior author.
Toby Kiers is honored for research on mycorrhizal fungi — and for efforts to map and protect the underground networks that sustain life on Earth.
The winning project — the Global Observatory for Healthy and Sustainable Cities — now includes 319 researchers and policy practitioners from 198 cities in 57 countries.
New research led by USC Dornsife shows that when scientists rely on similar but different species, findings from genetic data can be distorted by up to 60%. That puts vulnerable species at greater risk.
VIDEO, STORY and PHOTOS: As USC celebrates its fifth annual Green Week, the installation of 1,042 solar modules atop the Carole Little Building is the latest in a series of sustainability milestones.
Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, USC Dornsife researchers and colleagues find.
The certification of USC’s Washington, D.C., facility underscores the university’s commitment to sustainability coast to coast.
STORY, VIDEOS AND PHOTOS: USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO2 and helps protect the long-term health of our oceans.
Rosi Dagit realized that the post-fire mud flows would likely smother everything in their path — including the endangered fish in Topanga Creek — so she mobilized a team that included USC Sea Grant as a key player.
