Michelle Barton has led major environmental initiatives and will help guide work on shade, heat resilience and the Los angeles River.
The home of the USC School of Dramatic Arts — a former church — has received one of the region’s most distinguished honors in historic preservation.
As part of ShadeLA, the USC School of Architecture-led competition judged entries from hundreds of students across Los Angeles for the best modular shade design.
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.
