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.
Funding from the nonprofit group FireAid will expand Public Exchange’s soil testing campaign, screening for a wider range of contaminants, speeding up lab results and increasing community outreach.
Women in climate-vulnerable neighborhoods were especially affected, according to a recent study led by a USC postdoctoral researcher.
Alumni and friends have given nearly $4.3 million and helped more than 450 students, faculty and staff members.
STORY AND VIDEO: A USC Alumni Association lunchtime gathering provides replacements for burned diplomas, USC swag and connection for Trojans affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
The USC Price assistant professor has spent the last 15 years helping voices of community members be heard in the wake of disasters.
Ariana Gutierrez and Joselle Escobar, this year’s Bohnett Leadership Fellows, helped the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors respond to the disaster.
People affected by the L.A. fires can drop off or mail in soil samples for testing as part of USC Dornsife Public Exchange’s community-focused project to assess post-fire lead contamination.
From displacement to respiratory illness, Angelenos without stable housing suffered disproportionately. Most residents support smarter rebuilding.
Two USC experts look at the consequences of the wildfires for children and the unique challenges they face surrounding disasters.
