USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Global Warming News

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  And the Microbes Shall Inherit the Earth

  October 12, 2011

  Global warming is not a novel phenomenon, and by studying what happened to the planet during a period of global warming about 250 million years ago, one USC Dornsife scientist hopes to discover what could happen to us this… more>

  categories: research, faculty research

  tags: biological sciences, david bottjer, earth, earth sciences, fossils, global warming, natural sciences

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  Methanol, a Fuel for the Future

  October 12, 2010

  Tapped by USC in 1977 during the world oil crisis to start a hydrocarbon institute from the ground floor, George Olah headed west, where he was more than up for the challenge. Olah, the Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and… more>

  categories: research, faculty research

  tags: chemistry, electricity, energy, george olah, global warming, loker hydrocarbon research institute, methanol, natural sciences, surya prakash

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  Tyler Prize Laureates On Global Warming

  May 1, 2009

  Scientists estimating ice-sheet shrinkage and subsequent sea-level rising would occur in the next century believe the phenomenon is happening now, glaciologist Richard Alley said during a lecture at USC. "They said the ice… more>

  categories: research, faculty research

  tags: award, climate change, global warming, natural sciences, tyler prize for environmental achievement

• How to Save the Planet — with Carbon Dioxide

  July 1, 2008

  Don’t waste your breath — it may be the fuel of the future. At least that’s the scenario examined by a group of scientists at a workshop co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USC… more>

  tags: carbon dioxide, global warming, greenhouse gas