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Sustainability: Human Factors

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Effective technology is available to move the needle on sustainability. The challenge is to implement these solutions quickly and at scale. 

That’s why USC Dornsife is thinking differently. Our researchers explore how to overcome the economic, political, and psychological challenges that stand in the way of a sustainable future.

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Curiosity at Work

Stand Out, Together

At USC Dornsife you’ll study the things you love the most. You’ll explore ideas that you’ve never thought about before. You’ll learn how to make sense of the world from all different angles. And, as part of our community, you will help to define a dynamic academic environment focused on improving lives and the world around us.

Meet the Students

A Brighter Future Isabella Pangilinan Environmental Studies major
The Power of “And” Joshua Senior Biological Sciences major, East Asian Languages and Cultures minor
A Trojan Family Like No Other Victoria Quon-Chow Human Biology major, Nutrition and Health Promotion minor

A Brighter Future

Isabella Pangilinan Environmental Studies major

USC Dornsife student Isabella Pangilinan is passionate about finding solutions to some of our world’s most pressing challenges like climate change and social and economic inequity. The multidisciplinary courses offered through her major are preparing her for a career in environmental law.

The Power of “And”

Joshua Senior Biological Sciences major, East Asian Languages and Cultures minor

USC Dornsife student Joshua Senior is studying to become a neurosurgeon. He explains how his liberal arts education at USC Dornsife prepares him for his career goals – and for life.

A Trojan Family Like No Other

Victoria Quon-Chow Human Biology major, Nutrition and Health Promotion minor

As a student at USC Dornsife, Victoria Quon-Chow is bouyed by the support of the Trojan Family as she prepares to become a doctor.

News and Events

Oct 8
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Trousdale Parkway Join us on Trousdale Parkway to explore over 90 major and 90 minor options. Meet our dedicated faculty, helpful staff, and current students who are ready to answer any questions you have about our diverse academic offerings. Refreshments provided (first come first serve).

USC Dornsife

On Saturday, September 21st, members of the Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences and Dornsife Department of Earth Sciences participated in Dino Fest, a public educational event hosted by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Over the course of the day-long event attended by more than 4000 people, doctoral students, post-docs, and faculty members in IAS shared aspects of their research on human and comparative anatomy, and how this informs our understanding of living and extinct animals.

A group of people under a tent with a table with flyers about paleontology programs