USC Dornsife Magazine

Health and Well-being

Spring/Summer 2024

Science and Technology

Earth sciences isn’t just for Earth

Extending their expertise into the solar system, Earth scientists aid in the exploration of our planetary neighbors, including the search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for #WrigleyDay on June 15!

This special day gave @uscdornsife alumni and their families the opportunity to learn about today’s environmental issues and emerging solutions while having some fun in the sun (and water!) at Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island. 🏝️

A group holds up a USC banner with the Wrigley Institute in the background.

In Pixar’s Inside Out 2 we meet new, more complex feelings. @uscdornsife researchers just published research confirming that mixed emotions like nostalgia are really real (we don’t just flip-flop between positive and negative feelings) — demonstrating unique, measurable brain activity! 🧠

“What takes nature years, our reactors achieve in mere minutes.”

We all know carbon dioxide is a major driver of climate change. The ocean naturally absorbs CO2 using limestone, but the process takes thousands of years. With the global shipping industry contributing 3% of global CO2 emissions, USC Dornsife’s William Berelson and partners at @caltechedu, and Calcarea created a way to exponentially accelerate the carbon capture process.

This innovation offers a sustainable path forward. ⛴️ 

#UniversityOfSouthernCalifornia #USCDornsife #ClimateChange #Oceans #Research #CarbonDioxide #CarbonCapture #FightOn

Ocean-inspired tech could speed up carbon capture from ships
USC Alumna’s Olympic Story from 1984 Volunteer to 2024 Judge

USC Alumna’s Olympic Story from 1984 Volunteer to 2024 Judge

Dornsife Alumna Cheryl Russell (B.A. History ’85) is the only judge from the United States selected to score artistic swimming events at the Paris Olympics. For Russell, this is a full circle moment. Forty years ago at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she served as a volunteer for the debut of (what was then called) synchronized swimming. She also marched in the opening and closing ceremonies as a member of the Trojan Marching Band.