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$50 million gift commitment establishes The Ronald and Leslie Sherwin Initiative for environmental protection at USC Dornsife

Pioneering initiative aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.

May 02, 2023
A photo of Leslie Sherwin and Ronald Sherwin
Politics

As Earth Month kicks off, experts aim to “bridge divides, share solutions”

Annual Climate Forward conference features former U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Val Demings, former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

March 30, 2023
As Earth Month kicks off, experts aim to “bridge divides, share solutions”
Faculty

New honeybee vaccine offers hope for protecting more than just honeybees

An expert on bees and other pollinators discusses the recently approved vaccine to protect honeybees from a bacterial scourge and gives tips for helping these ecologically crucial species survive.

February 15, 2023
New honeybee vaccine offers hope for protecting more than just honeybees
Science and Technology

Combatting climate change, pollution, waste: USC Dornsife scholars took big steps toward sustainability in 2022

Among the past year’s efforts, researchers looked to create more resilient oysters, produce medicines from plastic and ensure transplanted coral have the best chance at saving dying reefs.

December 15, 2022
Combatting climate change, pollution, waste: USC Dornsife scholars took big steps toward sustainability in 2022
Social Impact

Throwing soup on a Van Gogh: How climate protesters are making their voices heard over Egypt’s climate summit suppression

Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometimes shocking new tactics that are meant to go viral to spread their message.

November 16, 2022
Throwing soup on a Van Gogh: How climate protesters are making their voices heard over Egypt’s climate summit suppression
Social Impact

How a 1970s photo project revealed America’s pollution problem and what the EPA could do about it

An art historian plumbs the archives of the Documerica project, an early Environmental Protection Agency effort to teach about environmental damage and how the agency prevents and repairs the harm.

September 30, 2022
How a 1970s photo project revealed America’s pollution problem and what the EPA could do about it
Science and Technology

What the controversial 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ report got right: Our choices shape the future conditions for life on Earth

Researchers 50 years ago warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Decades and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?

July 12, 2022
What the controversial 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ report got right: Our choices shape the future conditions for life on Earth
Sustainability

What is ‘committed warming’? A climate scientist explains why global warming can continue long after emissions end

Because of humans, the concentration of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 50% higher than before the industrial era and these gases are raising Earth’s temperature.

June 09, 2022
What is ‘committed warming’? A climate scientist explains why global warming can continue long after emissions end
Dornsife Global

USC Dornsife student enjoys up-close view of UN Climate Change Conference

Murad Jah has been a research assistant for the COP26 conference for a year. Now he’s got a virtual front-row seat for the event. [2½ min read]

November 12, 2021
USC Dornsife student enjoys up-close view of UN Climate Change Conference
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