USC Dornsife News

Environmental Studies major Madison Guest ’17 culminates her scientific diving career at USC Dornsife with a National Science Foundation-funded independent research project.

A key innovator in the field of geomicrobiology, the professor of biological sciences and earth sciences led pioneering explorations to understand the subseafloor biosphere.

Karla Heidelberg, new Environmental Studies Program director, believes “we cannot steer a ship by looking in the rearview mirror.”

A study funded by the Moore Foundation explores how a species of marine organisms acquires nutrition, which could lead to better understanding of harmful algal blooms.

Johanna Holm, a Ph.D. candidate in USC Dornsife, collaborates on a “dynamic book” about a science-minded boy who goes to the beach to collect flotsam — anything floating washed ashore. Holm and her team turn his discoveries into a digital experience.