USC Dornsife News

USC Dornsife Public Exchange program brings shade trees to neighborhoods across the city.

At USC’s Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., policymakers, researchers and practitioners explored how nature can be used to address increasingly frequent climate-associated risks.

USC Dornsife Dean Amber Miller explains how Public Exchange creates streamlined pathways for public and private sector leaders to tap academic expertise, and why that’s important.

Led by a former White House policy advisor, the new practice provides expert research and project management services to government, industry and nonprofit partners.

Throughout 2022, 37% of low-income residents of Los Angeles County lacked access to sufficient food for an active, healthy life. That’s 10 points more than in 2018, before the pandemic struck, according to research published by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange.

The new practice based at USC Dornsife provides expert research and project management services to government, industry and nonprofit partners in the fast-growing clean technology and sustainability market.

USC spatial scientist John Wilson discusses the benefits of more trees in the urban core, the differences between Beverly Hills and Boyle Heights, and how trees will shape L.A.’s future.

The program provides a new model for bringing academic research into the public square, with a focus on social impact. [7¼ min read]

John Wilson is working to improve the well-being of Angelenos through two USC Dornsife Public Exchange projects. [5 min read]