News Stories

With The Macfarlane Foundation support, students venture to USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Marine Science Center to learn from environmental leaders and discover new ways to turn their interests into careers.

A new underwater farming technique could make giant sea kelp a viable and sustainable source of biofuel. [3½ min read]

Cars that run on kelp. Cosmetics made from waste products. An alternative energy model fueled by clean, green chemicals. USC Dornsife researchers are creating innovative new products and businesses to mend the planet and create a strong economy. [8½ min read]

Seven teams of finalists present their entrepreneurial startup ideas to create meaningful environmental change to a panel of judges as they compete for $15,000 in prize money.

Two USC Dornsife alumnae have been named Fulbright-Clinton Fellows — the first USC graduates to receive this honor.

Alumnus Jamie Brisbin, a participant in the USC Wrigley Institute’s “Catalina Semester” program, today works as a pararescueman for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

USC’s boat the Miss Christi carries passengers back and forth between San Pedro and the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island. The vessel is undergoing improvements.

Gathering information on the sea’s reaction to climate change, marine biology research at the San Pedro Ocean Timeseries (SPOT) station receives nearly $3 million in new funding.