USC Dornsife News

A new series featuring faculty from throughout USC aims to slow the spin on campaign rhetoric and explore the important topics emerging from this year’s election.

Travis Williams and a team of researchers develop a new method that generates hydrogen and stores it efficiently, and without further polluting the environment.

Earth scientists, studying mercury found in samples of ancient rock, strengthen the case that a prehistoric disaster is a good model for investigating the potential effect of rising carbon dioxide levels.

Jed Fuhrman and David Needham of biological sciences discover that algal blooms in the ocean encompass microscopic skirmishes, with the front lines shifting on a daily basis.

Julien Emile-Geay of earth sciences at USC Dornsife finds clues to the fundamental physics of El Niño in millennia-old corals and clams.

Lowell Stott of earth sciences at USC Dornsife discusses why current models aren’t enough to predict future changes in climate and weather patterns.

Research by James Moffett of biological sciences and Earth sciences found surprising levels of iron in the depths of the Southern Pacific Ocean that may be linked to global climate.

A new interdisciplinary doctoral program launched by the Spatial Sciences Institute jointly with the Department of Sociology and Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Preventive Medicine addresses modern health-care challenges.