USC Dornsife News

Cameron Audras learns how to interweave his passion for conservation and his skill with the viola while earning a degree in environmental sciences. [4½ min read]

Photographer and documentary filmmaker Tyler Schiffman ’17 traverses the globe to chronicle nature’s stories and promote environmental conservation. [4 min read]

The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop students in Julie Hopper’s ecology class from catching and studying insects from yards and fields all around the world.

As an intern for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last spring and the Environmental Protection Agency this summer, senior Kelley Xuereb has watched how laws get made from two different branches of government. [4 min read]

USC students conduct marine research through virtual internships with leading environmental scientists. [4 ¾ min read]

Jasmine Sears plans to use her degree in environmental studies from USC Dornsife to help the fashion industry do more to protect the planet. [2¾ min read]

Though he came into USC as undecided, Thomas Kim was destined to major in international relations. Now, he hopes to use his skills to make an impact domestically and abroad. [1¼ min read]

Graduating USC Dornsife senior Claire Mauss has transformed the Environmental Student Assembly into an organization that advocates for sustainable change on campus. [2¾ min read]

USC Dornsife senior Connie Machuca studies corals and anemones to understand how they respond to rising temperatures, acidification and other ocean-related issues linked to climate change. [4 min read]