Exploring Arctic Issues
Led by Steven Lamy of international relations, 17 undergraduates travel to Iceland, Norway and Finland to study climate change in the Arctic as part of a USC Dornsife Problems Without Passports course. Read More
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Toward a Better World
Two USC Dornsife alumnae have been named Fulbright-Clinton Fellows — the first USC graduates to receive this honor. Read More
The Winner in Climate Change?
Geobiologist Frank Corsetti looks to the past to postulate our climate future. Read More
Hidden Costs
A new study led by biologist Donal Manahan finds that organisms defend themselves against climate change — to a point. Increasing carbon dioxide levels can force a sea urchin’s metabolism into overdrive just to stay alive. Read More
Partners in Sustainability and Environmental Studies
Scientific leaders and faculty members from USC Dornsife and Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines are developing a joint strategic program to strengthen environmental and climate-related research and education. Read More
Issues and Interventions
A member of the USC Dornsife Sustainability Task Force, Jonathan Lawhead works across the disciplines of philosophy and earth science to research climate change solutions. Read More
Microbes and Climate
Naomi Levine of biological sciences and earth sciences digs up information on climate by studying oceanic phytoplankton and bacteria. Read More
Preparing for the Next High Tide
USC Sea Grant is building on its sea level rise study for L.A., so the same methods can be applied to the rest of L.A. County — from Malibu to Long Beach. Read More
Climate Change in the Amazon
USC Dornsife researchers study the Amazon to discover effects of climate change — and find hidden secrets in river water, sediment and leaves. Read More
Averting the Apocalypse
As the inaugural speaker of the USC Dornsife Sustainability Task Force’s Distinguished Lecture Series, renowned ecologist William Schlesinger warns against the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” threatening a sustainable future. Read More
