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Connecting with People for the Good of the Planet

Through signature annual events, special programs, and ongoing activities, the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability fulfills the most important aspect of our vision: inspiring positive change.

Our engagements spark action through workshops, lectures, art exhibits and more. Come and join us to make a difference in one of the most important issues of our time!

Signature Events

    Climate Forward Conference

    Organized in partnership with USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future, this public conference brings together policymakers, business executives, activists, and others for nonpartisan conversations about actionable climate solutions.

    Delta Murphy Lecture Series

    Named for the sustainable planning advocate and former mayor of Whittier, CA, this public lecture series highlights socially connected topics such as environmental justice, interactions between humans and the natural world, and diversity in scientific fields.

    Information about the next Delta Murphy Lecture will be available soon.

    Storymakers Program

    Scientists become storytellers at this weeklong intensive designed exclusively for researchers who want to connect with the public. Fellows develop transformational narratives about their work with help from award-winning practitioners in all forms of media.

    Harnessing the Power of Art to Seed Change

    The arts have a unique ability to capture people’s attention, seed change, and spur action. Through Arts @ Wrigley, we support environment and sustainability-focused artists and engage the public on climate issues at arts-based events and exhibitions.

    Explore the arts at Wrigley
    Student Maria Eberhart, wearing a blue aloha shirt over a black top, carefully adjusts a portrait of a smiling man on an exhibit structure made of slatted wood.

    Discovering the Future of Marine Research

    The Wrigley Institute’s Scientific Diving Discovery Program engages students from underrepresented backgrounds in the world of marine research, so that all perspectives can be brought to bear on solving the most pressing environmental and sustainability issues.

    Learn more about SDDP
    Two students from the Scientific Diving Discovery Program, wearing scuba gear, stand in chest-deep water as they grab each others hands in a gesture of support and encouragement.
    a scuba diver swims through a kelp forest as bubbles stream from her regulator
    Emergency Medical Care for Divers

    USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber

    The USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber is an emergency medical facility on Catalina Island for the treatment of scuba diving accidents. Chamber facilities are on the waterfront of the Wrigley Marine Science Center and adjacent to a helipad that is permitted for day or night helicopter landings. Staffed by a dedicated team of Wrigley Institute employees and medical volunteers, the chamber works closely with the Los Angeles County Medical Alert Center (MAC) and operates as an extension of the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine.

    As part of the Wrigley Institute and its educational mission, chamber staff and volunteers also contribute regularly to education and training programs for scientific divers and hyperbaric medicine specialists.

    24-hour Emergency Medical Line: (310) 510-1053

    Visit the Hyperbaric Chamber website

    Join Us for an Event

    The Wrigley Institute typically hosts public events September-May. Our 2024-2025 events calendar will be available soon!