{"id":824,"date":"2024-06-26T22:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T22:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:34:01","slug":"research-themes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/research-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Launchpads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Focused on Solutions, not Boundaries\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Wrigley Institute research launchpads merge the expertise of core faculty, staff scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to generate data and insights for solving the world\u2019s most pressing environmental problems.<\/p>\n<p>With a focus on research that breaks traditional disciplinary boundaries, our launchpads both help move the field of environmental studies upward and create unique training opportunities for tomorrow\u2019s environmental and sustainability leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/wrigley\/research\/current-research-projects\/#eesprojects\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Explore current research projects\"  \n>\n    Explore current research projects \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" 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changing planet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These projects draw on the latest research in fields such as marine biology, oceanography, microbiology, geology, and terrestrial ecology, to improve our understanding of the environmental changes that may threaten our future.<\/p>\n<p>Current and past projects in this area include long-term monitoring of Southern California&#8217;s San Pedro Channel, preservation and restoration of coral reefs, studies of pollinator biodiversity, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/wrigley\/research\/current-research-projects\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Explore current research projects\"  \n>\n    Explore current research projects \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" 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and determining how to convert them into workable practices and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Current and past projects in this area include kelp aquaculture, methods for recycling and upcycling plastics, ocean-based carbon storage, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/wrigley\/research\/current-research-projects\/#appliedprojects\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Explore current research projects\"  \n>\n    Explore current research projects \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          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Our ultimate goal is to make human communities more sustainable and encourage behavioral change that helps our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Current and past projects in this area include wildfire management and education, interventions to reduce ocean microplastics, methods to counteract climate misinformation, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/wrigley\/research\/current-research-projects\/#socialprojects\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Explore current research projects\"  \n>\n    Explore current research projects \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/12\/student-holding-styrofoam-1800x1800-1-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/12\/student-holding-styrofoam-1800x1800-1-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/12\/student-holding-styrofoam-1800x1800-1-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a student holds up a small piece of ocean plastic collected from a beach during a cleanup\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Looking for Research Funding?\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Wrigley Institute offers funding to support USC faculty and graduate students pursuing innovative research along environmental and sustainability themes. 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