May Sustainability Newsletter 🌿

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Upcoming Events
Campus Sustainability News
Sustainability Superstar
Hot Topics in Sustainability Beyond USC
In Case You Missed It
Green Job Opportunities

May 19 - M.S. in Global Medicine Virtual Info Session
May 23 - Bookmarked: Conversations about Civic Leadership
June 18 - CicLAvia—South LA presented by Metro
June 22 - Jennifer Pahlka: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age
June 29 - Capitol Briefing Series: The State of California’s Changing Electorate
August 19 - Friends and Neighbors Day

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USC wins Best Fan Engagement in PAC-12 Zero Waste Challenge for 2022 football season

$50 million gift commitment establishes The Ronald and Leslie Sherwin Initiative for environmental protection at USC Dornsife

Beyond Earth Month: Undergraduate scholars tackle environmental health challenges across Southern California

USC’s divestment from fossil fuels prescribed key updates

Trending towards sustainability: The next generation of fashion

When designing USC Peace Garden, student landscape architect prioritized people and planting

Students compete to innovate for a better future in LA

USC cuts waste and water use in efforts to fulfill Assignment: Earth

New tool helps students find sustainability courses

Recognizing members of the Trojan Family who are committed to advancing sustainability at USC and beyond, Sustainability Superstars is a weekly feature on our Instagram. Read about our recent star, Laila Hassell.

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Severe weather and winds have taken a toll on businesses throughout Southern California. LA Times spoke with Kristen Jaconi of USC Marshall about how businesses have been affected by climate-related risk.

Jacques Hymans of USC Dornsife spoke with NY Times on the benefits of geothermal energy.

Could your future plane be powered by sea kelp? Dornsife's Sergey Nuzdhin talks about how researchers at AltaSea are working to grow kelp as a sea stock to make carbon neutral fuel.

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