{"id":17490,"date":"2024-01-18T12:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=17490"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:12:16","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/sustainability\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--simplified-landing-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--simplified-landing-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24768263252_be794291db_k-2400x1350-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24768263252_be794291db_k-2400x1350-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24768263252_be794291db_k-2400x1350-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24768263252_be794291db_k-2400x1350-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A USC researcher smiles while working with lab materials\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Research<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Climate change? We&#8217;re driving positive change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>At USC we&#8217;re pioneering new interdisciplinary research that pushes the boundaries of what&#8217;s possible. Our scholars are at the forefront of climate change mitigation, forging new pathways to a more sustainable future through groundbreaking discoveries. With more than 25 specialized programs, institutes and centers, we drive tangible advancements that lead to real-world action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \n    \n      \n    \n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-articles \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-articles\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"header-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Sustainability Research News<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"flex-container\">\n\n          <div class=\"featured-card\">\n                            \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/what-is-blue-carbon-uscs-research-on-carbon-capture-in-upper-newport-bay\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"What is blue carbon? Inside USC\u2019s research on carbon capture in Upper Newport Bay\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scan-1600-dpi-Nina-art-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scan-1600-dpi-Nina-art-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scan-1600-dpi-Nina-art-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Scan-1600-dpi-Nina-art-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Upper Newport Bay\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>University<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/what-is-blue-carbon-uscs-research-on-carbon-capture-in-upper-newport-bay\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >What is blue carbon? Inside USC\u2019s research on carbon capture in Upper Newport Bay<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Coastal wetlands \u2014 threatened by rising seas \u2014 are nature\u2019s powerhouses for capturing and storing carbon. USC researchers are studying how to protect these essential ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Aug 28, 2024<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-list\">\n                                                <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/arctic-mercury-assessment-josh-west\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"\u2018Mercury bomb\u2019 threatens millions as Arctic temperatures rise\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mercury_arctic_west_central-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mercury_arctic_west_central-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mercury_arctic_west_central-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mercury_arctic_west_central-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Yukon River downstream from Beaver, Alaska\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Science\/Technology<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/arctic-mercury-assessment-josh-west\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >\u2018Mercury bomb\u2019 threatens millions as Arctic temperatures rise<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Released by the melting permafrost, mercury is putting the food chain at risk \u2014\u00a0as well as communities that depend on it. USC scientists seek a better way to assess the hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Aug 15, 2024<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/using-ai-to-predict-wildfires\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire\u2019s next move\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iStock-1441834978-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iStock-1441834978-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iStock-1441834978-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/iStock-1441834978-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Wildfire\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Environment<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/using-ai-to-predict-wildfires\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire\u2019s next move<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>STORY AND VIDEO: Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately forecast wildfire spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Jul 22, 2024<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/a-new-era-for-an-ancient-river\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"A New Era for an Ancient River\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KlamathRiver_00-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KlamathRiver_00-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KlamathRiver_00-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KlamathRiver_00-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A New Era for an Ancient River\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Environment<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/a-new-era-for-an-ancient-river\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >A New Era for an Ancient River<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Jun 6, 2024<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\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--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Growing USC&#8217;s Sustainability Research<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC researchers are actively engaged in advancing sustainability goals through groundbreaking efforts. Discover USC\u2019s alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and explore the impactful work of USC\u2019s Center for Sustainability Solutions, which focuses on developing policy, technological and behavioral solutions for urgent challenges locally and globally. The center facilitates collaboration between scholars and stakeholders from sustainability organizations worldwide to conduct diverse research designed for tangible impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.usc.edu\/research-and-academics\/\"   aria-label=\"Expanding Sustainability Research\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2400x1350_USC_UCOM_Community_Workshop_Urban_Trees_20221109_06-1-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2400x1350_USC_UCOM_Community_Workshop_Urban_Trees_20221109_06-1-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2400x1350_USC_UCOM_Community_Workshop_Urban_Trees_20221109_06-1-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Students and faculty members work on Urban Trees Initiative\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>A broad scope<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.usc.edu\/research-and-academics\/\">\n                  \n                    Expanding Sustainability Research\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/usc-sustainability.shinyapps.io\/research_dashboard\/\"   aria-label=\"USC Sustainability Research Finder\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daniel-funes-fuentes-TyLw3IQALMs-unsplash-scaled-1x1-1-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daniel-funes-fuentes-TyLw3IQALMs-unsplash-scaled-1x1-1-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/daniel-funes-fuentes-TyLw3IQALMs-unsplash-scaled-1x1-1-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"two people working in an outdoor vertical growing station\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Get to know our work<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/usc-sustainability.shinyapps.io\/research_dashboard\/\">\n                  \n                    USC Sustainability Research Finder\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilitysolutions.usc.edu\/\"   aria-label=\"Developing Solutions for Sustainability\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chelsea-WvusC5M-TM8-unsplash-scaled-1-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chelsea-WvusC5M-TM8-unsplash-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chelsea-WvusC5M-TM8-unsplash-scaled-1-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A solar panel\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>A collaborative future<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilitysolutions.usc.edu\/\">\n                  \n                    Developing Solutions for Sustainability\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Arts &#038; Climate Collective<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A joint effort with USC Arts in Action (a program under Visions and Voices), the USC Office of Sustainability and the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, USC&#8217;s Arts &amp; Climate Collective leverages research and real-world action to highlight the rich connections between sustainability and artistic or cultural endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/www.artsclimatecollective.org\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about USC's Arts &amp; Climate Collective\">Learn more about USC&#8217;s Arts &amp; Climate Collective<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\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:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USC_OOS_ACCEarthWeekRonFinleyEvent_20220420_0179-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USC_OOS_ACCEarthWeekRonFinleyEvent_20220420_0179-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USC_OOS_ACCEarthWeekRonFinleyEvent_20220420_0179-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USC_OOS_ACCEarthWeekRonFinleyEvent_20220420_0179-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A panel of USC students and guests during an Arts and Climate Collective event\"\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--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <blockquote><p>\u201cI think the spirit of sustainability really depends on collaboration across disciplines.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">David Ba\u00f1uelas, USC Presidential Sustainability Solutions Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-video-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-video-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>USC Presidential Sustainability Solutions Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The five <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/usc-sustainability-solutions-fellows-green-week\/\">inaugural recipients<\/a> of the two-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssf.usc.edu\">USC Presidential Sustainability Solutions Fellowship<\/a> will pursue an inspiring array of research projects \u2014 from protecting salt marshes to promoting climate justice through video gaming and beyond. The appointments include cross-disciplinary USC faculty mentors, dedicated programming, a salary, support for relocation expenses, funding for research and a budget to hire student researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n                  <div class=\"card\">\n                          <div class=\"title-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Katherine Baker\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>As a public health researcher at the intersection of nutrition and climate change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssf.usc.edu\/fellows-1\/\">Katherine Baker<\/a> is investigating solutions for sustainable and equitable food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n\n                          <div 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f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Using an interdisciplinary approach through biology and engineering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssf.usc.edu\/fellows-2\/\">David Ba\u00f1uelas<\/a> applies metagenomic data to predict sea level rise impacts across Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n\n                          <div class=\"video-container\">\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:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-9.30.06-AM-320x180.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-9.30.06-AM-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-at-9.30.06-AM-768x432.png 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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:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.42.19\u202fPM-2-320x180.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.42.19\u202fPM-2-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.42.19\u202fPM-2-768x432.png 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.42.19\u202fPM-2-320x180.png 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Matthew Coopilton\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EO6YmB_JU5I\" data-lity aria-label=\"Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\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 75 75\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 75 75\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                          <rect fill=\"#FFCC00\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\"\/>\n                          <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"44.4,37.5 34.2,43.9 34.2,31.1 \"\/>\n                        <\/svg>\n                      <\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            \n          <\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"card\">\n                          <div class=\"title-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Zhongzheng \u201cJason\u201d Niu\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Epidemiologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssf.usc.edu\/fellows-4\/\">Zhongzheng \u201cJason\u201d Niu<\/a> studies the effects of air pollution, heatwaves and other environmental exposures on cardiometabolic health risk and the biological aging process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n\n                          <div class=\"video-container\">\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:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.36.29\u202fPM-2-320x180.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-4.36.29\u202fPM-2-1280x720.png 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The President\u2019s Sustainability Initiative Award empowers researchers to seek highly competitive federal funding, large center-related programs, early-career awards and individual research projects as a means to strengthen USC&#8217;s strengths and capabilities in sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/research.usc.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/president-folt-announces-2023-sustainability-research-award-program-winners\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about the President\u2019s Sustainability Initiative Award\">Learn more about the President\u2019s Sustainability Initiative Award<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\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:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC_UCOM_Art_Climate_Collective_Showcase_20230411_05-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC_UCOM_Art_Climate_Collective_Showcase_20230411_05-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC_UCOM_Art_Climate_Collective_Showcase_20230411_05-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC_UCOM_Art_Climate_Collective_Showcase_20230411_05-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A USC faculty member speaks about engineering and sustainability\"\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<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Achieving Significant Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s research prowess through centers, institutes and programs addresses societal needs with scalable, replicable solutions geared toward a healthier future for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">The AirPollBrain Group<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/airpollbrain-group\/\">The AirPollBrain (APB) Group<\/a> promotes optimal neurodevelopment and healthy brain aging by better understanding urban air pollution and gene-environment interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach, the APB Group connects USC leaders in urban environmental health research with collaborating institutions to address environmental effects across the life span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Annenberg\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/climatecenter.usc.edu\">Center for Climate Journalism and Communication <\/a>leverages the expertise of the school\u2019s renowned journalism and communication faculty to train journalists, communication professionals and students to tackle the biggest story of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Arid Climates and Water Research Center, Viterbi Innovation Fund<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/watercenter\/front-page\/home\/\">Arid Climates and Water Research Center<\/a> addresses the severe deficiencies in characterizing, monitoring and understanding water scarcity in arid climates. The center establishes USC \u2014 the largest university in the largest water-scarce urban center in the world \u2014 as the leading university nationwide developing and designing new technologies and analytical tools to mitigate water scarcity, desertification and arid climatic variability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (CATT)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/catt.usc.edu\/research\/\">CATT<\/a> is the focal point for USC&#8217;s transportation research and performs high-impact research on urgent transportation issues in cooperation with industry and government. Using advanced technologies to make current and future defense and commercial transportation infrastructure more efficient, the center merges policy and technical analyses and targets the problems associated with surface, air and marine transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Center for City Design<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component 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id=\"heading-1-7-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/create.usc.edu\/\">Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies<\/a> serves the U.S. through the creation of advanced models and tools for the evaluation of risks, costs and consequences of threats to human livelihood and with the assessment of strategies to mitigate risks and respond to emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ecet.wpengine.com\/\">Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition<\/a> identifies important areas of research with short- to middle-term goals by interacting with USC&#8217;s faculty and advisory committees to provide seed fund support to researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and across the university to focus on innovative solutions for energy-related areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-9-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/\">Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West<\/a> is at the forefront of thematic and historical investigations of the history and significance of the American West. With scholarly queries across diverse topics, time periods and settings, the institute pursues innovative scholarship, research and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-10-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-10-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Innovation in Integrated Informatics LAB (iLAB)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-10-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-10-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i-lab.usc.edu\/\">iLAB<\/a> research group focuses on the acquisition, modeling and analysis of data needed for user-centered built environments and the design of novel algorithms and visualization techniques to improve built environment efficiency, while increasing user satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-11-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-11-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy &#038; Economics<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-11-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-11-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpolicy.usc.edu\/\">Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy &amp; Economics<\/a> is a premier research institution developed in collaboration with the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the USC Price School of Public Policy. The center leverages innovative, independent research to make significant contributions to transforming the health care system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-12-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-12-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-12-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-12-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/loker-hydrocarbon-research-institute\/\">Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute<\/a> works to pursue basic research in organic chemistry with a focus to provide environmentally sustainable solutions to energy generation and energy storage challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-13-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-13-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-13-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-13-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/madres.usc.edu\/\">MADRES Center<\/a> aims to understand the impact of environmental exposures and social stressors on the health of mothers and their children. Particularly, how these exposures contribute to health disparities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-14-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-14-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Dornsife Mind and Society Center<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-14-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-14-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mindandsociety\/\">USC Dornsife Mind and Society Center<\/a> addresses the interface of individuals and society by investigating how people think about societal issues and how societal context shapes individuals\u2019 thoughts and actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-15-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-15-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Public Exchange<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-15-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-15-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/publicexchange.usc.edu\/\">Public Exchange<\/a> connects a wide range of academic researchers with policy, industry and nonprofit partners that need their expertise to tackle complex challenges. The goal is to amplify social impact by making academic expertise more easily accessible than ever before and apply academic rigor to addressing the world\u2019s most intractable issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-16-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-16-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Southern California Earthquake Center<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-16-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-16-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      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class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The mission of the <a href=\"https:\/\/scehsc.usc.edu\/\">SCEHSC<\/a> is to develop the scientific knowledge base, investigator teams and community engagement needed to reduce the burden of diseases and disability from environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-19-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-19-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Behavioral Science and Well-Being Policy Behavioral Science Initiative<\/span>\n            \n  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urban environmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-21-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-21-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Center for the Political Future (CPF)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-21-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-21-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/\">CPF<\/a> combines rigorous 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CMML also promotes research on effective media techniques and helps engaged community members leverage the power of the cinematic arts to achieve health, sustainability and social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-23-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-23-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-23-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-23-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/cesr.usc.edu\/\">CESR<\/a> is dedicated to discovering how people around the globe live, think, interact, age, invest and make important, life-changing decisions. CESR&#8217;s in-depth research and analysis is deepening the understanding of human behavior in a wide range of economic and social contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-24-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-24-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-24-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-24-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/\">ERI<\/a> provides forward-looking, actionable research to support community-based organizations, funders and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-25-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-controls=\"section-1-25-2FHvb6rTvH\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-25-2FHvb6rTvH\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-25-2FHvb6rTvH\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.usc.edu\/\">IIGH<\/a>, leaders work across disciplines to address the disparities, inequalities and broad determinants of health that impact our world. 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