Congratulations to our 2026-2028 cohort of Faculty Innovation Award winners! The awards, worth up to $50,000 each, support original, solutions-focused environmental and sustainability research by @usc.edu faculty from any discipline. Read more: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2026...

Wrigley Institute names 2026 Faculty Innovation Award winners - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it

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Fighting back against misinformation about climate change is possible, though not always easy. #USCWrigley Director and psychologist @joearvai.org shares some ways we can counter it. Read more: theconversation.com/longtime-exx...

Happy #WorldOceanDay! While we celebrate today, our connection to the ocean is something we uplift all year long. At the Wrigley Institute, we're especially grateful for the Blue Cavern State Marine Conservation Area. (1/2)

At @uscwrigley.usc.edu, every day is #WorldOceanDay. We're tackling the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges. We're bringing science to society to drive change. And, we're training the next generation of environmental leaders. Visit us online or in person to learn more.

Our 2026 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellows are off to continue their research! These @dornsife.usc.edu PhD students are tackling environmental and sustainability questions from every angle. Stay tuned as we spotlight their stories all summer long!

Congrats to faculty affiliates Karen Lloyd and Carly Kenkel for being named among the 5 USC Dornsife scholars recognized as 2025 Communicators of the Year! We celebrate their exceptional efforts to help the public understand important issues that shape our world. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...

USC Dornsife honors 2025 Communicators of the Year

5 USC Dornsife scholars — including faculty members and a PhD candidate — recognized for exceptional public engagement

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Dr. Madelyne Willis is a microbial ecologist with extensive field experience, including multiple deployments to the Arctic and Antarctic. Her research has focused on identifying metabolic activity in bacterial cells in glacial ice and other cold environments. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 #Astrobiology #NotJustAliens

Don't miss your opportunity to apply for up for $50,000 in research funds (plus up to $10,000 in facility credit for projects at the Wrigley Marine Science Center). Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/rese...

USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 3mo ago

NOW OPEN: The Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Awards each provide up to $50,000 in support of USC faculty research that improves our knowledge about, or offers solutions for, global environmental and sustainability challenges. Proposals are due by May 29: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/rese...

Don't miss your opportunity to apply for up for $50,000 in research funds (plus up to $10,000 in facility credit for projects at the Wrigley Marine Science Center). Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/rese...

USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 3mo ago

NOW OPEN: The Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Awards each provide up to $50,000 in support of USC faculty research that improves our knowledge about, or offers solutions for, global environmental and sustainability challenges. Proposals are due by May 29: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/rese...

NOW OPEN: The Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Awards each provide up to $50,000 in support of USC faculty research that improves our knowledge about, or offers solutions for, global environmental and sustainability challenges. Proposals are due by May 29: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/rese...

This Earth Day, we celebrate students like Matt Luna '26 who are building the skills to tackle real environmental challenges and create meaningful change today and in the future. 🌎🌱 Watch: youtu.be/YOKvj0siucE?...

Hope in Action: Finding Community Through Immersive Learning

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In celebration of #EarthMonth, the USC Wrigley Institute and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future are hosting the annual Climate Forward Conference on April 15, featuring a series of conversations around advancing climate change issues. RSVP: calendar.usc.edu/event/climat...

Before the Wrigley Marine Science center stood at Big Fisherman Cove, botanist Luella Blanche Trask was already studying Catalina Island’s unique ecosystems. This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re uplifting her story: youtube.com/shorts/I3RCQ...

Luella Blanche Trask: The hidden history of Catalina Island's traveling botanist 🌿

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Join us for a seminar on the intersection of environmental psychology, communication, and carbon removal technology with #USCWrigley Climate and Carbon Management Initiative researchers Samantha Mertens and Amanda Molder: calendar.usc.edu/event/semina...

Spend a month exploring sustainability topics in the humanities or sciences with #Julymester at the Wrigley Marine Science Center! ⁠Attend a virtual information session on March 4 at 2PM to learn more. ⬇️ RSVP: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 Open to ALL @usc.edu students! Spend spring break exploring Catalina Island and learning more about the Wrigley Marine Science Center from Wednesday, March 18–Friday, March 20. Apply by Friday, February 27, 2026: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/educ...

Are you a @usc.edu undergraduate student looking to explore the fields of marine biology or environmental science? We've got just the workshop for you! Join us at the Wrigley Marine Science Center for a Marine Ecology & Oceanography Weekend Workshop: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/educ...

Wrapped up good last couple of days of mapping the intertidal @uscwrigley.usc.edu with our drone. Back to Seattle tomorrow.

Coming in for another happy landing on Catalina Island after our first day of drone mapping. Back at it tomorrow. @uscwrigley.usc.edu @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #catalinaisland #drone #drones

On #WorldWetlandsDay, we’re celebrating their role as powerful blue carbon ecosystems. Research supported by #USCWrigley at Upper Newport Bay shows how rising sea levels could disrupt the processes that store carbon, highlighting why wetland conservation is crucial: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2024...

'Blue carbon' capture threatened by sea level rise in California

USC researchers are studying salt marshes in Upper Newport Bay, CA, to determine how sea level rise threatens the storage of "blue carbon."

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Can past extinctions inform how we manage the effects of climate change today? We'll explore this question and more at the Darwin Day: Modern Perspectives on Evolution and Extinction symposium on Feb. 12 at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. RSVP: tickets.nhmlac.org/events/527/d...

LAST CALL for applications to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program!! Applications close on Saturday Feb 1

Holly Bik@hollybik.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Are you a mid-career researcher with a passion for storytelling or #SciComm? If so, you must apply to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...

Addressing the most pressing issues of our time, from climate change to pandemics, isn’t just a policy challenge – it’s a psychological one. Join us for a conversation on how we can recognize these barriers and move past them. 🔗 Event details: calendar.usc.edu/event/as-the...

Are you a mid-career researcher with a passion for storytelling or #SciComm? If so, you must apply to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...

As we mark the one-year anniversary of the Eaton and Pacific Palisades wildfires, our hearts are with everyone who is still recovering. And we remain committed to advancing science-based solutions for wildfire prevention, preparedness, and recovery.

As 2025 comes to a close, we look back – and ahead – with hope. Check out some of our biggest milestones from the year, made possible by our community of students, scholars, and staff. 💚 dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

Building Hope: 2025 at the Wrigley Institute - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it

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Congratulations to our 2026 cohort of Wrigley Institute Graduate Fellows! 🎉 This year’s fellows are Ph.D. students from across @dornsife.usc.edu, all tackling environmental & sustainability questions through the lens of their particular field. Meet the Fellows: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

What if the past holds clues for a more sustainable future? A new Wrigley Institute-funded initiative, Extinction Insights for a Sustainable Tomorrow (EXIST), studies past mass extinctions for lessons to help manage climate change today. bit.ly/wies-exist-s...

How past mass extinctions can help us manage climate change

By studying ancient mass extinctions caused by climate change, we can glean lessons for reducing the effects of climate change today.

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At the Wrigley Institute, we're committed to building a more sustainable future for our planet and all who live on it. That includes empowering researchers like Cat Odendahl, who is testing for lead contamination after the Pacific Palisades and Eaton wildfires: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

Bernie Tolentino's path into marine research wasn’t always obvious, but a deep curiosity about the natural world - and a love for the ocean - kept pulling her forward. Learn about Bernie's story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abh0...

Beneath the Surface: Saving our Oceans, One Kelp Forest at a Time

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