Descendant of a Procter & Gamble Founder Reckons with Company’s Environmental Legacy
To know me as I am today is in part to know a piece of my ancestry. By way of my paternal grandmother, I am six generations descended from James Gamble, a co-founder of the multinational consumer goods company Procter
Sylvia Earle Announced as the Center for Climate Journalism and Communication’s inaugural Climate Communicator in Residence
The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce that Dr. Sylvia Earle will be its inaugural Climate Communicator in Residence. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend public programs with the legendary oceanographer, dubbed as
USC Students Win Honor at International Green Design Competition
Plan for the agricultural center in Historic Allensworth – California’s first town founded, funded, and governed by Black Americans – gains notice for its design that addresses climate threats. Architecture at Zero is a design competition for decarbonization, equity, and
A Conversation with Dr. Cornel West on Climate Change and the American Presidency
USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce a virtual event with Dr. Cornel West on Wednesday, July 19th at 11am PT. Center director Allison Agsten will host an intimate conversation with Dr. Cornel West, presidential
Dispatch from Antarctica: ocean floor, for sale
At the end of my voyage to Antarctica, which I previously wrote about here, my fellow passengers and I anchored offshore for nearly three days as we waited for weather conditions to improve so we could fly home. One evening,
Dispatch from Antarctica: the tiny ocean animal you need to know about
In February I had the opportunity to travel to Antarctica alongside the distinguished oceanographer Sylvia Earle and about 100 other scientists, legislators, artists, community organizers, and philanthropists. Together we experienced extraordinary natural wonders, saw the impacts of human-made warming
