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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jan 23
Hello, Bluesky! 👋
Here at the USC Wrigley Institute, we're all about creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it. Follow us to stay up-to-date with our research, learn about ways to get involved, and to engage in important conversations! 🌍🌱
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 5d
How do you make a century old Los Angeles landmark more sustainable? USC Environmental Studies Professor Victoria Petryshyn has the answers!
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#FridayFacts: Ep. 3 Energy Efficiency and Old Buildings - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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Joe Árvai @joearvai.org · 22d
🚨🚨🚨Attention @dornsife.usc.edu and @USC.edu students! Enrollment is open for the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Summer Residential College on the #Environment. Develop hands-on skills, expand your knowledge, and soak up the beauty of our campus in a MPA on Catalina Island. Classes fill up fast. Don’t wait!
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Jenna Blyler @jailbirdjenna.bsky.social · 8d
Three Mile Island wasn’t the worst nuclear disaster in American history.

Read about what was and the research @joearvai.org, @aitormarcos.bsky.social, and I are doing to understand risky decision-making in this ✨unusual✨context.

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Familiar harms, familiar terms - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 16d
Be part of an unforgettable conversation with acclaimed author and artist Oliver Jeffers as he takes us on a journey through his stories about Earth, environment, and our shared future!

🎟️ Spots are limited! Secure your ticket today: wies-deltamurphy-2025.eventbrite.com
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 23d
Join our info session this Wednesday for an overview of the classes offered, costs, the application process, and common questions. ⁠
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🗓️ Info Session Date/Time: 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17⁠
📍 Location: Zoom or in-person at DMC 252 ⁠

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2026 Catalina Maymester Info Session Sign Up
Join the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability for a month filled with once-in-a-lifetime, immersive learning experiences centered on urban oceans! Our info session will give you an...
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 23d
Our Maymester on Catalina is unforgettable. But don’t just take our word for it – here's what past #Maymester students have to say about their summer at the Wrigley Marine Science Center.⁠
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 26d
Interested in our Maymester 2026 on Catalina Island?

Attend our upcoming info session for an overview of the classes offered, costs, the application process, and common questions about life at the Wrigley Marine Science Center.

🔗 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Joe Árvai @joearvai.org · 27d
🚨🚨🚨Hey @dornsife.usc.edu @usc.edu @uscwrigley.usc.edu students, I'm once again offering my class, "It's not easy being green: Decision-making for #sustainable action", in spring 2026. The class splits its time between LA and #Switzerland. There are only 16 spots so sign-up soon if you're interested.
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · 28d
Dive into discovery. Applications for Maymester 2026 at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island are now open!⁠

Apply by the priority deadline, October 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PT, to join the adventure!⁠

Learn more and apply: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/educ...
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 26
Meet Bernadeth Tolentino, a 2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow who is pioneering research in kelp restoration by studying how beneficial bacteria can help giant kelp withstand temperature fluctuations.

Read about her research: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
The Giant and the Bug: Kelp Restoration with Applied Microbiology - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 26
California's statewide network of marine protected areas are now recognized on the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. Among these sites is Big Fisherman Cove, home to the Wrigley Marine Science Center.

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How California's marine protected area network leads conservation
The Wrigley Institute's Big Fisherman Cove helps lead ocean conservation as part of California's marine protected area network.
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 18
After seeing the destruction caused by the L.A. wildfires, 2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow Cat Odendahl found her calling with a community-led effort to understand and communicate the risks of soil contamination. ⁠

Learn more about Cat's research: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
Empowering Resilience: Community Science in the Wake of the 2025 Los Angeles Fires - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 18
Congratulations to our 2025–2027 Faculty Innovation Award winners! 🎉

Each award provides up to $50,000 to support original, solutions-focused environmental and #sustainability research by @usc.edu faculty.

Read the full announcement: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
Wrigley Institute names 2025 Faculty Innovation Award winners - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 14
Meet Natalie McClure, the #USCWrigley 2025 Catalina Island Conservancy intern. From cataloguing rare plants in the field to tending seedlings in the nursery, her summer experience offers a deeper look at what it takes to care for the land.

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Conserving Catalina: A Summer in the Field with Natalie McClure
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 13
USC Wrigley Institute Ballmer Postdoctoral Researcher Mohammed Hashim studies ocean alkalinity enhancement, a method that boosts the ocean’s natural ability to capture and store carbon dioxide.

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What in the world is "Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement"?
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 4
Scientists at @usc.edu and @caltech.edu, in collaboration with startup company Calcarea, have developed a promising shipboard system that could remove up to half of carbon dioxide emitted from shipping vessels by converting it into an ocean-safe solution.

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USC technology may reduce shipping emissions by half
Shipboard system using limestone, seawater could cut CO2 emissions in half.
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Aug 1
Meet 2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow Priyanka Soni, who’s uncovering big clues in small shells! 🐚⁠
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Her research examines how marine species migrated during past climate shifts, offering insights into the long-term impacts of warming oceans on coastal biodiversity: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
Ancient Invasions, Modern Warnings: What Fossils Tell Us About Migration in Response to Climate Change Before Human Arrival - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 28
Congratulations to 2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow Zohaib Suhail, a fourth-year chemistry PhD student, for receiving a 2025 ACS Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Recognition Program Certificate!

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Zohaib Suhail receives ACS Certificate for Leadership in Mentoring - Department of Chemistry
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 23
2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow Mia Franks studies the marine microbial community, a collection of microscopic organisms that play play a major role in the health of the ocean. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
The Global Ocean Microbiome: Studying Microbes in Southern California - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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Jenna Dilworth @jennadilworth.bsky.social · Jul 17
I authored a blog post for @uscwrigley.usc.edu about the work I've been doing along with fellow lab members at the CEE Lab (led by @drcarl.bsky.social) to identify intervention priorities for coral restoration in the Caribbean under the impacts of climate change!

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Envisioning a future for Caribbean coral reefs: lessons in resilience and collaboration - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 17
Rich in life because these are our daily views. 🌅
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 10
Meet Bradley MacKett, a 2025 #USCWrigley Graduate Fellow and @dornsife.usc.edu Biological Sciences PhD student who studies harmful algal blooms: dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...
How a Fast Food Feast Can Create a Toxic Beast: Investigating the Anthropogenic Impact of Toxic Algae Pseudo-nitzschia - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 9
#USCWrigley Graduate Fellow Priyanka Soni organized an iNaturalist BioBlitz on Catalina Island to engage our cohort of REU students with the island’s rich biodiversity! They successfully recorded over 250 observations, identifying more than 100 species: www.inaturalist.org/projects/cat...
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jul 8
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Soundings - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
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USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability @uscwrigley.usc.edu · Jun 25
We're bringing back #WildlifeWednesday with a few snapshots of animals you'd typically see around Catalina Island and near the Wrigley Marine Science Center!