Sustainability and Climate Change Posts
Exposure to air pollution worsens COVID-19 outcomes, even among the fully vaccinated
Airport pollution linked to acute health effects among people with asthma in Los Angeles
Updated July 2022: Something in the Air can now be viewed by U.S. audiences on YouTube courtesy of PBS America. This story was originally published February 14, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1SdFjna7zQ A recent study by Rima Habre, MSc, ScD, associate...
Your Brain on Air Pollution
Risk of death surges when extreme heat and air pollution coincide
Exposure to air pollution can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19
USC Children’s Health Study, now 30 years old, raises nationwide awareness of pollution’s harms
Reducing air pollution could lower dementia risk
Adverse environmental conditions impact a growing number of Angelenos, LABarometer survey finds
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy is linked with greater risk of depression among Latinas
By Cristine Hall Low-income Hispanic/Latina women who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution during mid-pregnancy are at greater risk of depression one year postpartum, according to a USC MADRES Center for Environmental Health Disparities study. The research,...
USC students tackle climate change in global simulation conference
USC environmental health sciences research center awarded $8 million NIH grant
By Cristine Hall USC’s hub for environmental health sciences research has secured a key grant to continue its work in Los Angeles and beyond well into 2025. The Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center received a five-year, $8 million grant from the...