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LA Times

L.A. Trees are Kicking Ass.’ Urban Plants Capture more CO2 than Expected, Study Finds

March 19, 2025

USC Dornsife News

Free Lead Soil Testing by USC Dornsife Researchers Helps L.A. Residents After Wildfires

March 19, 2025

Pasadena Now

USC Launches Free Lead Testing Program for Los Angeles Communities Affected by Wildfires

March 18, 2025

NBC 4 Los Angeles

Push to Save Trees Damaged by the Eaton Fire

March 4, 2025

ABC 7

How Safe is the Soil in Palisades and Eaton Fire Burn Areas

March 3, 2025

KCRW

Urban Trees Research Findings Cited

February 28, 2025

Earth.com

City Trees Absorb Much More Carbon Than Expected

February 27, 2025

Eco Watch

Trees in Central Los Angeles Absorb More Carbon Than Previously Thought: Study

February 26, 2025

USC Dornsife News

L.A.’s Urban Trees Absorb More Carbon Than Expected

February 25, 2025

The Associated Press

Los Angeles Tree Advocates Hope Their Vital Work Recovers From Devastating Fires

January 12, 2025

The Atlantic

Public Exchange's Fair Play Research Cited in Article on Domestic Workload

January 2, 2025

Dornsife Magazine

Homelessness Prevention Project Highlighted in Dornsife Magazine

December 19, 2024

USC Dornsife News

Food Insecurity in LA County Remains Well Above National Average, Despite Slight Decline

December 19, 2024

USC Dornisfe News

Celebrating a Year of Achievements for USC Dornsife

December 17, 2024

The Guardian

LA Tree Enthusiast Shares Her Love for the City’s Canopy

December 15, 2024

USC Price

Want to Raise Concern About Climate Change? Tell Someone’s story

December 9, 2024

USC Dornsife News

How Best to Improve L.A. County Residents’ Lives? Ask Them

November 27, 2024

NBC 4 LA

Food Insecurity Research Cited in Article on Holiday Food Drive

November 21, 2024

USC Dornsife News

A Tree Grows in LA: Urban Trees Initiative Achieves its First Planting

November 13, 2024

USC Today

USC Urban Trees Initiative Expands Green Spaces in South Los Angeles Neighborhoods

November 11, 2024

CBS News

How a California Nonprofit is Transforming People's Yards to Help Feed Their Community

October 29, 2024

USC Today

USC Urban Trees Initiative Helps Bring Shade to Local Middle School

October 28, 2024

LA Times

PX Urban Trees Reveals Attitudes About Lack of Trees in South L.A.

October 11, 2024

Dornsife News

PX Collaborates with White House to Advance Nature-Based Solutions

August 1, 2024

The National Academies

Reviving the Los Angeles River: Engineering Alongside Nature and Society

July 30, 2024

The Conversation

PX Research Shows Effect of Cognitive Household Labor on Mothers' Mental Health

July 29, 2024

KCRW

Beyond Hunger: How Nutrition Insecurity Affects Angelenos Differently

July 19, 2024

NBC 4

Food Insecurity Project Research Cited Regarding Closure of 99 Cent Stores

April 15, 2024

ABC7

USC Research Supports Need for Calfresh Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot Project

December 29, 2023

AAHSE

USC Urban Trees Initiative Wins the 2023 Racial Equity and Sustainability Collaborations Award

December 7, 2023

LAist

1 Million L.A. County Households Are Food Insecure, USC Report Finds

September 24, 2023

NPR's Academic Minute

Uncovering the True Extent of Food Insecurity in the U.S.

August 18, 2023

LAist

L.A.'s City Forest Officer Discusses Urban Forestry Goals

July 26, 2023

Bezos Earth Fund

Using Geospatial Data to Target High Impact Projects for Urban Greening

July 21, 2023

ABC 7

New Report Finds 1 in 4 LA Residents Go Hungry; Food Insecurity Remains Undercounted Nationally

April 27, 2023

Outside Magazine

How Los Angeles Is Leading the Urban Tree-Planting Revolution

April 22, 2022

US News & World Report

Understanding & Addressing Food Insecurity

April 20, 2023

Public News Service

Recipients Prepare for Big Drop in CalFresh Benefits

March 13, 2023

LA Times

Pandemic Food Benefits are Ending for Millions of Californians. Now What?

March 2, 2023

LA Times

Let’s End Hunger in Los Angeles County

December 13, 2022

LA Times

At The Ultimate Super Bowl Party, Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Food Are Saved From The Dumpster

February 16, 2022

The Conversation

A Quick Guide to Climate Change Jargon

February 8, 2022

Conference Presentation

Public Exchange Project on Public Understanding of Climate Change Terminology Presented at COP26

November 5, 2021

Science Friday

Talking Through The Tangled Terms Of Climate Change

September 10, 2021

NPR Short Wave

Goodbye, Climate Jargon. Hello, Simplicity!

September 30, 2021

NPR

Enough With The Climate Jargon: Scientists Aim For Clearer Messages On Global Warming

September 8, 2021

Anthropocene

People Don’t Know What Climate Experts Are Talking About

September 7, 2021

The Wall Street Journal

To Offset Climate Change, Scientists Tout City Trees and Ultra-White Paint

June 4, 2021

Grist

The Public Is Pretty Confused By Your Climate Change Jargon

September 1, 2021

USA Today

Climate Point: Confounded by climate terms? You're not alone. Mitigation, adaptation, WTH?

September 1, 2021

NBC4 Los Angeles

Improving Health on L.A.'s Eastside with Trees

May 4, 2021

USC News

USC Experts Say Tree Planting Could Double Shade Across L.A.’s Eastside

April 27, 2021

The Eastsider

USC to Help Grow Eastside Urban Forest

February 4, 2021