The World of Sports: Wildfires pose threat to respiratory health at sporting events
Increased pollution has had damaging effects on athletics around California and elsewhere.
Tag Archive for: pollution
USC study links pollution and Type 2 diabetes
Researchers studied over 300 children for an average of 3.4 years.
Study links pollution hazards to socioeconomic status
A USC professor analyzed why low-income neighborhoods are suffering even as pollution decreases across California.
Annenberg professor speaks on China’s economy
Matthew Kahn worked with USC’s US-China Institute to present on the importance of the environment in the country.
Students can help reduce pollution
When we agreed to attend university in Los Angeles, a smoggy skyline was the catch to palm trees, beaches and year-round good weather. But air pollution remains much more than an ugly stain on the Southern California aesthetic — and more, even, than an environmental issue. Research conducted by USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles […]
Study links pollution to autism
USC scientists discovered that exposure to pollution early in life can have severe consequences.
Study finds damaging effects of pollution
A study conducted by USC Professor and senior author Caleb Finch found that freeway pollution resulted in significant neuron damage for mice. This was the first study to explore the physical effect of freeway pollution on brain cells. In the study mice were exposed to a synthetic combination of floating freeway matter. The mice were […]
Group aims to rally voters against prop
CalPIRG hopes to fight against Proposition 23, which would overturn pollution laws.
Ambitious proposal a little too green
When I’m craving some In-N-Out, a BJ’s pizzookie or Diddy Riese, Westwood is my destination. With a car full of people, I make the trek to Bruin land and usually park in the parking structure on Broxton Avenue. The lot is often busy, so I drive past the long, empty row of spots reserved as […]
Global warming does not have political ties
On most mornings, I leave my apartment looking forward to the day ahead of me. I swing open the front door and mount my bike, eager to ride through campus on a beautiful Southern California day. That is, until I notice a haze dulling the morning sky. Alas, I try to convince myself that it’s […]