Mission
Creating a better future together
Our mission-driven teams design smarter systems and solutions to make a real difference in people’s lives—fixing what’s broken and redefining what’s possible.
Projects
- USC
Cooling L.A.
Keeping Angelenos safe and cool with the ShadeLA movement—an L.A.-wide effort to add shade everywhere people live, work, and gather.
- USC
Feeding L.A.
Creating a better way to get food to hungry families during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond—with a first-of-its-kind food system map.
- WashU
Testing soil & air safety after tornadoes
Evaluating the soil and air quality for contaminants to help St. Louis rebuild.
our model
Our model takes organizations from question to action—guiding seamless projects that lead to solutions people can see, feel, and count on.
Think it
We turn big ideas, questions, and challenges into laser-focused projects with our partners’ goals at the core.
Build it
We bring in the right experts for each project and get concrete results—on time and within budget.
Use it
We transform data into next steps—like policy proposals, products, city initiatives, and pilot programs. And we help put them into practice and make sure they work.
Let’s get started
Partners
We help organizations solve important problems
Cities, nonprofits, foundations, private companies. Mission-driven teams nationwide trust us to fuel their work with research that unlocks solutions. Our model takes organizations from question to action—guiding seamless projects that lead to solutions people can see, feel, and count on.
Impact
From city streets to statewide systems, discover how we create real change with cutting-edge research.
latest news
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Read more about Push to save trees damaged by the Eaton FirePush to save trees damaged by the Eaton Fire
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Read more about Can we turn our water infrastructure into a climate solution?
Can we turn our water infrastructure into a climate solution?
Public Exchange Network
Uniting experts from leading universities
We bring the best minds together from across the country to help make society work better for everyone. Partners get easy access to expertise, resources, and insight—and researchers team up across institutions on projects that make a difference in people’s lives. Each university brings key strengths, but their work is always evolving to address what people need most.
