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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.
Project Catalog
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Read more about Investing in smarter infrastructure for L.A.- USC
Investing in smarter infrastructure for L.A.
Creating a new scorecard to help L.A. leaders invest in infrastructure projects that deliver the biggest wins.
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Read more about Balancing mental & physical labor in the home- USC
Balancing mental & physical labor in the home
Showing couples how household tasks tend to fall on women and take a toll on their health—and offering simple ways partners can split housework more fairly.
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Read more about Innovation in homelessness prevention- USC
Innovation in homelessness prevention
A new model connecting people facing homelessness with crucial housing support at an unexpected touchpoint: self-storage sites.
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Read more about Reimagining urban rivers- USC
Reimagining urban rivers
Using breakthrough visual tools and environmental data to redesign the L.A. River—so that it meets the demands of a 21st-century climate and serves those who live on its banks.
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Read more about Helping policymakers make sense of climate data- USC
Helping policymakers make sense of climate data
Assessing how well the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) graphics are understood by the policymakers who rely on them—so that critical science can be clearer, more usable, and more actionable.
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Read more about Blocking abusive content online- USC
Blocking abusive content online
Uncovering how Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) can unintentionally serve child sexual abuse material (CSAM)—and how using this knowledge can help stop its spread.
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Read more about Simplifying climate change language- USC
Simplifying climate change language
Simplifying how experts and academics talk about climate change, so the public can understand threats facing their communities—and respond.
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Read more about Clarifying risk to improve readiness- USC
Clarifying risk to improve readiness
Working with leaders to inform effective communication and keep people safer worldwide.