{"id":903,"date":"2025-09-15T20:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?page_id=903"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:10:57","slug":"our-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/our-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, our network has impacted millions of lives\u2014bringing shade to sun-scorched cities, conserving water in drought zones, creating safer online spaces, and so much more. This is a new way forward for society, powered by research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Policies, Programs, & products<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We help leaders and organizations do more for the people <\/span>they serve\u2014from improving current policies to inspiring what comes next.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our data shaped 5 new L.A. City and L.A. County policies\u2014getting 10M lbs of food to hungry families during COVID-19<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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We tested 5,000+ sites with our free soil testing program after the 2025 L.A. wildfires to help all Angelenos assess their soil<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Our expertise shaped powerful new tools to help stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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PARTNERSHIPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our creative partnerships unlock fresh ideas and new opportunities\u2014reimagining how public, private, and academic organizations work together to design better solutions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shade L.A.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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SYSTEMS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We upgrade the systems that people rely on every day, making them more useful, human, and durable<\/mark>\u2014from new designs that suit the climate to better approaches to self-care and urban planning.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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USC Urban Trees Initiative: <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\thelped the City of L.A. plant more than 1,000 trees in the neighborhoods that needed them most<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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PEAK Collaborative: <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\tdesigned a new system to better support surgeons\u2014and improve care for 1.5M patients<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Transforming policies, systems, and society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Discover how we’re getting real results in the areas that matter most\u2014helping partners think smarter, act faster, and build a future that works for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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