Our group actively participates with the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and other organizations for many events, including outreach activities.
October 2023- North Hollywood High School Zoology/Biology Magnet Students Lab Tour
Kai Knight led a lab tour for high school students interested in sustainability!
March 2023 USC Alumni Day of SCervice Alamitos Beach Cleanup
Co-organized with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies for the USC Alumni Day of SCervice. We had over 50 participants who collected approximately 35,000 items (we lost count quite a few times) in this cleanup of Alamitos Beach! Thanks to 5th year grad student, Yvonne Manjarrez, for designing these t-shirts inspired by the Barbie Girl song.
2022 USC Green Week Beach Cleanup
We joined the Viterbi Grad Student Organization (VGSA) and the USC Office of Sustainability to host a beach cleanup of Alamitos Beach. In about an hour and a half, this group cleaned up 5,439 items!
2022 Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup
We joined the Wrigley Institute and the Williams Research Group to discuss research addressing plastic pollution at the 40th Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup. Yvonne, Nancy, Collette and Caitlin joined me at Catalina Island for the event! We presented a poster, talked about plastic items, and did a beach cleanup with kids at the event.
August 2021 USC Alumni Day of SCervice Hermosa Beach Cleanup
Co-organized with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies for the USC Alumni Day of SCervice. We had over 50 participants who collected 3,421+ items in this cleanup of Hermosa Beach! Thanks to Environmental Communications Intern, Julia Lin, for designing these t-shirts inspired by well-known commercial phrases. Big thanks (and credit) to Antony Boshier for taking the awesome photos!
2020 MLK Day
Our first collaborative volunteer activity was Project Scientist on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 20, 2020). In this program, we volunteer on school holidays to teach young girls about exciting careers in science! It was really fun to show off our brand new lab!