Read about a Spatial Scientist from USC Dornsife’s School of Spatial Science and how he brings new tools to the conservation effort of Baldwin Hills.
USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute and Keck School of Medicine of USC launch GeoHealth as part of the online Master of Public of Health degree.
By Susan Bell
October 14, 2014
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1870/a-space-for-health/
A state-of-the-art environmental assessment of the Los Angeles Baldwin Hills is underway, led by Associate Professor Travis Longcore, research faculty with the USC Spatial Sciences Institute
The 18-month project is a cooperative effort for the Baldwin Hills Conservancy and the Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority, with technical support from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.
by Richard Hoops
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies 2014 Summer WAVES e-newsletter
http://dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2014v3-travis-longcore/
Time ran an op-ed by Darren Ruddell of the USC Dornsife College about L.A.’s first “resiliency officer,” who will bring together scientists, politicians, media outlets and community leaders to address environmental change. “Students in my USC program on GeoDesign – a first-of-its-kind major that brings together architecture, planning, and spatial sciences – have already started investigating how resilience can be engineered,” Ruddell wrote.
USC in the News, September 4, 2014
At the inaugural USC GeoScavenge, incoming freshmen use geospatial technology to familiarize themselves with the University Park campus.
By Susan Bell
September 2, 2014
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1836/geoscavenge-challenge/
Coinciding with its 20th anniversary, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture has received three fabulous “birthday presents” — major grants totaling more than $5 million.
By Susan Bell
April 10, 2014
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1680/three-times-a-winner/
USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute expands its Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST) program with the launch of two new online graduate certificates. By Susan Bell
August 14, 2014
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1821/mapping-a-better-future/
After immersing themselves in Holland’s renowned city planning and design, students in the USC GeoDesign Problems Without Passports course propose ways to improve Los Angeles.
By Michelle Boston
July 31, 2014
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1813/dutch-lessons-on-geodesign/
Students from USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) launch an aerial camera attached to a helium-filled weather balloon to photograph the USC University Park campus and raise awareness about the institute’s new undergraduate degree in GeoDesign.
By Susan Bell
December 4, 2013
A new interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in GeoDesign offered through USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute is the first of its kind in the world.
By Susan Bell
November 5, 2013
http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/1533/mapping-a-better-world/
USC Dornsife Magazine, Spring/Summer 2014, p. 7
First, John Wilson helped launched the world’s first bachelor of science degree in geodesign. Now his international peers have honored him for his contributions to geographic information science.
USC News This Week
April 22, 2014