Collaboration is the lifeblood of island fox research

2026 USC Wrigley Institute Graduate Fellow Disha Baidya looking at Miocene-age outcrops at the Villavieja Archaeological Site near Granada, Spain, during fieldwork to better understand her study region’s geologic and paleoenvironmental history. (Courtesy of Seyedeh Saeideh Mortazavi)

2026 Wrigley Institute Graduate Fellow Sarvenaz Oloomi studies the impact of prenatal environmental exposures on early brain development. To study infant brain function, she uses a tool called electroencephalography (EEG). Infants wear a stretchy, non-invasive cap that allows the research team to measure the brain’s electrical ...

2026 Wrigley Institute Graduate Fellow Iskar Waluyo-Moreno leverages the fields of geography and data science to explore our relationship with food systems. To gain a deeper understanding of accessibility in the LA County food environment, he rides his bike around the city to different local farmer’s markets to collect data. (P...

Steven Lim poses beside a photo of himself wiring solar panels as part of the Wrigley Institute’s Catalina Residential College course, ENST 320B: Energy and Air Sustainability, where students gain an immersive look at energy production and distribution on Catalina Island. (Photo: Nick Neumann/USC Wrigley Institute)