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08/26/2026

Mapping Global Power Plants

Maintained by the World Resources Institute, the Global Power Plant Database is a comprehensive, open source database of power plants around the world. It centralizes power plant data to make it easier to navigate, compare, and draw insights for one’s own analysis. The database covers approximately 30,000 power plants from 164 countries and includes thermal plants (e.g., coal, gas, oil, nuclear, biomass, waste, geothermal) and renewables (e.g., hydro, wind, solar). Each power plant is geolocated, and entries contain information on plant capacity, generation, ownership, and fuel type.

A comprehensive, global, open source database of power plants.

08/23/2026

Welcome back to all the new and returning Trojans! For our first research resource, we direct you to the American University Library's Request a Ballot by State guide that describes state-by-state how to request a mail-in ballot for the 2026 elections. If you're an out-of-state student attending USC who wants to vote [and we certainly hope you do!], this guide will provide you with information to request your absentee ballot and/or how to register to vote.

2026 Guide for how to request a mail in ballot

04/21/2026

European-based Catalogue of Data

The Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives Data Catalogue, in collaboration with the European Research Infrastructure Consortium, offers extensive, integrated, and sustainable data services to the social sciences, uniting social science data archives across Europe. Currently, the site offers access to more than 40,000 social sciences data sets gathered from over twenty European countries. The presented data includes a range of data types, such as quantitative, qualitative or mixed-modes data, covering both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, as well as recently collected and historical data

Search and browse thousands of European social science research studies.

04/13/2026

Resources for Investigative Journalists [and Others]

The Global Investigative Journalism Network serves as an international hub for the world’s investigative reporters. It is comprised of 263 nonprofit journalism organizations in 97 countries. Its mission is to support investigative journalism around the world , with special attention to those from repressive regimes and marginalized communities. The free online Resource Center contains over a thousand tip sheets, videos, and reporting guides that can be used by students and researchers as resources for studying a variety of global issue topics.

GIJN is an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote, and produce investigative journalism. GIJN hosts conferences and provides training, resources, and consulting.

04/06/2026

Tracking Sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan Oil

The Atlantic Council Energy Sanctions Dashboard provides data and analysis on on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan oil that assesses how sanctions have impacted global crude oil flows, explores the unintended consequences for the global crude oil industry, and analyzes lessons learned about the deployment of energy sanctions for achieving foreign policy objectives. The first edition of the dashboard focuses on U.S. sanctions and restrictive measures placed on crude oil. Subsequent editions will incorporate additional energy commodities such as national gas and petrochemicals as well as restrictive economic measures taken by Western allies.

This dashboard focuses on US sanctions and restrictive measures placed on crude oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela—including the unintended consequences and the lessons learned.

03/23/2026

Evidence-based Global Health Trends

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is a population health research organization based at the University of Washington that provides overviews of health topics, country level summaries, published studies, policy reports, public data, and more. Information is easily browsable and searchable through the “Research library” link. The Institute’s Global Burden of Disease initiative provides a wealth of data and publications that can be used to inform improvements to health systems and eliminate global disparities, featuring a suite of broader public data sources and user-friendly interactive data comparison and visualization tools, organized under “Data tools and practices.” The site also links to health policy and planning resources related to health financing, forecasting, and program/policy evaluations that focus on population health policies.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington.

03/10/2026

Studying Constitutional Rights

The Center for Constitutional Rights is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization with a mission to protect civil liberties and human rights through legal action and public outreach. The organization confronts a wide range of pressing issues and cases, including abusive immigration practices, racial injustice, discriminatory policing, and the persecution of LGBTQI individuals. The website highlights a variety of critical social issues with experts offering detailed information on significant legal cases, legal commentary, and curated news articles and videos. The site also includes links to external sources that offer additional perspectives on the Center’s activities and information about long-standing initiatives, such as advocating for using the Freedom of Information Act to challenge oppressive power systems.

A non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change. Founded in 1966, CCR is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

03/03/2026

Federal Trade Commission

Established in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal agency with a mission of “protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education.” A key feature of the site is the FTC Legal Library portal. It contains cases, proceedings, statutes, House and Senate formal and informal Rules interpretations, and other types of records, with quick links to its most sought-after document types. The FTC Legal Library has robust search filters—record type, mission, type of action, federal court, industry, case status, enforcement types, as well as the option to search by matter number, civil action number, or by date range. This is the best source for obtaining legal information regarding the antitrust and consumer protection missions of the agency.

The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.

02/23/2026

Semi-Autonomous Nuclear Security

Established by Congress in 2000, National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. The agency maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and militarily effective nuclear propulsion; and, responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. You can view the Glance Fact Sheet for details on NNSA’s modern-day mission or take a deep dive into the broader historical context of the U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise by visiting the interactive Presidential Nuclear History page.

Homepage - National Nuclear Security Administration

02/09/2026

Europe’s Culture and Stuff

Europeana is a web portal created by the European Union containing digitized cultural heritage collections of more than 3,000 institutions across Europe. It includes over 50 million records, brought together on a single platform and presented in a variety of ways relevant to user needs. The items come from institutions located in countries which are members of the Council of Europe and include catalog records of full-text books, magazines, journals, and audio recordings. Aside from a search engine, the site has an explore by theme feature that allows users to search types of publications [e.g., newspapers] or broad topics [e.g., migration]. Creating an individual account allows you to save up to 100 items to your personal “gallery” of collections.

Search, save and share art, books, films and music from thousands of cultural institutions

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