USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) is thrilled to announce the recent award made to support the creation of a new, two-year pilot program, titled “Student-driven Innovations in AI & Society.” A collaborative effort between the Center for Generative AI & Society (CGAIS) and USC Iovine and Young Academy (IYA), the pilot program will…
Author: Jordan Locy
USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) strives to maximize the support provided to USC faculty in their efforts relating to federal funding and grant opportunities. OORI’s Research Strategy & Development (RSD) sub-unit provides more granular support in the spirit of this objective, working with faculty members at all stages of the grant application lifecycle…
Multiple units within the University of Southern California’s (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) worked in tandem to support the nomination of qualified faculty members at USC to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Member Program, which resulted in the successful election of multiple individuals to this years Senior Member class. NAI Senior…
Erin Overstreet has been selected as the new executive director of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation where she will oversee the university’s commercialization of USC-driven intellectual property. Overstreet’s expertise and experience embody technology transfer and innovation across the academic, educational, and venture capital sectors; such experience is critical for bridging USC research to a…
A proposal led by faculty at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Information Sciences Institute (ISI) has received a Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-1) Award from the NSF. The Mid-scale RI-1 program supports the design and implementation of research infrastructure — including testbeds, equipment, cyberinfrastructure, large-scale data sets, and personnel. Awardees will test new theories and…
As the technology licensing office for the University of Southern California (USC), the Stevens Center for Innovation is committed to fostering and upholding the innovation ecosystem for the university and the broader region. USC strives to actively promote a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship and encourage our faculty to translate their discoveries through the commercialization pipeline…
The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) strives to encourage and support faculty across the university to excel in their fields through ethical and rigorous research, scholarship, creativity, and innovation. We support our faculty in their efforts to obtain external federal funding that builds off of the innovative projects they lead internally at USC.…
The USC Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has converged with the Ming Hsieh Institute for Research on Engineering-Medicine for Cancer (MHI) to create the Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award, which aims to make USC an international leader in translational research, bridging basic science, engineering, computing, and medicine. The Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award (MHIRA)…
The Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) office strives to support faculty in their research endeavors and position them to successfully pursue external funding opportunities. OORI’s robust internal funding programs promote multidisciplinary and convergent research activities that encourage collaborations across USC schools and programs and with other academic institutions and small businesses. The Collaborative Research…