We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Ishwar Puri will be joining our community as Vice President of Research, effective August 1, 2021. Dr. Puri comes to us from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where he is dean of the engineering school, professor in the department of mechanical engineering, and an associate member of…
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USC is currently in Phase IV and anticipates transitioning to Phase V soon. Clarifying guidance announcements will follow, including about research; up-to-date guidance about research is always found at research.usc.edu/coronavirus FACULTY ENGAGEMENT: Congratulations to our awardees! Please visit our website for all USC funding opportunities. Collaboration Fund: 15 proposals and reports were received, 11 were…
We are now in Phase IV, with research being at full capacity while adhering to USC’s physical distancing, PPE, and testing guidelines. For more information, please see Phases of Research Under COVID-19 and COVID-19 Research Continuity section. USC will continue to monitor federal, state, and local public health guidelines, and respond accordingly. FACULTY ENGAGEMENT: Congratulations to our awardees! Please visit our website for all USC funding opportunities. Strategic Directions in…
As the pandemic situation improves, USC is opening up. PhD, MS, and undergraduate students are now allowed to do research on campus, by being included on essential employee lists and/or provided with university employment verification letters. Find all research-related COVID-19 updates here. More steps toward opening are expected soon, in accordance with approvals from the LA…
Researchers should continue to work with their school-level COVID-19 research processes. We have entered Phase 3: research activity is ramped up from 50% to normal capacity, while continuing to adhere to physical distancing, PPE, and testing guidelines and vaccination recommendations. Major changes include: For full updated details of USC research under COVID-19 conditions, please look here. FACULTY…
Upcoming Office of Research Internal Grant Deadline: Collaboration Fund (April 5, 2021), supporting research collaborations among faculty and students working on interdisciplinary societally-relevant research topics. Coming soon: Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Survey: STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. As part of USC’s STARS reporting, faculty will be asked via their schools to participate in a brief survey about research & scholarship…
All researchers must follow these guidelines in addition to the rest of the information given in our COVID-19 Research Continuity Guidelines and Resources section: Continue to maintain highest safety practices in all in-person activity and use remote work methods whenever possible. Any faculty, staff, or student with any symptoms of COVID-19 or who has been exposed to someone…
Safe research continues at USC: Please always look here for regular updates on research during COVID-19. Currently, any work on campus requires a weekly negative COVID-19 test. Per the LA County regulations, USC is currently vaccinating USC community members (including researchers) who are 65 or older. Internal Funding Deadline Reminders: The Zumberge Individual Research Award (Feb 1, 2021); USC Stevens – Technology Advancement Grants (TAGs) (Feb 5, 2021); Zumberge Interdisciplinary Large Research Award (February…
THE USC OFFICE OF RESEARCH WISHES YOU SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR FACULTY ENGAGEMENT: Mentoring and training workshops: Click here for the latest Center of Excellence in research workshops. FEDERAL FUNDING PATHWAYS: USC recently led the submission of two NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes proposals and served as a partner institution on several other submissions to the same program.…
Funding Opportunities: We are happy to announce four new Requests for Proposals: 1) the Ming Hsieh Institute Award (due Jan 25, 2021), 2) the Zumberge Individual (due Feb 1, 2021), 3) Zumberge Interdisciplinary Large (due Feb 16, 2021), and 4) Zumberge Diversity & Inclusion (due Feb 22, 2021). Tech Transfer Working Group Report (TTWG): TTWG was constituted in Jan 2020 to provide faculty input on USC’s tech transfer practices and policies and consider the broader innovation environment at USC. The group has developed…