Center on Knowledge Graphs

The Center on Knowledge Graphs research group creates new approaches for amplifying artificial intelligence using structured knowledge. The group combines expertise from artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Semantic Web, natural language processing, databases, information retrieval, geospatial analysis, business, social sciences, and data science. The center is composed of 16 senior ISI researchers, guiding the work…

USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science

The University of Southern California’s Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (USC TCORS) is one of nine Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science in the U.S. We were created to serve in the production of relevant scientific data to inform the regulatory decision making at the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products. Additionally, we…

Monthly Update – October 2023

Dear Colleagues, November is National Gratitude Month. I write to express my deep appreciation for you as you advance research and translate innovations into solutions that, despite current challenges and tribulations, will make our world a better place. And I know with certitude that your forward-thinking work will have immeasurable impact on future generations. This…

USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience

The faculty and research teams of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience are working on new frontiers in medicine and health. Interdisciplinary collaboration is leading to the development of new life-saving devices and therapeutics.

Monthly Update – September 2023

Dear Colleagues, Our researchers continue to thrive. USC was ranked 29th in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) list of universities granted U.S. patents in the United States. I greatly appreciate your exceptional work in making an impact through USC.  This month’s update highlights recent news and upcoming workshops from the Office of Research and Innovation. Thank…

USC+CHLA Alpha Clinic

The USC+CHLA Alpha Clinic is one of nine Alpha Clinics (ACs) funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) at top medical centers in California. With its AC network partners, the USC+CHLA Alpha Clinic engages patients, clinicians, researchers, community providers and community members in clinical research, education and outreach to accelerate the development and…

Writing Center

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Translational Imaging Center

The goal of the Translational Imaging Center is to develop new technologies for the imaging of biological structure and function. Both a research center and a user facility, the Translational Imaging Center employs advanced imaging tools to follow events as they take place inside an intact organism. The center’s research group includes a diverse range…

Francophone Research and Resource Center

The Francophone Research and Resource Center (FRC) at USC Dornsife is a hub for research, scholarship, and activities related to Francophone writers, scholars, filmmakers, journalists, and scientists. A member of the Center of Excellence network established by the French Embassy to the United States of America, the FRC is one of 20 centers established in…

Center for Transpacific Studies

The Center for Transpacific Studies (CTS) at USC Dornsife supports scholars who study the United States’ relationship with Asia, transpacific movements, and Asian-American populations. By focusing on research in two distinct clusters – social and cultural research and political economy trends across the Pacific – CTS supports the study of the Pacific Rim in its…