DoE Computational Synthesis of Materials Software

MAGICS center develops computational materials science software. Materials simulations using our software are validated using ultrafast x-ray-laser and ultrafast electron diffraction experiments at Stanford. Simulation and experimental data from the MAGICS center are also distributed through the Materials Project at Berkeley Lab.

Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE)

The USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education (CANDLE) brings educational innovation and developmental affective neuroscience into partnership, and uses what is learned to guide the transformation of schools, policy, and the student and teacher experience for a healthier and more equitable society.

USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society

Housed in the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media, and Society promotes academic programs, international research initiatives and professional engagement in the competitive world of sports and media.

The New Normal

The New Normal: Parents, Teens, and Mobile Devices Around the World is a multi-year research collaboration between USC Annenberg and Common Sense designed to advance cross-cultural exploration of family digital media engagement. This global mapping project has a unique and specific focus on parents and teens, the ways in which they are adopting and adapting to mobile devices in…

Metamorphosis

Our mission is to understand the transformation of urban community under the forces of globalization, new communication technologies, and population diversity so that our research can inform practitioner and policy maker decisions. Our site of study is Los Angeles and its many ethnic communities of both new and settled immigrants.

Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship (M{2e})

Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship—M{2e}—is an interdisciplinary program  and undergraduate minor that studies the economic forces reshaping the communications landscape. We combine your media skills with business skills to help you launch your own career in the industry. We work with leading companies in the field to provide hands-on opportunities to students who want to lead…

Knight Digital Media Center

The Knight Digital Media Center is pivoting effective June 30, moving from offering formal subsidized training programs to expanding its consultancy with a focus on development of digital strategy and implementation for news outlets, foundations and nonprofits. 

Health Equity and Media Lab

Led by Dr. Robin Stevens, Health Equity and Media Collab (formerly HEMLab) started its journey at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. We are now an interdisciplinary team housed in the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. We tap into the vast wealth of data that social media provide to…

Critical Media Project

Critical Media Project (CMP) is a free media literacy web resource for educators and students (ages 8-21) that enhances young people’s critical thinking and empathy, and builds on their capacities to advocate for change around questions of identity. CMP has a two-fold mission: to raise critical awareness and provide the tools to decode media representations…

Charlotta Bass Journalism and Justice Lab

Black activists from Washington, Oregon and California have used media to craft human rights campaigns that often set the agenda for the rest of the nation, for nearly 175 years. From the days of the Gold Rush — through today’s Black Lives Matter movement — Black social justice journalism has galvanized change. Still, there has…