Congratulations to our awardees! We are happy to announce the awardees for the USC Research and Innovation (R&I) President’s Sustainability Initiative Award (PSIA) program. We received 25 proposal applications for which six were awarded: Professors William Berelson (Dornsife) and Kelly Sanders (Viterbi): A network of air quality sensors to serve LA communities impacted by point source emissions and help…

In honor of Brain Cancer Awareness Month, USC Stevens Center for Innovation is proud to announce that we have executed an exclusive global IP licensing agreement with NeOnc Technologies for an enhanced method of delivering novel pharma therapeutics to the brain. This USC licensing agreement is notably considered the largest IP transfer for the commercialization…

Don’t Miss the Deadline – New R&I Funding Opportunity! We have added a new 2023 submission deadline for our SBIR/STTR grant program – May 26. The Research & Innovation office will award over $7.5M in grants to USC faculty in fiscal year 23-24. Upcoming proposal submission deadlines also include May 15 for the Collaborative Research Planning Award (CRPA)…

Research creates innovative discoveries that ultimately impact people’s lives. From studies linking brain age to stroke outcomes to discoveries being driven by AI, there were multiple discoveries made in the month of April. With so much research and innovation taking place, there’s a reason why USC is considered one of the nation’s top universities.  To…

To celebrate World IP Day, April 26, 2023, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) released its annual list of the Top 100 worldwide university utility patent holders. These rankings are based on calendar year data provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and NAI has been releasing these rankings since 2013.  We are excited…

Andrew T. Guzman, noted scholar of international law and economics and current dean of the USC Gould School of Law, has been named USC’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, USC President Carol L. Folt announced Tuesday. To read the full story, click here.

Research and Scholarship Training Workshops: The Center for Excellence in Research spring 2023 workshops are now open for registration on our website! More will be added throughout the semester. If you would like to be updated about new workshops, please join our mailing list. Do you have an idea for a workshop? We would love to hear from you! FEDERAL…

Every year, the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry hosts a Research Day where students, faculty and staff are commemorated for their incredible research in dentistry, dental hygiene, physical therapy, occupational therapy, biokinesiology, and occupational science. This event includes keynote speakers and a poster session that is followed by awards presented to the best posters in several categories.…

USC announced on Wednesday the opening of its new Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., which will significantly increase the university’s reach by expanding its deep academic and research expertise, innovation and talent on the East Coast. As a leading research university, USC will convene high-level conversations with national and global opinion leaders on the most…