USC Team Receives $500,000 from NEH for “LA2026” Project
The Office of Research and Innovation is thrilled to announce the recent award made by the National Endowment of the Humanities to the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute. Dr. Peter Mancall previously received internal funding and support from OORI’s Research Initiatives and Infrastructure unit to support and supplement their eventual submission to NEH.
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