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Dear Colleagues, Please accept my gratitude for your steadfast commitment to educating future generations and advancing meaningful research. Recently, my team collaborated with colleagues from the School of Cinematic Arts to create a research video series that highlights some of your important work and its impact. More such videos will follow. Congratulations to Jeri Muniz, who has been…
Dear USC Research Community, I am very pleased to convey that, after a USC-wide search, Dr. Steven O. Moldin has been appointed as Associate Vice President, Research Strategy and Innovation (AVP-RSI) within USC’s Office of Research & Innovation (OORI). He also has a voluntary faculty appointment as Adjunct Research Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral…
Dear USC Research Community, I am very pleased to convey that, after a USC-wide search, Jeri Muniz has been appointed as Associate Vice President of Research Administration (AVP-RA) in the USC Office of Research and Innovation (OORI). Ms. Muniz brings of wealth of experience and expertise to this role, having begun her journey in research…
The Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has launched a new video series – Coffee with Ish – to highlight the innovative, impactful work being led across the university by USC faculty. The videos highlight topics ranging from sustainability to artificial intelligence, with a precedent placed on key disciplines relevant to the university’s strategic priority areas. The…
Dear Colleagues, April is Earth Month, a time to celebrate USC researchers who do so much to protect our environment and preserve our planet for future generations. From Assignment: Earth to the President’s Sustainability Initiative Award, you are making a lasting impact through your interdisciplinary research and innovation. Thank you for reading this month’s update. To support your…
USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) is thrilled to announce the recent award made to support the creation of a new, two-year pilot program, titled “Student-driven Innovations in AI & Society.” A collaborative effort between the Center for Generative AI & Society (CGAIS) and USC Iovine and Young Academy (IYA), the pilot program will…
USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) strives to maximize the support provided to USC faculty in their efforts relating to federal funding and grant opportunities. OORI’s Research Strategy & Development (RSD) sub-unit provides more granular support in the spirit of this objective, working with faculty members at all stages of the grant application lifecycle…
Multiple units within the University of Southern California’s (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) worked in tandem to support the nomination of qualified faculty members at USC to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Member Program, which resulted in the successful election of multiple individuals to this years Senior Member class. NAI Senior…
Dear Colleagues, With the onset of spring, it is only fitting to celebrate budding research projects and new initiatives, including our Techstars partnership. Entrepreneurship requires a scholarly ecosystem that can support world-changing innovation and startups. We are building it with leading innovators, some featured here. Thank you for reading this month’s newsletter and continuing your…
Leonard D. Schaeffer and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, which will be anchored at USC and in the university’s new Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., university President Carol Folt announced today. The mission of the new institute is to…