Research News
- Beaming With Joy For the second consecutive year, archaeologist Lynn Swartz Dodd of USC College has won “beam time,” enabling her and her students to conduct research on ancient artifacts using the nation’s most powerful X-ray. Read More
- Murder, They Write The Los Angeles Times and USC Annenberg’s online news source Neon Tommy have begun a collaboration that enables student reporters to produce stories for the newspaper’s Homicide Report blog. Read More
- Government Support of News Media Declines Government financial support that has bolstered this country’s commercial news business since its colonial days is in sharp decline and likely to fall further. Read More
- Does Music in Speech Equal Empathy in Heart? Some people are annoyed by upspeak: the habit of making a sentence sound like a question? Read More
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Events & Announcements
- Developing the Big Picture: How to Build Excellence & Reach New Audiences for Research in the Humanities & Social Sciences February 10, 2010Prof. Tom Habinek leads a workshop for advanced grad students and junior faculty interested in ways to enhance their research. More Details
- Writing Persuasive Proposals January 28, 2010 - February 11, 2010A hands-on workshop (consisting of three sessions)on directly and effectively meeting the requirements of RFPs and grant program applications. More Details
- Teaching Responsible Conduct of Research February 17, 2010What issues arise when it comes to RCR, and how can such topics be integrated into existing courses and taught to students? More Details
- Obtaining Research Funding from Corporate Sponsors February 17, 2010A workshop on identifying corporate funding opportunities and developing industry partnerships. More Details
Announcements
CER Workshops: The Spring 2010 catalog of Center for Excellence in Research workshops for faculty development is available for download.Visit Site
Proposal Review Service: The Office of Research Advancement offers a peer-to-peer proposal review service for applications to external funding agencies. Investigators should notify the office roughly 4 weeks in advance of the proposal due date. Faculty who wish to utilize this service, or volunteer to serve as a mentor, should contact Justin Pearlman at pearlman@usc.edu.
The Guide for Research at USC, developed by the Office of Compliance and the Office of Research Advancement,has been distributed as ready reference on university processes for: proposal submission, account establishment, research management, closeout, and research education. Visit Site
Research: Innovation and Impact
Training American Soldiers in Foreign Cultures
Immersive video environments created by USC researchers train U.S. military officers in the language and culture of other countries. Learn more
Featured Research Initiative
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience Initiative integrates multiple disciplines to better understand how neurons interact to produce functions such as action, learning, emotions, memory, and perception. Visit Site
Highlighted Research Center
House Ear Institute
The House Ear Institute (HEI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing hearing science through research and education to improve quality of life. Visit Site
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