• Research

Initiatives

To address critical societal needs, USC has developed a group of initiatives that build collaboration among students and faculty from all of our schools within major research projects. We invest in each initiative, to develop core laboratory facilities, hire exceptional new faculty, and start up new research and educational programs.

This list includes only those USC university-wide research initiatives that are coordinated by the Vice Provost for Research Advancement. A full list of research centers and a directory of research sites for each school and division at USC can be found in the Centers & Facilities section of this site.

The Provost's research initiatives include:

Biomedical Nanoscience

The Biomedical Nanoscience Initiative integrates nanoscience and medicine in order to detect disease at the earliest time, to treat it with the greatest specificity and to restore and regenerate function through the development and deployment of devices, systems and materials at the nanoscale. Learn More

Biomedical Imaging

The Biomedical Imaging Science Initiative develops and applies multimodal imaging techniques capable of elucidating the anatomical and functional characteristics of living organisms, leading to new paradigms for understanding disease, its development, its treatment and its prevention. Learn More

Clinical & Translational Health Sciences

This Initiative promotes the translation of medical knowledge developed in the laboratory to clinical research, and in the application of that knowledge to the treatment of human patients. Visit Site

Future Fuels & Energy: USC Energy Institute

The USC Energy Institute, home of the Future Fuels Initiative, fosters the transformation of future fuel and energy choices in order to create economically viable and environmentally sound communities worldwide. It develops new paradigms of fuel conversions, carbon neutral energy storage and generation techniques, alternative energy, and global warming mitigation. The activities of the Future Fuels and Energy Initiative are based within the new USC Energy Institute. Learn More

Health Collaborative

The USC Health Collaborative is a university-wide forum that fosters inter- and trans-disciplinary research, education and networking in health and related fields. Visit Site

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

Urban Issues

The Urban Initiative develops solutions to complex political, economic, social, technological and environmental challenges that confront metropolitan regions. Visit Site

Last updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 4:01pm PDT