Annenberg Center for Communication Annenberg School for Communication
http://www.annenberg.edu/
info@annenberg.edu
(213) 743-2520 Founded on the philosophy of supporting active research that addresses practical problems in the convergence of content and digital technology.
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Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering (AMI) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://ami.usc.edu/
(213) 821-1745 A non-profit organization that supports research, development and commercialization of biomedical devices and other technologies. AMI provides philanthropic support for biomedical device development that can significantly impact healthcare.
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/ADRC/
uscadrc@usc.edu
(213) 740-7777 Focuses on reducing the cognitive and behavioral impact of Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular dementia among ethnically diverse populations.
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Andrus Gerontology Center Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/researchServices.shtml
ldsgero@usc.edu
(213) 740-6060 Encourages basic and applied research in aging, doctoral instruction with an aging emphasis facilitated within the academic disciplines of biology, economics, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
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Andrus Volunteers Gerontology Center (AVGC) Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/pages/volunteers.shtml
Linda Broder: lbroder@usc.edu
(213) 740-6060 Offers opportunities to work in Andrus Gerontology Center functions with faculty, staff, and students.
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Astronautics and Space Technology Center Viterbi School of Engineering
http://astronautics.usc.edu/
info@astronautics.usc.edu
(213) 821-5817 Concentrates on meeting the educational and research needs of the space and defense industries, government research and development centers, and academia.
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Atherosclerosis Research Unit (ARU) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/centers_programs/aru/index.html
(323) 442-3658 Serves as the center of Keck's broad research efforts into the dynamics of atherosclerosis. Physicians and scientists from the departments of medicine, pathology, surgery and obstetrics and gynecology are brought together with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to better understand, diagnose, treat and prevent atherosclerosis.
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Behavioral Technology Laboratories (BTL) USC
http://btl.usc.edu/
Allen Munro: munro@usc.edu
An interdisciplinary research unit that is creating new tools and techniques for developing and delivering highly interactive graphical simulation based learning environments. Topics of interest include authoring tools for intelligent tutoring systems, simulation training, behavior authoring for virtual environments, and instruction in virtual environments.
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Biomedical Imaging Center (BIC) - Being Established School of Pharmacy + others
Walter Wolf: wwolfw@usc.edu
The primary focus is in the development and utilization of functional and molecular imaging techniques to address problesm at the cellular, whole animal, and human levels.
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Biomedical Simulations Resource (BMSR) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://bmsr.usc.edu/
Marcos Briano: marcos@bmsr.usc.edu
(213) 740-0342 Dedicated to the advancement of the state-of-the-art in biomedical modeling and simulation through core and collaborative research projects, as well as the dissemination of this knowledge and related software through service, training and dissemination activities aimed at the biomedical community at large.
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Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center Viterbi School of Engineering
http://bmes-erc.usc.edu/
(323) 422-6786 The Center's vision is to develop the science and engineering of novel biomimetic microelectronic systems (BMES) based on the fundamental principles of biology. Newly developed systems will allow bi-directional communication with tissue and by doing so enable implantable/portable microelectronic devices to treat presently incurable human diseases such as blindness, paralysis, and memory loss.
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California Center for Long Term Care Integration Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.ltci.ucla.edu/
citci@usc.edu
(213) 821-5340 A collaboration between USC and UCLA to help counties in California improve long-term care. The Center's mission focuses on providing counties with information to help build integrated delivery systems that are high quality, consumer driven, and cost effective.
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California Twin Program Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://twins.usc.edu/
Thomas Mack: tmack@usc.edu
(888) 328-6478 A non-profit effort conducted to collect the basic characteristics of all twins born in California regardless of where they are living currently. The specific goal of the program is to permit the identification of twins with special characteristics who might be willing to participate in the study of specific medical problems.
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Casden Institue for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/org/casdeninstitute/
casden@usc.edu
(213) 740-3405 Explores contemporary issues related to the interface between the Jewish community and the broader, multifaceted cultures that form the nation. It also enhances the educational experience for students, exposing them to the problems, and promise, of life in Los Angeles' ethnically, socially, culturally and economically diverse community.
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Center for Active Learning in International Studies (CALIS) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/calis/
calis@usc.edu
(213) 740-7794 CALIS is a K-12 outreach program that develops programs and materials that empower students, build skills and knowledge necessary for civic engagement in an increasingly globalize world. The focus is on the systematic use of case teaching and analytical tools of international relations, addressing complexity and controversy by bringing USC students and faculty together with teachers and their students.
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Center for Addictions and Violence Research School of Pharmacy, Keck School of Medicine of USC, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Rossier School of Education + School of Social Work, UCLA
Jean Shih: jshih@usc.edu
Studying the cause, treatment and prevention of drug abuse and violence.
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Center for American Studies and Ethnicity College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/pase/index.html
aseinfo@usc.edu
(213) 740-2426 Drawing upon the cultural resources of a cosmopolitan city on the Pacific Rim and upon the strength and diversity of the schools of USC, the Center is an interdisciplinary unit that focuses on the region of Los Angeles and the West marked by challenging social and cultural changes.
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Center for Applied Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/CAMS/
Jessica K. Printz: jprintz@usc.edu
(213) 740-4291 An organized research unit to foster research and graduate education in applied mathematics in a broad sense and in an interdisciplinary mode. A Center goal is to facilitate and encourage the development of applicable mathematics and its utilization in problems in engineering and the sciences.
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Center for Communications Law and Policy (CCLP) School of Law and Annenberg School for Communication
http://lawweb.usc.edu/cclp/
Supports rigorous academic work on the crucial questions of communications law and policy facing the United States and the international community. Its mission requires that the Center's projects address both positive and normative issues for any subject analyzed.
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Center for Composite Materials Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.usc.edu/dept/materials_science/ccr/
Steven Nutt: nutt@usc.edu
Aims to address problems associated with the design, manufacture, and behavior of composites. Work is done closely with the industry and undertakes projects in collaboration with corporate partners in the L.A. area.
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Center for Computational Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www-hto.usc.edu/
Molecular Biology-Linda Bazilian: bazilian@usc.edu/ Molecular & Computational Biology-Elsie Ang: eang@hto.usc.edu
Linda Bazilian: (213) 821-1088/ Elsie Ang: (213) 740-2409 Center projects include statistical analysis of micro array data and related technologies, the study of protein-protein interactions and protein function prediction combining different sources of biological data, and a genomic polymorphism survey of Arabidopsis.
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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB) School of Dentistry
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/ccmb/
emiranda@usc.edu
Focuses on basic research that is conducted into developmental, biochemical and molecular biological aspects of human development with a special emphasis on craniofacial structures in both health and disease.
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Center for Economic Development (CED) School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/ced/main.html
Leonard Mitchell: mitchell@usc.edu
(213) 740-9494 Strives to increase the capacity of public, private, and non-profit economic development institutions and organizations operating in distressed neighborhoods to create jobs in expanding industrial sectors. Information is provided along with technical assistance to small, low income community based agencies for developing new employment and business opportunities.
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Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/CEO.cfm?doc_id=611
ceo@usc.edu
(213) 740-9814 The leading university-based, action-research center, CEO has from its inception conducted research that influences how organizations are managed while also making important contributions to academic research and theory.
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Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (CEMMA) Viterbi School of Engineering + College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/CEMMA/cemma.html
John Curulli: curulli@usc.edu
Biological Science: (213) 740-1991/Material Science: (213) 740-1990 Provides a central facility at USC for the acquisition, use, and maintenance of major instruments for characterization of the microstructure and composition of all types of solid materials.
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Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=262
Fran Kaufman: fkaufman@chla.usc.edu.
(323) 669-4606 The Center is a leader in research and clinical care focusing on childhood diabetes, growth, obesity, general endocrinology and bone metabolism.
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Center for Health and Medical Communications Keck School of Medicine + Annenberg School for Communication
Peter Clarke: chmc@usc.edu
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Center for Health Financing, Policy, and Management School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/healthresearch/index.html
Glenn Melnick: gmelnick@usc.eud or healthre@usc.edu
(213) 740-0547 The Center's purpose is to expand knowledge regarding the structure, function and effects of managed care, and to disseminate new knowledge to improve the performance of healthcare systems.
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Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA) Rossier School of Education
http://www.usc.edu/dept/chepa/
chepa@usc.edu
(213) 740-7218 Brings a multidisciplinary perspective to complex social, political, and economic issues in higher education. CHEPA conducts theoretically informed research with real-world applicability in three areas of higher education: improving urban postsecondary education, strengthening school-university partnerships, and understanding international education, with a particular focus on the Pacific Rim.
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Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBEAR) USC
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/CIBEAR.cfm?doc_id=690
cibear@usc.edu
(213) 740-2852 CIBEAR is one of the 30 national centers that is supported by the U.S. Department of Education and has more than 134 curricular and research projects implemented in collaboration with the College of Letter, Arts & Sciences and the schools of Architecture, International Relations and Policy, Planning, and Development, and foreign language departments to serve faculty, students, and the business community. The Center's mission is to broaden and deepen USC's contributions to the international competitiveness of the United States.
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Center for International Studies (CIS) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cis/
lascis@usc.edu
(213) 740-0800 CIS was established by the School of International Relations to promote advanced research and sustained discussion of theoretical and policy issues in international political and economic affairs. The Center facilitates research by the USC faculty and graduate students; brings visiting scholars from the United States and abroad to the university to conduct research; organize seminars, workshops, and conferences; promote collaborative research projects; and contribute to public understanding of international affairs.
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Center for Investment Studies (CIS) Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/CIS
investment.studies@marshall.usc.edu
(213) 821-1126 The Center is attempting to establish itself as a premier global academic institution specializing in financial analysis and valuation. CIS anticipates serving as a central platform for leading investment scholarship and stimulating dialogue between academia and the professional investment community.
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Center for Law, History and Culture (CLHC) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://lawweb.usc.edu/clhc/home.htm
clhc@law.usc.edu
(213) 821-1239 Devoted to encouraging the study of law as a historical and cultural institution. CLHC aims to support scholars who explore the law's position at the nexus of society from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including history, literature, philosophy, political science, gender studies, economics, and legal theory.
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Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research Rossier School of Education
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/%7Ecmmr/
cmmr@usc.edu
(213) 740-2360 An organized research unit facilitating the research collaboration, dissemination and professional development activities of faculty, students, and others across the School of Education, university, and outside organizational lines. The Center provides a base for those interested in multilingual education, English-as-a second language, and foreign language instruction, multicultural education and related fields.
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Center for Neural Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/CNE/
Dr. Theodore Berger: berger@bmsrs.usc.edu
The mission of the Center is to facilitate the development of research, training, and technology transfer through mechanisms that support the exchange of intellectual and technical expertise between the engineering, neuroscience, and medical faculty at USC.
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Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign Independent Health Professions
http://www.usc.edu/schools/ihp/ot/about/center/index.html
otdept@usc.edu
(323) 442-2850 Dedicated to the study of how occupational changes affect an individual's physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing. Research, education, and clinical practice are synthesized to discover what constitutes an optimal balance of work, rest, and leisure.
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Center for Pediatric Health Outcomes Research (C•PHOR) KSOM and CHLA
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/research/cphor/
Linda S. Chan: lschan@hsc.usc.edu; Wilbert Mason: wmason@chla.usc.edu
(323) 669-5955 C•PHOR is a collaborative effort between USC Department of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Its mission is to improve the quality of care and quality of life for infants, children and youths, particularly the indigent, in the greater Los Angeles area through excellence in education and research in quality assessment and health policy development.
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Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems (CRES) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://cres.usc.edu/
mataric@usc.edu
(213) 740-4520 An interdisciplinary organized research unit in Viterbi that focuses on the science and technology of effective, robust, and scalable robotic systems, with broad and far-reaching applications. CRES projects spend the areas of nano, reconfigurable, distributed, humanoid, and space robotics and impact a broad spectrum of applications, including environmental monitoring and cleanup, emergency response, homeland security, education, assistance, training and rehabilitation, and entertainment.
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Center for Software Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering
http://sunset.usc.edu/cse/
Dr. Barry Boehm: boehm@cse.usc.edu
(213) 740-6470 Provides an environment for research and teaching in the areas of large-scale software design and development processes, generic and domain specific software architectures, software engineering tools and environments, cooperatives system design, and the economics of software engineering.
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Center for Sustainable Cities Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/ESPE/index.html
William Vuong: wvuong@usc.edu
(213) 821-1325 The Center's efforts are based on the conviction that resolution of environmental problems demands contributions from professionals trained in a variety of fields, holding diverse backgrounds, political perspectives, and environmental philosophies, who must be able to work productively with multiple stakeholder groups.
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Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) Marshall School of Business, School of Engineering + Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/org/techalliance/
Dr. Kathleen Allen: kallen@marshall.usc.edu
(213) 740-0659 Identifoes, encourages, and supports entrepreneurial activities among the faculty, students, and staff of USC. CTC assists inventors with IP issues, business feasibility analysis, business plan development, start-up financing, management team acquisition, and related issues.
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Center for Telecom Management (CTM) Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/CTM.cfm?doc_id=803
ctm@marshall.usc.edu
(213) 740-0980 CTM is an industry-sponsored center devoted to research and education to help the networked digital industry and its customers grow and prosper.
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Center for the Digital Future Annenberg School for Communication
http://digitalcenter.org/
digitalcenter@digitalcenter.org
(213) 437-4433 Works closely with members of all policy communities ranging from government, industry, academia, journalists, parents and concerned national and international citizens to ensure that good policy comes from a rational and reasoned set of assumptions based on meaningful research. The Center aims to doing work that has a real and beneficial effect on people's lives and maximizes the positive impacts of mass media and communication technology.
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Center for the Study of Fast Transient Processes College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://chem.usc.edu/dept/researchcenters.html
Founded as a long-range program to examine in detail the mechanisms of chemical change. Research areas include theory, surface science, reaction dynamics, spectroscopy, and ultra fast dynamics.
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Center for Urban Education (CUE) Rossier School of Education
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CUE/
rsoecue@usc.edu
(213) 740-5202 A research and action center whose mission is to conduct research that will result in the creation of enabling institutional environments for children, youth, and adults from socially and economically disenfranchised groups residing in urban settings.
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Center in Law, Economics and Organization (CLEO) School of Law, Marshall School of Business + College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://lawweb.usc.edu/cleo/
etalley@law.usc.edu
CLEO is a research center that works to improve the understanding of how American economics, law and organizations interact. The Center is both interdisciplinary and multi-departmental and draws from the various departments to sponsor front-line research, provide scholarship and fellowships, and organize conferences, symposia and workshops that offer new insights and fresh perspective on the intersections of law and economics.
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Center on Educational Governace (CEG) Rossier School of Education, Marshall School of Business + School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/cegov/
ccdavis@usc.edu
(213) 740-0697 Focuses on the link between educational governance and school performance with the goal of improving the productivity of educational systems.
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Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/philanthropy/index.html
cppp@usc.edu
(213) 740-9492 Promotes more effective philanthropy and strengthens the non-profit sector through research that informs philanthropic decision making and public policy to advance public problem solving.
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Center on Public Diplomacy Annenberg School for Communication and College, Arts and Sciences
http://www.uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php
cpd@usc.edu
(213) 821-2078 Created to gain better understanding of the ways in which media, messages, and politics are perceived by diverse societies.
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Childrens Center for Cancer & Blood Diseases Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=261
Ernest Katz: ekatz@chla.usc.edu
(323) 669-4624 The Center has nationally and internationally recognized research programs in biology of neural tumors, gene therapy, hematopoietic stem cell biology, and developmental therapeutics. Center physicians have led the way in research regarding psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer.
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Children's Environmental Health Center (CEHC) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/occupational/occ_environmental/cehc/index.html
SCEHSC@usc.edu
(323) 442-1096 CEHC seeks to improve the respiratory health of children through research and education. The Center focuses on environmental factors that lead to childhood respiratory disease as well as genetic variations that may make a child more of less susceptible to developing respiratory problems. Another aim of the Center is increase public awareness of children's respiratory health through the development of community outreach programs.
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Childrens Orthopaedic Center Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=263
(323) 669-2142 The Center is dedicated to pediatric musculoskeletal care, education and research. Its state-of-the-art Motion Analysis Laboratory is designed to analyze muscle activity and joint movements in children who have difficulty walking, such as those with cerebral palsy, spina bifida and congenital leg conditions.
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CiSoft: Center for Interactive Smart OilfieldTechnologies Viterbi School of Engineering
http://cisoft.usc.edu/
Iraj Ershaghi: ershaghi@usc.edu
(213) 740-0321 Expertise includes petroleum and chemical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and industrial systems engineering. Research areas include: integrated asset management, well productivity improvement, robotics and artificial intelligence, embedded and networked systems, reservoir management, data management tools, and immersive visualization.
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Communication Sciences Institute (CSI) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://commsci.usc.edu/
CSI provides an environment for faculty, students, research sponsors, and practicing engineers to interact. The primary goal of the Institute is to impact engineering practice through basic research and education.
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Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.rhofed.com/sickle/index.htm
Cage S. Johnson: cagejohn@hsc.usc.edu
(323) 442-1259 Combines basic and clinical research, professional and community education, and direct medical services for adults and children. Consultation services are provided along with cooperation with community non-profit organizations to offer education and community services.
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Comprehensive Childhood Diabetes Center Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=262
Fran Kaufman: fkaufman@chla.usc.edu.
(323) 669-4606 Research and clinical care focused on childhood diabetes. The Center is continually searching for cures while implementing cutting-edge care as it leads the way for children afflicted with these disorders to live healthy, productive lives.
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Digital Government Research Center Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.dgrc.org/
Yigal Arens: arens@isi.edu
(310) 448-8766 Focuses on information technology research, digital government community building, production of monthly news magazine, and NSF digital government program growth.
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Doheny Eye Institute Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/doheny/
(323) 442-7100 DEI is a preeminent center for advanced patient care, clinical vision research and physician education. The Institute has a tradition of excellence in research and the care of degenerative eye diseases that can lead to serious vision loss such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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East Asian Studies Center (EASC) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/east_asian_studies/
easc@usc.edu
(213) 740-2991 Established to provide leadership, coordination and support for the growing interdisciplinary education, research activity, and community outreach concerning East Asia.
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Fall Prevention Center of Excellence Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.stopfalls.org/
info@stopfalls.org
(213) 740-1364 Falls are the number one cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for seniors over age 65. The vision of the Center is to ensure independence, safety, and well being of older persons through fall prevention. The Center's mission is to provide leadership, create knowledge, and develop sustainable programs for seniors and their families, professionals, program administrators, and policy makers.
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Family Studies Project College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://psychology.usc.edu/margolinfamilystudies/
Dr. Gayla Margolin: margolin@usc.edu
The mission of the Project is to conduct state-of-the-art research on family interaction that can be used to inform prevention and intervention efforts, as well as address legislative and social policy concerns
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Geriatric Studies Center/Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/psychiatry_behavioralsciences/research/gsc/
gsc@usc.edu
(323) 442-7600 Staffed by USC faculty and physicians with expertise in Alzheimer's disease and age related memory loss, the Center provides evaluation, diagnosis and treatment recommendations, referral to caregiver services and support groups, and the opportunity to participate in clinical drug trials with the most recent advances in medications for memory loss.
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GIS Research Laboratory College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://uscgislab.net/incEngine/
uscgislab@college.usc.edu
(213) 740-8263 Develops new analytic tools, builds spatially explicit urban and environmental modeling applications, conducts spatial analysis, and produces customized maps and related information products. The faculty and graduate students affiliated with the lab seek to apply these tools to advance knowledge of the processes, policies, and practices that help to shape the character of the built and natural environments.
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Hamovitch Research Center School of Social Work
http://www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/research/hamovitch/
(213) 740-2009 Serves as the administrative umbrella for the School of Social Work's centers of research excellence. Interdisciplinary research is conducted in the areas of mental health, health, corporate and industrial social work, child abuse, interpersonal violence and other projects of interest to individual faculty.
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Heart Institute Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=264
Vaughn A. Starnes: vstarnes@chla.usc.edu
(323) 669-4148 The Institute's mission is to further the understanding, treatment, and survival of children with heart and lung disease through integrated system of clinical care, education, and clinical and basic research.
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Hepatitis Research Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/medicine/research/hepatitis_research/index.html
hepinfo@usc.edu
(323) 442-5550 Offers continuous screening opportunities for patients for treatment trials using new drug therapies for hepatitis B and C.
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CREATE Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events Viterbi School of Engineering & SPPD
http://www.usc.edu/dept/create/index.php
create@usc.edu
(213) 740-5514 CREATE's mission is to improve the Nation's security through the development and application of tools for assessing the risks and consequences of terrorism. The Center's aims to become the world's leading academic program for modeling the risks and vulnerabilities of terrorism, assessing the direct and indirect consequences, gauging their economic impacts, and evaluating the effectiveness of countermeasures.
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Information Sciences Institute (ISI) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.isi.edu/
sppd@usc.edu
(310) 822-1511 ISI has emerged as one of the world's leading research centers in the fields of computer science and information technology. Research scientists at the Institute are involved in areas of artificial intelligence, computational science and computer architecture, computer security, electronic commerce, human-centered support systems, integrated circuit design and fabrication, internet communications and advanced networking, parallel and grid computing, robotics, and system integration.
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Institute for Civic Enterprise School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/ice/index.html
(213) 740-6842 The mission of the Center is to develop and support research on the economic, technological, and institutional changes in society. ICE emphasizes multidisciplinary, applied research on complex social problems that involve the interaction between the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
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Institute for Creative Technology Viterbi School of Engineering
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Institute for Economic Policy Research College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/economics/IEPR/Main.shtml
Dr. Farideh Motamedi: fmotamed@usc.edu
(213) 740-3521 Established to promote high quality, empirically grounded policy oriented economic research at USC. The main goal is to support, enhance and promote research activities of the faculty and students, and to facilitate sustained discussion of theoretical and economic policy issues of domestic and global importance.
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Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/institutes/igm/face.php?C=home
igm@usc.edu
(323) 442-1144 An interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to applying the latest genetic and molecular technology to the study and treatment of human disease. IGM's mission is to bridge the gap between the creation of new knowledge about the fundamental causes of human disease and the delivery of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities that will save lives and sustain health.
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Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/research/ipr/
Michelle Orsillo: orsillo@usc.edu
(626) 457-6600 Dedicated to the advancement of research and training in prevention to improve the health and well-being of individuals and whole communities globally.
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Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health Childrens Hospital Los Angeles + Keck School of Medicine of USC
The Institute is a comprehensive fetal diagnostic and treatment centers that is dedicated to the integration of care services while offering innovative, state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment options to families with high-risk pregnancies.
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Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://imsc.usc.edu/
(213) 740-0877 IMSC is the National Science Foundation's Exclusive Engineering Research Center for multimedia and Internet research. The Center carries out a successful cross-disciplinary program of research, education, outreach, industry collaboration and technology transfer.
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Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/unruh/
unruhins@usc.edu
(213) 740-8964 The mission of the Institute if to motivate students to become active in the world of politics and to encourage public officials to participate in the daily life of USC.
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John T. Nicoloff General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) Keck School of Medicine of USC, LAC + USC Medical Center
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/gcrc/index.shtml
gcrc@usc.edu
(323) 226-4634 The primary purpose of GCRC is to provide research infrastructure to investigators on NIH-funded and other peer-reviewed projects. The Center also supports a limited number of pilot studies that have a high likelihood of leading to peer-reviewed, funded research projects.
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Laboratory for Molecular Robotics (LMR) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://lipari.usc.edu/~lmr/
lipari@usc.edu
(213) 740-4502 The goals of LMR include most of the emerging area of nanorobotics, which encompasses: programmable assembly of nanoscale components by manipulation with scanning probe microscopes (SPMs), by passive self-assembly on programmed templates, or by active self-assembly of robotic components; design and fabrication of nanorobots with overall dimensions at or below micrometer range and made of nanoscopic components; and programming and coordination of large number of such nanorobots.
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Leadership Institute Marshall School of Business
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/MOR.cfm?doc_id=3106
leadership@sba.usc.edu
(213) 740-3582 Devoted exclusively to the study and development of leadership. The Leadership Institute seeks to prepare the next generation of leaders in business, the professions and the public sector for a 21st century characterized by greater diversity, technological complexity, social and organizational democracy and global interdependence.
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Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/chemistry/loker/index.html
Robert Aniszfeld: aniszfel@usc.edu
Emphasizes the fundamental hydrocarbon and polymer chemistry, but research in many other areas of organic synthesis and mechanistic organic chemistry is also active.
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Long Beach Longitudinal Study (LBLS) Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/lbls/
lbls@usc.edu
(213) 740-2024 Studies change and the predictors of change in cognitive processes across the adult lifespan, from ages 30 through the end of life. Key goals of the study are to extend models of change to a relatively large sample of the oldest-old and evaluate the role of demographic, personality, affective, and self-reported activity and health covariates.
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Longitudinal Study of Generations Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/research/4gen/
Linda Hall: lindah@rcf.usc.edu
Focuses on collecting data on the dynamics of change and continuity as families change by looking at the effects of elder-caregiving, the role of family elders across generations, and intergenerational equity. Other research programs in the division reflect American's growing concern about retirement, the quality of life, cognitive change and aging, and age-related memory impairment.
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Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center (LACRC) Davis School of Gerontology
http://geroweb.usc.edu/lacrc/
lacrc@usc.edu
(213) 821-7777 Part of a statewide system of regional resource centers serving families and caregivers of an adult with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's and traumatic brain injury. The Center offers resources, information, support groups, family consultations, respite, workshops, legal and financial consultations.
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Lusk Center for Real Estate School of Policy, Planning, and Development + Marshall Schoool of Business
(213) 740-5000 Seeks to advance real estate knowledge, inform business practice, and address timely issues that affect real estate industry, the urban economy, and public policy. The Center produces relevant and timely real estate research, supports educational programs for students and executives, and convenes professional forums that bring together academics, students, business executives, and community leaders.
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Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/neurology/clinical/mscarecenter/
info@mscarecenter.com
(323) 442-6870 Provides an academic medical center based, client-centered program of integrated interdisciplinary, high quality medical care, rehabilitation and network support to MS patients, their families and caregivers.
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Norm Lear Center Annenberg School for Communication
http://www.learcenter.org/html/
enter@usc.edu
(213) 821-1343 A multidisciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment, commerce, and society.
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Oral Health Center School of Dentistry
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/ohc/index.html
ohc@usc.edu
(213) 740-2012 Student dentists, dental hygienists and residents practice under the supervision of experienced faculty through a variety of community outreach programs and facilities. In this way, the Center is increasing efforts to improve the community's oral health while infusing leadership skills and tools into health education.
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Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics School of Law
http://lawweb.usc.edu/Pacific_Center/
pacific.center@law.usc.edu
(213) 740-2541 The mission of the Pacific Center is to enhance the quality of the healthcare system by focusing attention on the ethical dimensions of healthcare, biomedical research, and medical education.
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Photonics Center Viterbi School of Engineering
http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/eleceng/photonics/
reid@usc.edu
The Center is internationally recognized for its contributions to commercial telecommunications and data communications as well as myriad applications in radar and sensing. The faculty has made seminal contributions in photonic materials technologies, device technologies and designs, and novel systems applications and designs.
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Population Dynamics Research Group School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/popdynamics/
Dowell Myers: dowell@usc.edu
Supports the research activities on the population sector that is the subject of public, private, and non-profit policies aimed at improving the human condition in urban areas. Research areas include immigration, racial change, tobacco use and health, education, housing, transportation, census data, and alternative forecasts for planning.
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Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreas Disease Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/alcohol_center/index.html
salinasv@usc.edu
(323) 442-3121 Investigates how alcohol triggers liver and pancreatic injuries and the role of other risk factors in the development of these diseases.
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Saban Research Institute Keck School of Medicine of USC + Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/body.cfm?id=8
(323) 669-4110 Fosters an environment of scientific excellence where biomedical research will lead to discoveries involving the molecular and clinical understanding of childhood development and the implementation of procedures to diagnose, treat and prevent pediatric diseases and promote child health.
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Signal & Image Processing Institute (SIPI) Viterbi School of Engineering
http://sipi.usc.edu/
sipi@sipi.usc.edu
(213) 740-4145 One of the first research organizations in the world dedicated to image processing. Faculty at SIPI are involved in applying state of the art signal processing techniques to medical imaging, array signal processing, immersive audio, video image compression and other multimedia related technologies.
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Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ssri/
Letty Baz: baz@usc.edu
(213) 740-4252 The mission of the Institute is to facilitate social science research, both basic and applied, which has implications for social policy. The Center includes the Center for Longitudinal Research and Center for Research in Crime and Social Control.
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Society for the Study of Social Biology Davis School of Gerontology
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/%7Ecrimmin/sssb/
Eileen Crimmins: crimmin@usc.edu
Devoted to furthering the discussion, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge about biological and sociocultural forces which affect the structure and composition of human populations. The society publishes a journal, Social Biology.
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Southern California Earthquake Center College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://www.scec.org/
SCECinfo@usc.edu
(213) 740-5843 Gathers and integrate information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives.
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Southern California Environmental Health Center (SCEHSC) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://hydra.usc.edu/scehsc/
scehsc@usc.edu
(323) 442-1096 Performs collaborative and comprehensive research on environmental health issues affecting the Los Angeles region. The Center's mission is to advance the field of environmental health sciences and supports pilot projects, maintains an active community outreach and education programs, and publicizes its research findings to facilitate an informed public dialogue and public policies.
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Statistical Consultation & Research Center (SCRC) Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/biostatistics/research/scr.html
(323) 442-1810 An organized research unit that integrated statistical, epidemiological and computing resources and offers the to professionals conducting clinical and biomedical research.
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Strategic Public Relations Center Anneberg School for Communication + Marshall School of Business
http://ascweb.usc.edu/asc.php?pageID=216
sprc@usc.edu
(213) 821-1275 The newly established Center will play a major role in the continuing evolution, professionalization and expansion of the public relations function. The Center is the most ambitious effort to date by a major American university to bridge the substantial gap between the current practice of public relations and the new forms it must take if it is to achieve its full potential in a rapidly changing business and social environment.
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Tingstad Older Adult Counseling Center (TOACC) Davis School of Gerontology
http://geroweb.usc.edu/lacrc/counselingcenter/counselingcenter.htm
(213) 740-3493 A nationally recognized pioneer in providing comprehensive direct services for older adults and their families. The program is designed to assist with issues or problems that may accompany the aging process.
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Tomás Rivera Policy Institute School of Policy, Planning, and Development
http://www.trpi.org/
info@trpi.org
(213) 821-5615 Takes an innovative approaches to its research, providing essential information on the effects of policy decisions, changing demographics and the progress of the integration of Latinos across the nation.
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Transdisciplinary Drug Abuse Prevention Research Center (TPRC) Keck School of Medicine of USC
James Pike: pike@usc.edu
(626) 457-4016 The goal of the Center is to develop a better understanding of the causes of drug abuse and the mechanism through which interventions have effects. Studies are conducted at a variety of levels, from the individual to the socio-cultural, the most empirically consistent paradigms, theories, and frameworks generated from the research are translated into practical applications in drug abuse prevention.
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Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/research/ipr/research/tturc/index.html
Michelle Orsillo: orsillo@usc.edu
(626) 457-6600 Focuses on the complexity of the cultural, social, psychological and environmental factors affecting tobacco use and prevention among heterogeneous youth in ethnically diverse, multicultural California and Hawaii and the predominately homogeneous youth of Mainland China.
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USC/ UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH) Davis School of Gerontology
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/CBPH/
Eileen Crimmins: crimmin@usc.edu
(213) 740-0787 A unique multidisciplinary collaboration linking demographers, biologists, economists, psychologists, epidemiologists, health policy specialists, medical researchers, and clinical geriatricians devoted to understanding population health. The purpose of the center is to integrate medical, biological, and epidemiological information to model and predict population health trends.
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://uscnorriscancer.usc.edu/
(323) 865-3000 A major regional and national resource for cancer research, treatment, prevention and education.
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USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics (CSLP) School of Law and Caltech
http://lawweb.usc.edu/cslp/
Elizabeth Garrett: egarrett@law.usc.edu
(213) 821-5438 A unique network of inter-connected scholars, drawn from diverse disciplines such as law, political science, economics, public administration, psychology, and communications. The Center's scholars have combined law and the social sciences to study voters, democratic institutions, the political process and the law.
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Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
http://wrigley.usc.edu/
wies@wrigley.usc.edu
(213) 740-6780 Encourages responsible and creative decisions in society by providing an objective source of marine and environmental science and fostering an understanding of the natural world among people of all ages.
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Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute Keck School of Medicine of USC
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/institutes/zni/
(323) 442-2144 The Institute is built on the Neurogenetic Initiative, a program of interdisciplinary research that builds on existing strengths in neuroscience, molecular epidemiology and genetics, as well as the clinical expertise of the physician-scientists in the Keck School's clinical departments. The overall goal is to build a center of excellence that will consolidate and expand the neuroscientific effort at USC.
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