{"id":1367,"date":"2022-12-07T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/?page_id=1367"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:05:44","slug":"the-future-of-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/the-future-of-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-with-featured-story \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-with-featured-story\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biology-program-hero-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biology-program-hero-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biology-program-hero-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biology-program-hero-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Closeup of scientist's gloved hands holding petri dish of plant specimen\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"title-container\">\n        \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>The Future of Scholarship<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n      \n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Uncovering New Knowledge\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>As one of our core missions, research defines USC Dornsife. \u00a0Here, a dynamic community of over 500 research-active scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences uncovers new knowledge and offers new ways to make sense of the world. In the tradition of great American research universities, USC Dornsife upholds a social contract to produce innovations that underpin our modern way of living and solve problems of tremendous complexity.<\/p>\n<p>By fostering intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration, USC Dornsife also play a vital role in nurturing the next generation of scholars and leaders. Academic integrity, rigor, and inclusivity guide our pursuit, ensuring that new discoveries and insights are ethically obtained, thoroughly examined, and accessible to all \u2014 ultimately benefiting the greater good of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USC_DCLAS_East_Asian_Library_20221019_11-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USC_DCLAS_East_Asian_Library_20221019_11-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USC_DCLAS_East_Asian_Library_20221019_11-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  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holds up\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=giqbYRVn5v4\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trojan-talks-habibi-kim-1280x720-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trojan-talks-habibi-kim-1280x720-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A man and woman in 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pocahontas-by-simon-van-de-passe-2000x1150-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pocahontas-by-simon-van-de-passe-2000x1150-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A black and white engraving of a woman with a serious expression, wearing an ornately embroidered gown\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Beyond Disney: A 1616 portrait of Pocahontas shows how English colonizers saw Indigenous Americans\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n         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walls covered in artwork in Iran.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open\u00a0warfare\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ucFsgYcxqHQ\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trojan-talk-mancall-1280x720-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trojan-talk-mancall-1280x720-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Two men sit in sound booth and speak into microphones.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          \u2018Trojan Talks\u2019: USC President Beong-Soo Kim talks with Peter Mancall\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                      <\/div>\n          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1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/disk-of-nheduanna-top-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Ancient alabaster disk carved with Sumerian religious figures\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Is AI really \u2018writing\u2019? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said\u00a0\u2018no\u2019\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/natalia-molina-awarded-2026-guggenheim-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/molina-guggenheim-top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/molina-guggenheim-top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/molina-guggenheim-top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Portrait of professor Natalia Molina with a logo for the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Natalia Molina awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                          <div class=\"card\">\n                                                  <a 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County, but who it affects is changing\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                                                                            <\/a>\n                        \n                      <\/div>\n                                      <\/div>\n                \n                \n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          A Legacy of Research Breakthroughs\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Trojans have left their mark in the field for generations. For more than a century, we&#8217;ve also been driving research that changes the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n      <div class=\"video-container\">\n              <div class=\"image-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/future-of-scholarship-video-3-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/future-of-scholarship-video-3-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/future-of-scholarship-video-3-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/future-of-scholarship-video-3-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Composite of three images. A group sets up an air monitor on a campus roof, athletes hold up a championship cup and a professor stands in front of a volcano.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrKI2mGQFVQ\" data-lity aria-label=\"Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 75 75\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 75 75\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                <rect fill=\"#FFCC00\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\"\/>\n                <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"44.4,37.5 34.2,43.9 34.2,31.1 \"\/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          USC Dornsife Research Themes\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Safeguarding the Planet for Future Generations\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Humanity stands at a crossroads: Perpetuate our current practices that warm the planet, displace people, and drive species toward extinction; or, build a future powered by renewable energy and new ways of protecting natural resources. At USC Dornsife, our scientists develop innovative ways to harness and store this energy. But the clock is ticking. So we also focus on overcoming obstacles preventing the adoption of the many effective solutions already in-hand.\u00a0 By tapping our economists, political scientists, behavioral scientists, writers, and many others, we are finding ways to accelerate and scale sustainable actions while the window is still open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Fixing a Broken Political System\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The political divide is as stark as it\u2019s been in modern memory. Our nation is desperate for new tools to decontaminate the toxic political atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Never before have research universities been more critical to reshaping the conversation. And USC Dornsife is leading the way. Our experts develop strategies to help create an environment for civil debate, and provide fact-based insights that inform solutions to pressing policy issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Anticipating Impacts of Innovation\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>With technology developing at an accelerating pace, the question becomes: Will new technologies be used for good or ill, to unite us or divide us? And how can we do a better job of anticipating and preparing for the profound social, economic and ethical implications of technological innovations?\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s developing a better grasp of targeted media to prevent election meddling or predicting how blockchain platforms will alter traditional institutions, USC Dornsife faculty shine a light into a future that will be profoundly changed by technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Exploring Culture In a Changing World\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>From USC Dornsife\u2019s location in the heart of L.A., our scholars study and understand how people holding different perspectives and beliefs unite or divide. How, for example, did Los Angeles, once known for its violence and community discord, evolve into today\u2019s far more tolerant metropolis? How will we continue to ensure that certain groups retains their culture while interacting productively and peacefully with groups representing different points of view? As our faculty, students and community partners answer these kinds of questions, we are offering ways forward as similar challenges appear around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Confronting Global Challenges\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>To solve 21st-century global challenges, we must understand their complex and compounding effects. How has climate change spurred migrations? How has social media led to new channels for human trafficking? These and other problems such as financial crises, pandemics, cybersecurity, and terrorism defy boundaries. We need to respond with an intrinsically global approach. USC Dornsife experts unravel the complexity of global challenges and provide insights that\u00a0can help governments and the private sector better manage global issues of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Advancing the Art and Science of Human Wellbeing\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>To develop a complete understanding of human health, we need more than breakthrough biomedicine. We also need to explore the environmental, cultural, and communication factors that contribute to our individual and collective wellbeing.\u00a0 Bridging research and scholarship across disciplines \u2014 and collaborating with practitioners \u2014 USC Dornsife looks beyond the treatment of disease to better predict and prevent it, and to build environments that promote robust physical and mental health for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"background-images\">\n          <div class=\"swiper swiper-background-images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            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srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Feature1_InStoryA-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"illustration of robot and people on a cruise ship\"\n        \n        role=\"presentation\"\n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/healthcare-equity-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/healthcare-equity-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/healthcare-equity-768x432.jpg 768w\"    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Advanced imaging techniques, self-report science, CRISPR and liquid biopsy, geospatial mapping, digital humanities, and more \u2014 at USC Dornsife, new methods are often the result of collaborative efforts to open new possibilities for discovery. Sometimes, they change the game entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cancertech-768x525.jpeg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"illustration of cancer cells\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Cross-Cutting Theme<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Curiosity at Work\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our modern way of living has been built on the work of scholars who pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge. At USC Dornsife, foundational scholarship is at the heart of our mission. While it often has no immediately obvious practical application and can be difficult to understand, this wellspring of ideas is not only valuable as the pursuit of human enlightenment. It is also the vital force behind the process of innovation. From string theory to experimental semantics to medieval dance, these seemingly esoteric pursuits will inform many of tomorrow\u2019s technological, medical, and social breakthroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/philosophy-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/philosophy-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Socrates statue thinking dramatic sky in background\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Supporting and Promoting Scholarship\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4dspacetime.jpeg\" alt=\"illustration of mathematical equations and knotted figure\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/research-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Research Resources<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The research administration team at USC Dornsife assists faculty, staff, and students with administrative support involving externally funded projects. Learn about grant strategy, proposal preparation, funding opportunities, and more.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>USC Dornsife News Briefs Blog<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Dornsife News Briefs blog highlights faculty research studies, newly published books, awards, grants, or other news showcasing faculty members\u2019 work at USC Dornsife. All USC Dornsife faculty are eligible to submit content.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/cfr\/for-corporations\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Corporate Partnerships<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Dornsife Corporate Relations team offers strategic engagement opportunities for companies across all industries to collaborate with our expert researchers. <\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/faculty-led-research-initiative\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Faculty-Led Research Initiative<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The Faculty-Led Research Initiative supports the creation of new centers and institutes that advance cross-cutting areas of academic strength identified by the USC Dornsife community and strategic opportunities in emerging interdisciplinary fields where USC Dornsife can take the lead.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--statistics \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--statistics\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          USC Dornsife Research Statistics\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"stats-container\">\n                          <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>$123.9M<\/h3>\n                        \n                                    <span><p>Annual Research Expenditures<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>629<\/h3>\n                        \n                                    <span><p>Federal Awards<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>954<\/h3>\n                        \n                                    <span><p>Active Grants<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spotlight \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spotlight\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Undergraduate Research<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Dornsife undergraduate students recently engineered microbes to quickly remove medicinal drugs from the water supply. Their inventive method of ensuring sustainably clean water was showcased at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Grand Jamboree, a global synthetic biology competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/microbes-remove-medicinal-drugs-from-water\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Read the Story\"  \n>\n    Read the Story \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/toxi-gone-768x520.jpeg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"students working in a chemistry lab\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/px-full-width-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/px-full-width-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/px-full-width-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/px-full-width-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"public exchange logo on top of stylized futuristic data\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Academy In the Public Square<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Public Exchange\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Public Exchange amplifies social impact by making academic expertise more easily accessible than ever before. The first-of-its-kind hub connects leaders in the public and private sectors with the right team of USC researchers and streamlines the collaborative process, providing project management from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"links-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/publicexchange.usc.edu\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Connect with Public Exchange\"  \n>\n    Connect with Public Exchange \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Defining the Future\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Dornsife researchers work on the leading edge of emerging fields, where expertise is in extraordinary demand.\u00a0 They are not just contributing new knowledge, but anticipating and shaping the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/home\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Environmental Economics\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/environmentaleconimage-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/environmentaleconimage-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Aerial photo of flooded town\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/home\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Economics\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A team of USC Dornsife economists design and model which incentives are most effective in motivating the free market and governments to work together to improve our environmental quality of life. Whether they\u2019re using \u201cgreen data\u201d to inform carbon tax proposals or exploring how to make global supply chains more efficient, environmental economists are helping us adapt and succeed on a warmer planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcb-dornsife.usc.edu\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Quantitative and Computational Biology\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/qcbimage2-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/qcbimage2-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Researchers in lab coats analyzing results on computer screen\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcb-dornsife.usc.edu\/\" >\n                  \n                    Quantitative and Computational Biology\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\">Researchers at the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology pioneer advanced computational and statistical techniques to understand how human genes express themselves in an individual. While interpreting this vast amount of data will have profound implications for the future of medicine, the department is also dedicated to expanding diversity among datasets to incorporate underrepresented groups and ensure that new discoveries benefit everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/center-for-visual-anthropology\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Visual Anthropology\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/visualanthro-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/visualanthro-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"woman operating film camera\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/center-for-visual-anthropology\/\" >\n                  \n                    Visual Anthropology\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Dornsife experts in visual anthropology pursue an immersive understanding of human cultures through visual media like photography, film, and digital technologies. By capturing the nuances of social interactions and practices, visual anthropology fosters cross-cultural comparison and deepens our appreciation of different ways of living.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contacts\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Divisional Deans<\/h3>\n              \n                      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