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244
Research centers and institutes
9
Cross-school research institutes
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Research expenditures in 2020
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USC Viterbi research to streamline robot delivery
Researchers will study optimized symbiotic vehicles for use in warehouses and for robot deliveries.
Read MoreA new use for platinum: Improving the quality of water
Learn how USC researchers identified a new treatment for harmful chemicals in wastewater.
Read MoreWillingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer’s
Participants who gave away more money scored significantly lower on cognitive tests known to be sensitive to Alzheimer's disease than those who gave less, a USC study finds.
Read MoreGroundbreaking study shows substantial differences in brain structure in people with anorexia
New findings from the largest study to date by an international group of neuroscience experts show significant reductions in gray matter in people with anorexia nervosa.
Read MoreIs recycled wastewater the answer to California’s water shortage?
USC Viterbi researcher Dan McCurry discusses recycling sewage, how golf courses are watered and his personal water usage.
Read MoreStress accelerates aging of immune system, study finds
Traumatic life events, discrimination prematurely weaken body's mix of immune cells.
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