{"id":1982,"date":"2025-12-19T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/?page_id=1982"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:33:36","slug":"affiliated-institutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/affiliated-institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliated Institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>AIRE oversees four institutes that bridge interdisciplinary research across the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. 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