Illustrations by Janice Kun for USC Dornsife Magazine.

Ripple Effects

At USC Dornsife, more than 40 centers and institutes are home to faculty, staff and students who aim to impact the global community through intensive, innovative scholarship in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences.

BySusan Bell, Michelle Boston and Laura Paisley April 21, 2017

Ideas are the engine of change. Nurtured, refined and converted to action, they build to a critical mass, sending shockwaves through the status quo. At USC Dornsife, more than 40 centers and institutes are home to faculty, staff and students who aim to impact the global community through intensive, innovative scholarship in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. More important, their visionary work not only results in significant, positive change now, but sets the stage for ongoing progress by giving students the skills to think differently and find their own paths to a brighter future.

Learn about five of these centers and institutes:

Through Space and Time: The Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI)

Big Data, Big Impact: The Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR)

The World Below the Blue: The Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI)

Humanities in Action: The Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics

Seismic Science: The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)

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