Weekly Research Update is going on summer vacation
The Weekly Research Update newsletter is taking a two-week break. We will return on Thursday, July 18, with more news and resources from the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Apply by July 1: Propel AI will equip faculty to make AI their partner in research and scholarship
The Office of the Vice President for Research is excited to offer a new faculty research development program, Propel AI. This academic-year-long program is designed to help faculty build competence in working with AI tools, develop creative applications for this technology and connect with other faculty to devise innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship around AI. Applications for the Propel AI program are open through July 1, 2024. For more information and to apply for Propel AI, please see the announcement and call for applications here.
Faculty and research administrators, sign up for development programs by July 1
- Propel Research Mentorship Program 2024-2025: The Office of the Vice President for Research is now accepting applications for Propel Research Mentorship Program 2024-2025. Complete application packages are due by Monday, July 1, 2024. Program activities for the 2024-2025 Propel class will run from August 23, 2024 through May 2, 2025, and participants will submit their proposals no later than June 2025.
- STRIVE research administration training: The Office of Research Training and Education is launching STRIVE: Strategic Training in Research Innovation and Administrative Excellence in August of 2024. STRIVE is a comprehensive and tiered training program designed specifically for research administration professionals at USC. Learn more and apply to participate by July 1, 2024.
National Laboratories Office REU concept papers due tomorrow!
The National Laboratories Office (NLO) is seeking faculty proposals to fund Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs to be held at USC beginning in the summer of 2025.
The NLO will support two kinds of REU programs:
- The NLO will fund up to two new, stand-alone REU summer programs.
- Active National Science Foundation-funded REU sites may apply for co-funding of up to three additional summer participants.
To learn more about REU programs and eligibility for faculty, please review the current request for proposals, found here. Concept papers are due Friday June 28, 2024.
Research in the news...
Introducing USC’s Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
The Molinaroli family’s history in South Carolina and contribution the gamecock legacy, dating back to the 1930s makes their ties to the university close and impactful. 1983 alumnus Alex Molinaroli, and his wife Kristin Ihle Molinaroli, have invested $30 million into the College of Engineering and Computing, making a huge impact on the opportunities that the college has to expand the powers of research in the Palmetto State. The college now bears the Molinaroli family name in honor of this incredible contribution to research and development.
Read more about this generous donation and major USC milestone.
27 June 2024