Congratulations to Drs. Chen, Kar, Krizek, Lizarraga, Stone, Twiss and Weaver for being awarded an ASPIRE-I: Innovation Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research! The ASPIRE-I: Innovation Award supports faculty and post-docs seeking to develop a relatively new line of research exploration for which they ultimately plan to seek new scholarly pursuits, including external funding.

Congratulations to Dr. Pinckney for being the recipient of an ASPIRE-III: Infrastructure Award. The ASPIRE-III: Infrastructure helps faculty researchers invest in multi-user research equipment and/or facilities that will enhance USC's research infrastructure.