The University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Fighting Irish football team will end its regular season with a battle against the University of Southern California Trojans 鈥� a legendary rivalry going back to 1926.聽With two teams that don鈥檛 back down from a fight, the matchup will undoubtedly bring the season to a thrilling conclusion.
On and off the field, there鈥檚 no denying these two programs鈥� power, dedication and determination.聽
91吃瓜 and USC share an unending passion for tackling global challenges across disciplines, advancing research on misinformation, cyberinfrastructure, early-stage disease diagnosis and business.
Through CI Compass, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence dedicated to navigating the Major Facilities鈥� data lifecycle, researchers provide expertise and active support to cyberinfrastructure practitioners at NSF Major Facilities to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the cyberinfrastructure upon which research and discovery depend.
Experts at 91吃瓜 and at USC鈥檚 Information Sciences Institute are working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to understand and predict the spread of false or misleading information.
Advancing early-disease diagnosis
91吃瓜 and USC researchers have developed a viable screening tool that significantly improves the inefficiencies of conventional methods to cut the test time for disease biomarkers. The new timeline 鈥� 30 minutes instead of 13 hours 鈥� uses smaller sample sizes to offer a new liquid biopsy option.
In their study, 鈥淜eep your eye on the ball or the field? Exploring the performance implications of executive strategic attention,鈥� 91吃瓜鈥檚 Mike Mannor and USC鈥檚 John C. Eklund examine the tension between a prevailing emphasis on focus and the typical CEO鈥檚 tendency toward ambition.