Category Archives: Innovation

USC Annenberg students and faculty team up with Leimert Park to repurpose the payphone

By Alex Reed Student Writer The Los Angeles Times featured a new project that USC Annenberg and the artists and community leaders of Leimert Park have started to revive the cultural history of the area. The Leimert Phone Co., which … Continue reading

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KQED features new learning model developed by Henry Jenkins and Erin Reilly

By Alex Reed Student Writer KQED’s “MindShift” featured a story about research being done by USC Annenberg’s Henry Jenkins and Erin Reilly in collaboration with the Annenberg Innovation Lab to create a new teaching model that involves more participatory learning. … Continue reading

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Associate Professor Lih interviewed by SoCal Connected and quoted by Marketplace

By Alex Reed Student Writer USC Annenberg Associate Professor Andrew Lih was interviewed by KCET-TV’s “SoCal Connected” about making guns using 3-D printing technology. Though 3-D printing technology has been around for a while, it has now entered the “consumer … Continue reading

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The Los Angeles Times features Wallis Annenberg Hall

By Alex Reed Student Writer On Feb. 13, The Los Angeles Times ran a story about the new Wallis Annenberg Hall, opening in the Fall of next year. The five-story, 88,000-square-foot building is being built out of concrete and steel, … Continue reading

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Jonathan Taplin quoted on evolution, public opinion of Super Bowl commercials

USC Annenberg Innovation Lab Director Jonathan Taplin spoke with Bloomberg concerning the platform versatility of Super Bowl commercials. According to the piece, Taplin said that “Super Bowl campaigns now are designed to work across media, from TV to the Web to smartphones … Continue reading

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USC Annenberg Innovation Lab a finalist for Innovating Innovation Challenge

The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab is one of 24 finalists for the Harvard Business Review/McKinsey Innovating Innovation Challenge. “With the Innovating Innovation Challenge, we’re looking for examples and ideas that will help us how [to] build innovation into the woof and … Continue reading

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New York Times highlights Annenberg Innovation Lab’s fight against online piracy

The New York Times featured the Annenberg Innovation Lab and director Jonathan Taplin in a piece concerning online advertising and Internet piracy. The story focuses upon the report published earlier this month by the Innovation Lab that ranked ad networks, … Continue reading

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Daily Trojan highlights ClimatePalooza event

USC student media organization the Daily Trojan covered ClimatePalooza 2013, an event hosted by USC Annenberg and sponsored by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to raise awareness for global climate change. ClimatePalooza, which brought a number of environmental experts to the … Continue reading

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Dean Wilson outlines plans for USC Annenberg in PBS MediaShift Q-and-A

Dean Ernest J. Wilson III described the USC Annenberg School’s recent additions, impending growth, and plans for the future in an in-depth PBS MediaShift Q-and-A on Jan. 18 with Mark Glaser. “What I feel really good about is building on … Continue reading

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KQED features USC Annenberg Innovation Lab’s research on learning in the classroom

A thorough Jan. 9 KQED article featured new research from professor Henry Jenkins and the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab about ways to develop learning approaches in classrooms. Jenkins, the Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts, is the author of … Continue reading

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