This document provides an overview of digital studies and the Institute for Multimedia Literacy (IML) at the University of Southern California. In 3 sentences: The IML was founded in 1998 to conduct organized research on digital media including image, word, network, and interactivity and focuses on managing and mobilizing digital resources, contributing to the public sphere, and fostering systems thinking. The IML has conducted projects on topics like digital media and global health, science communication, digital activism, and the ethics of digital representation. The document provides links to examples of digital projects and publications from the IML on these topics.