The Center for Science of Information, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, advances the next generation of information theory through collaborative research and teaching. The Center assimilates elements of space, time, structure, semantics, and context, deepening our understanding of information and applying these results to critical problems in society. Center partners include Purdue, MIT, Stanford, Texas A&M, Bryn Mawr, Princeton, Illinois, UC Berkley, Howard, and UC San Diego.