USC Viterbi COVID-19 Response
This page was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to list activities, links and resources surrounding USC Viterbi's response to COVID-19.
The page is now in an archival state and no long updated.
FAQ and COVID-19 Related Pages
Quick-links below to any FAQ page or other pages created on our school site in relationship to COVID-19.
Our Four-Pillar Themes
Content relating to our four pillar themes (people, programs, thought leadership, innovation and outreach) that are unique to USC Viterbi in the current environment.
- Viterbi vs. Pandemics! - A Lecture Series by Viterbi Faculty
- Lecture 1: Modeling Epidemics As a Chemical Reaction Process
- Lecture 2: Fluid Dynamics of the Spread of COVID-19
- Lecture 3: Biology and Disinfection for COVID-19
- Lecture 4: Automation Technologies for Ensuring Human Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Lecture 5: Estimation of Risk
- Lecture 6: Predictions on COVID-19 to the C.D.C.
- Lecture 7: Vaccine Development
- Lecture 8: Misinformation Detection
- Lecture 9: Digital Contact Tracing
- Lecture 10: Protein Engineering by Directed Evolution
- Lecture 11: Environmental Influences on Work From Home
- Dean Yortsos moderates ASEE EDGE Deans Panel Discussion on the COVID-19 Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Call to action from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) - USC Viterbi has been instrumental in an effort to engage brilliant engineering minds, whether students, faculty or others, in a call to action for COVID-19. The action involves the creation of a virtual incubator, which accepts ideas and transforms them into actionable concepts, using the lean startup methodology of the NSF I-Corps Program and specifically the participation of the Los Angeles Innovation Node, in which USC Viterbi is the lead institution.
- USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center's Parents Page - A hub for at-home STEM enrichment
- Student Advising Resources during COVID-19
- Video Series: Day-in-the-life of a USC Viterbi Student
Online Events and Seminars
For upcoming school-level events, please see our Online Events Series page. Links to past events that have been recorded as well as links to materials such as slide decks (when made available) can also be found here.
You can also visit our "USC Viterbi Virtual Events" YouTube Playlist.
Many different departments, units, groups and faculty have been holding online events since the start of the pandemic as well and whenever possible have recorded such and made them publicly available. Please understand that some events were held for a closed audience (for example alumni, current or prospective students) and are therefore are not publicly listed. Please visit the various USC Viterbi associated YouTube channels below to view archived online events.
USC Viterbi Online Events Playlist
USC Viterbi Admission
USC Viterbi Current Students
USC Viterbi Graduate and Professional Programs
USC Viterbi Careers
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Computer Science
USC ISI
USC Aviation Safety
USC Viterbi K12 Stem
USC CAIS
Professor Andrea Armani
CAIS++
Professor Jeff Miller
USC Viterbi VAST Program
USC Viterbi CAM
Research Related to COVID-19
To learn about research at USC Viterbi that addresses COVID-19 challenges, please browse our News and Media section at the bottom of this page, as many of our research projects have been written about or been covered by media. If you are a researcher yourself, you might want to visit COVID-19 FAQ for USC Viterbi Researchers.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Please visit our Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Help page if you are seeking PPE or are able to help to produce, donate, etc. We are trying to coordinate such efforts on this page to protect as many people as possible. Stories about PPE can be found lower down on this page in the Related News and Media section section.
- Webinar: Handling the PPE Shortage Through Innovation, Creativity, & Maker Movement
- Webinar: Innovative "DIY" PPE Disinfectant Methods Featuring Andrea Armani
- Webinar: Handling the PPE Shortage: Update on Mask Design and Fabrication
USC Student Emergency Fund Options
- CARES - For more information on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, please click here
- Ignite.com - For donation and volunteer opportunities including USC's crowdfunding platform ignite.usc.edu, please click here
- Student Government emergency funds
- USC Viterbi Emergency Fund – Financial support for registered students at the Viterbi School of Engineering who face unforeseen expenses due the impact of COVID-19
Messages from Leadership
For community messages from USC Central please visit this page
08/09/2022 - Vice Dean for Academic Programs Erik A. Johnson: Fall 2022 Semester Update
01/21/2022 - Provost Zukoski: In-Person Learning - Monday, January 24
01/07/2022 - Provost Zukoski: Spring Semester and Omicron
12/24/2021 - Spring semester update from Provost Zukoski
12/24/2021 - Spring semester update from Erik A Johnson, Vice Dean for Academic Programs
08/05/2021 - Fall semester update from President Folt
04/29/2021 - Updated access protocols for UPC
04/09/2021 - President Folt: Commencement update for 2020 and 2021 graduates
03/23/2021 - Provost Zukoski: Important Update
03/18/2021 - President Folt: Commencement update for 2020 and 2021 graduates
03/18/2021 - Chief Health Officer Van Orman: Reminder on COVID-19 Safety and Spring Travel
03/05/2021 - President Folt: A Year Together Apart
03/05/2021 - Provost Zukoski: Letter Regarding Increased On-Campus Activities
01/01/2021 - President Folt: Compliance with Public Health
11/18/2020 - Chief Health Officer Van Orman: Spring COVID-19 Safety Planning
11/13/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Looking Forward to Spring
10/19/2020 - Dean Yortsos: Viterbi Fall 2020 P/NP and Spring 2021 Calendar and Classes
10/14/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Important Updates for Fall and Spring Semesters
10/14/2020 - President Folt: Planning ahead for Spring 2021
9/14/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Fall Semester Update
8/5/2020 - Provost Zukoski: On Fall Semester Remote Instruction
7/8/2020 - Dean Yortsos' Letter to USC Viterbi International Students
7/8/2020 - President Folt: Message Regarding International Students
7/7/2020 - Dean Yortsos' Letter to USC Viterbi Undergraduate Students
7/1/2020 - Provost Zukoski: On Student Housing and Course Schedules
6/19/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Regarding restart activities
6/02/2020 - President Folt: The 2020-2021 Academic Year
5/07/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Project Restart – The Path to Bringing USC Back to Campus
4/29/2020 - President Folt: State of the University Address
4/28/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Academic Updates for Current and Future Trojans
4/24/2020 - President Folt: Celebrating USC’s Graduating Class of 2020
4/16/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Support for the USC Graduate and Professional Student Community
4/15/2020 - Message to Trojan Community from President Folt
4/3/2020 - Memo from Dean Yortsos: Competence and Character
4/3/2020 - An Important Message from the Provost and Chief Financial Officer
3/30/2020 - President Folt: Join USC in Helping Those Impacted by COVID-19
3/24/2020 - President Folt: COVID-19 New Actions
3/20/2020 - Provost Zukoski: Options for Course Grades and Withdrawals
3/17/2020 - Memo from Dean Yortsos: Facing the COVID-19 Challenge
Community and Resource Links
USC Student Health - Find info for Operational Updates. TeleHealth and more
CDC - Find Travel Advice, Facts & Figures, How to Protect Yourself and more
Music for Surviving a Pandemic - What Trojan engineers are listening to during this period of self-isolation
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Learning From Lies to Spread the Truth
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Could Mapping Tiny Hairlike Structures Help Treat Lung Illnesses?
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“Natural Killer Cells” to Fight Viral Infections Like COVID-19 Awarded NSF Funding
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Expert Q&A: Does social media misinformation cause vaccine hesitancy?
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Can Measuring Air Pollutants Help Us Combat COVID-19?
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An Opportunity to Mitigate Student Health Outbreaks Through Wastewater
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Using Ancient Knowledge to Fight Pandemics
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Virus Minority Report
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What Happens To All Those COVID Test Nasal Swabs? That’s Where It Gets Complicated.
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Can We Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will End Up in the ICU?
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USC Undergraduate Student Team Reaches Final Round of $500k Pandemic Response Challenge
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics” Lecture 11: Environmental Influences on Work From Home
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics” Lecture 9: Digital Contact Tracing
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics” Lecture 8: Misinformation Detection
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 7: Vaccine Development
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A 10-Day Forecast for COVID-19
October 28, 2020
“Viterbi vs. Pandemics” Lecture 6: Predictions on COVID-19 to the C.D.C.
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 5: Estimation of Risk
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 4: Automation Technologies for Ensuring Human Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Graphs: The Hidden Ingredient to More Realistic Simulations
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 3: Biology and Disinfection for COVID-19
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Urgent Times Call for Urgent Measures
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 2: Fluid Dynamics of the Spread of COVID-19
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“Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” Lecture 1: Modeling Epidemics
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Engineering Our Way Through a Global Pandemic
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USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: “Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” and “Sustainable Energy”
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Biegler Hall Gets a Makeover
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Zoom Work Meetings, Anyone?
August 28, 2020
USC Viterbi Researchers Win 1st Place, Develop COVID-19 Risk Score for Los Angeles
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A Warm Fall 2020 Welcome from USC Viterbi
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Published on April 16th, 2020
Last updated on January 30th, 2023
