Media Coverage

Watch the Viterbi Satellite Commencement Ceremonies Streaming

May 9, 2018

Ph.D. on 5/10 at 9am PDT, Undergraduate on 5/11 at 11am PDT, Graduate on 5/11 at 3pm PDT, Computer Science Graduate on 5/11 at 6:30pm PDT

USC News: Gift supports biomedical therapeutics at USC

May 9, 2018

Retired ophthalmologist Allen Ginsburg and his wife, Charlotte, donate $10 million to name the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics

The Alan Turing Institute: Ten Rutherford Visiting Fellows arrive at the Alan Turing Institute

April 26, 2018

Professor Burcin Becerik-Gerber among ten international fellows to join The Alan Turing Institute as part of the government’s Rutherford Fellowship scheme that brings highly skilled researchers to the UK.

USC News: Stem cell-based retinal implant tested for common cause of vision loss

April 20, 2018

It’s the first human trial, which is designed to replace a single-cell layer that degenerates in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration.

PC Mag: Looking for a New Gig? How About Cyber Crime Spy School?

April 11, 2018

PC Mag sat down with Professors Michael Gregory Crowley and Joseph S. Greenfield to discuss how their professional experiences influence the shape of courses for the computer and digital forensics minor at the Information Technology Program.

U.S. News & World Report: USC Viterbi Ranked in Top Ten Engineering Programs According to US News & World Report

March 20, 2018

USC Viterbi is the only school ranked in the top 10 for these 3 rankings: Best Graduate Schools, Best Online Graduate Engineering Program, Best Online Graduate Information Technology (or Computer Science) Programs

WIRED: The Quest to Make a Robotic Cat Walk With Artificial Neurons

March 12, 2018

Want to create machines that move more naturally? Maybe start by replicating the spinal cord

Space News: On the verge of a space renaissance

March 9, 2018

After the recent signing of the Space Policy Directive by President Trump, Astronautical Engineering Lecturer Madhu Thangavelu believes “we are entering a renaissance era in human spaceflight”

USC Viterbi to host National Science and Technology Medals Foundation Laureates event

February 27, 2018

An Evening With Biotech’s Best will feature National Medal of Science Laureates and pioneers of the biotechnology industry Marvin Caruthers and Leroy Hood at the new USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience – March 21 – 6pm to 8pm

Happy Lunar New Year 2018

February 15, 2018

From Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

KPCC: How can we keep traffic flowing during emergencies like wildfires?

February 11, 2018

During a a radio interview, Jim Moore suggested reverse 911 calls as a strategy to prevent traffic jams in an emergency

KPCC: Are California’s smooth roads worth the extra cost?

February 11, 2018

Jim Moore comments on whether it is important to invest in smoother roads as California’s infrastructure ages

LA Times: California bullet train cost surges by $2.8 billion

February 11, 2018

Jim Moore was quoted on how large public infrastructure projects are communicated to the public

Freakonomics: Are We Running Out of Ideas?

February 4, 2018

The Freaknomics podcast cited Behrokh Khoshnevis “contour crafting” which can 3D print a house in 24 hours

LA Times: Costs soar and cracks revealed in Oroville Dam spillway

February 4, 2018

Amy Rechenmacher was quoted about the strength of the Oroville Dam spillway despite existing cracks

Reuters: U.S. regulator raises concerns about weights on energy pipelines

February 4, 2018

Najmedin Meshkati was quoted about the possible damage weights may cause on the TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline

International Business Times: You Might Be Breathing Cancer-Causing Toxic Metals During Your Commute

February 4, 2018

Research by Constantinos Sioutas colleagues that found the level of air pollution in the tunnels for the Los Angeles Red Line train were 10 times higher than the threshold set by the World Health Organization and Environmental Protection Agency was featured

Associated Press: Amtrak didn’t wait for system that could’ve prevented wreck

February 4, 2018

Najmedin Meshkati was quoted about how installing and testing a positive train control system might have prevented the fatal Amtrak crash near Seattle.

KPCC: The science of tsunamis and SoCal

February 4, 2018

Costas Synolakis of theTsunami Research Center was interviewed about the vulnerability of Southern California to tsunami warnings all around the Pacific Ocean

Human Resource Executive: Tech Jobs Forge Forward

January 31, 2018

Nenad Medvidovic was quoted regarding the future job prospects for software developers

Fresno Bee: Teenager Develops App to Protect Farmworkers from Heat-Related Illness

January 30, 2018

A collaboration between USC Viterbi students and local high school student Faith Florez to develop a mobile app that alerts farmworkers to heat warnings was featured