What I Learned at the White House
After a whirlwind year advising the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), USC researcher Kelly Sanders returns to campus with new knowledge and experience to share with her students.
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Drones That Go Where You Shouldn’t
USC alumnus Stefan Hrabar is transforming industries with autonomous drone technology that navigates tough, dangerous terrains and protects workers.
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USC Researchers Develop Plastic Substitute from Mineral Found in Seashells
Biomedical engineers at USC Viterbi have created a new biocompatible material that is safe for marine life and avoids harmful microplastics.
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Towards A Non-Invasive Method to Unlock Brain’s Understanding of Speech
New method by USC SAIL Lab and USC School of Advanced Computing Unveiled at ICASSP is 2X as effective as previous model.
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Bridging Borders: The IUSSTF – USC Viterbi Program’s Path to Global Innovation
How USC’s prestigious summer internship is transforming lives and advancing engineering excellence.
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Are Autonomous Robots Ready to Navigate Under Water?
New research from Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC uses on-board flow sensors to enable robots to learn, adapt and move fluidly in underwater environments.
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New Research Reveals the Origins of Cooperation
A groundbreaking study by USC Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab reveals fundamental insights into the selective forces favoring the early evolution of multicellular organization.
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New Insight into Unique Kagome Superconductors that Could Advance Applications of Quantum Materials
Computational materials research offers a breakthrough in our understanding of the superconducting behavior of metals with a woven-basket-like atomic structure that houses electrons with exotic properties.
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Nurture More Important than Nature for Robotic Hands
New paper from the ValeroLab shows that tactile sensors are less important than the order of learning experiences for embodied artificial intelligence.
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Inspiring A Future Generation of Visionaries and Specialists
Through the Leading Enabling Adolescents Futures in STEM (LEAFS) program, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering K-12 STEM Center seeks to engage the new generation of aspiring STEM professionals.
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New “Smart” Immune Cells: A Breakthrough for Long-Lasting Tumor Destruction
USC Viterbi researchers have engineered a new immune cell that when activated by ultrasound can continuously sense and destroy cancer cells for extended periods.
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USC Viterbi School Announces Keynote Speakers for 2025 Commencement Ceremonies
Keynotes from an NVIDIA executive, leading entrepreneurs, and AI pioneers to inspire over 4000 graduating engineering students.
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USC Viterbi Faculty Elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
Two leading researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering join the ranks of AAAS fellows, one of the most prestigious honors in academia.
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USC Researchers Develop First-Ever Quantum Filter to Isolate Entangled States with High Precision
A technique based on new physics enables robust, scalable control over quantum information, potentially enabling more reliable quantum computing
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The USC Sophomore Whose Algorithm is Helping Pediatric Cancer Patients
New undergraduate research from biomedical engineering student Arjun Karnwal is being used by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to improve cancer radiation treatments.
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Pioneering the Future: Key Insights from the USC Symposium on the Future of Computing
Two-day event brought together visionary leaders from academia and industry to explore the future of computing across the full computing stack.
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Workshop Gathers Experts at Crossroads of Space, Cybersecurity and AI
A two-day event brought together researchers, defense officials, investors and technologists to confront an urgent question: how do we secure the final frontier in the age of AI?
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Detecting wildfires with AI
USC ISI researchers are developing a novel wildfire surveillance method using computer vision algorithms
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What Can Our Sewage Tell Us? For a USC Engineering Professor, A Lot
USC Viterbi’s Adam Smith monitors wastewater in some campus dorms and apartments to keep students safe from COVID, the flu and the stomach flu.
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Coding, Creativity and Camaraderie
Inside Open Alpha, a student-led game development club
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A Long Sleep for a Long Life
New USC Viterbi assistant professor Yaoheng Yang studies how safely induced artificial hibernation could improve our longevity.
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Mapping Volcanic Hazards with Pegasus
Researchers at ISI help tackle the computational challenges of volcanology.
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Four USC Students Receive CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards
Students pioneer advancements in building fair and reliable AI systems, training robots for complex tasks, and safeguarding data creators’ privacy
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Bridging Divides: Computer Science Sophomore Takes on Polarization at SXSW EDU 2025
Student-led research and discourse-based curriculum challenge the status quo of civics education
