50 Years of Engineering Better Health
BME 50 – The Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at USC Viterbi and Keck celebrated 50 years of excellence and innovation with a two-day gathering
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USC startup receives up to $3.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop an inner ear imaging device
AO Technologies, founded by USC researchers John Oghalai and Brian Applegate, has secured an ARPA-H small business award to develop a cochleoscope for clinical imaging of the inner ear.
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Team MatterFlow Triumph at the Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition
A student startup concept for sorting trash at large-scale venues scooped the top prize at the Das Family Innovate X LA Competition, where students apply civil & environmental engineering concepts to develop high-impact urban solutions for Los Angeles and beyond.
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USC Viterbi Startup Showcase Awards $150K to Student Ventures
From healthcare diagnostics to electric mobility, founders pitched real-world solutions at USC Viterbi’s inaugural Startup Showcase.
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NeuroChron: Detecting Dementia Before Symptoms Appear
CLASS OF 2026 – A graduating team of seniors at USC’s Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering have turned a class assignment into a startup – one with the potential to change how doctors assess and treat neurodegenerative disease.
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Fire, Water, Data: Elements of an Engineer-Entrepreneur’s Education
CLASS OF 2026 – Mitchell Kirby has a talent for converting civil and environmental engineering concepts into promising business models. As he prepares to graduate, he’s chosen to bet on a venture that takes him back to his roots.
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Think Fast and Build Things: How to Innovate for Sustainability
During The Games Week at USC, 20 student teams competed in a 5-day hackathon – pitching their LA28 innovations to a panel of industry leaders in civil and environmental engineering. We chatted with the winning team, MatterFlow, to discover what gave them the edge.
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How an unexpected finding turned into a kidney disease startup
USC researcher Eunji Chung spent over a decade learning to steer nanoparticles through the body. Now she’s using that knowledge to take on one of the most common inherited kidney disorders.
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Get Ready for The Games Week: the Engineering Grand Challenge LA28
From March 2-6, the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) will bring together researchers, civic leaders and student innovators to brainstorm the energy, mobility, media and infrastructure challenges of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Space Robotics Platform Astrobee Set for Commercial Transition for ISS Operations
USC/ISI hosted researchers and startups to discuss NASA’s Astrobee for next-generation space robotics
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Creating A Future of Convenient AI Systems
USC students collaborated with the artificial intelligence startup Aurite to develop solutions for job searching, travel planning, and more.
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SprintRay, a USC Viterbi-Born Business, Wins Prestigious E&Y 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Two USC alumni co-founded the 3D printing company for dentists, which has become an industry leader.
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‘Like the Piano Tuners of Quantum Computers’
A startup co-founded by Daniel Lidar, a pioneer in quantum computing, is producing software to unlock quantum’s considerable potential.
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USC at ICML 2025
From health applications to theoretical breakthroughs, USC researchers contribute to a dynamic range of work at this year’s premier machine learning conference
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AI Unlocks Earth’s Subsurface Mysteries for Smart Energy Applications
As global energy challenges continue to escalate, a pioneering AI-driven study by USC Viterbi researchers offers timely solutions to COâ‚‚ storage and resource management.
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Could Open-Source Medical Devices Transform Healthcare?
USC Viterbi researchers examine how an open-source approach is changing the game for the medical device sector, accelerating research and bringing benefits to patients.
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Turning Research Into Reality: USC Launches New Tech Innovation Fellowship
Two visionary company founders set the stage for groundbreaking research to become thriving startups
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Harnessing Creativity in Crisis: USC’s “Lives, Not Grades” Responds to Los Angeles Fires
When wildfires swept across Los Angeles, students in USC’s Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Challenges program – better known by its motto Lives, Not Grades – quickly shifted their focus from international projects to urgent needs at home
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CaseFlo Wins the 2025 Min Family Challenge
The 2025 Min Family Challenge Winner, USC student startup CaseFlo, seeks to streamline case management for homelessness to support both case managers and clients in need.
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Students Pitch Transformative Ventures for Los Angeles and Beyond
The 2025 Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition challenges students to develop high-impact urban solutions and compete for a $20,000 prize.
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Milestones and Memories at the 46th Viterbi Awards
The annual gala celebrated major USC Viterbi accomplishments and inspirational honorees
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USC Undergrad Tackles Political Polarization at SXSW EDU 25
Isabel Epistelomogi, a computer science and business administration major, is making waves with her research exploring how political polarization plays out in real life.
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Celebrating 20 Years of USC Viterbi Astronautical Engineering
The academic program and its record-breaking student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab are celebrating 20 years of advancing space exploration through stellar research and teaching.
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Hype and Vice: Transforming Collegiate and Sports Apparel for Women
Former student in USC Viterbi’s Technology and Applied Computing (TAC) program turns USC tailgate idea into a $15 million company.