USC Viterbi Receives Gift to Expand Diversity Initiatives
Al and Michele Williams Work to Remove Barriers to Success For Underrepresented Students in STEM
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Outreach News Back to News Archive
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High School Students “Discover Engineering” at USC Viterbi
The four-week pre-college program gives high school students the opportunity to explore the different sectors of engineering through project-based and cooperative learning
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“Where Can I Buy Such a Laser?” USC, Amazon Program Excites Underrepresented Students to STEM
The “Stimulating STEM” program offers a free, four week residential program, career mentorship
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IEEE K-12 Education Outreach Initiative
USC faculty and students hold events to encourage careers in signal processing.
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Engineering Communities, One Stitch at a Time
USC senior Kathryn Huang co-founded Madhatter Knits, a knitting group that provides resources for newborns across the globe.
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AME Hosts LATTC Outreach Event to Promote Youth STEM Engagement
32 high school students from Early College Academy visited USC Viterbi labs for a day of hands-on engineering
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USC ISI and Amazon Launching New STEM Summer Program for Underrepresented High School Students
The four-week residential summer program, hosted by USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute, aims to expose students to topics like AI, coding, and robotics.
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More Than Robotics
USC Viterbi student Joy Uehara deepened her love of systems as a robotics mentor. Her most recent team was featured in Disney’s documentary “More than Robots.”
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oSTEM Conference Helps LGBTQ+ Community Find Identity Through STEM
The USC chapter hosted this year’s Region F conference in person for the first time since the pandemic
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Supporting Girls in Space: USC Viterbi Program Returns for Summer 2022
With renewed support, Project Payload returns to offer underrepresented girls in STEM a hands-on experience in aerospace engineering and computer science
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USC Viterbi Students Win Poster Award at Top Fluid Dynamics Conference
The team, who won second place at the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics Conference, featured two high school students through the SHINE program.
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USC Viterbi to Launch New Program to Bring Engineering Education to Local Schools
Launching this spring, the Engineers Foundation K-12 STEM Teaching program is made possible by the vision and support of MaxLinear cofounder Curtis Ling
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Beyond 3-D Printing and Robotics, the Most Lasting Thing Kendall Work Built? Communities.
Senior mechanical engineering student attributes his successful college experience to the communities he built at USC Viterbi
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Honoring Grant Imahara’s Legacy
Honoring Grant Imahara’s legacy with the dedication of a new study lounge and a Day of Making
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SHINE 2021: 58 High School Students Actively Contribute To USC Viterbi Research
“A sense of confidence, exposure and knowledge:” Students, family, and faculty celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s session of SHINE with annual poster session
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USC Collaborates in $20M NSF Institute to Push New Frontiers in AI and Optimization
The NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Advances in Optimization will fuse AI and mathematics to tackle tough challenges, such as food security, supply chain operations and hardware design.
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Viterbi K-12 STEM Outreach: From Molecular Modeling to Addressing Social Problems Using AI to Fighting Hate Speech
Even in the midst of the pandemic, USC Viterbi professors continued to prioritize K-12 outreach, engaging in projects aimed to foster learning and incite passion for science and engineering
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A Week of Robotics at USC Viterbi
Robotics experts and USC community partners come together for week long talks and interactive sessions about cutting-edge robotics research and topics, hosted by USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center
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Escape Velocity, Episode 4: “The Equity Scholar-Practitioner”
Brandi Jones, USC Viterbi vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives, talks about her life’s work at the intersection of race, academia and STEM
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Darin Gray Named Engineer of the Year
USC Viterbi STEM pioneer honored by the 2020 Orange County Engineering Council for his profound impact in STEM outreach.
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Hour of Code: The Frontier of STEM Equity
USC Viterbi partners with Google and Code.org to introduce computer science to K-12 students and shine a light on how computer science can serve as a catalyst for social justice.
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Toward A More Equitable USC Viterbi
In a recent memo, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and Brandi P. Jones, vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives, summarize how USC Viterbi plans to empower Black, Latinx and Indigenous students, faculty and staff.
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The Next Generation of USC Viterbi
The USC Viterbi Summer Institute (VSI) provides incoming students from underrepresented backgrounds in engineering a preview of their USC Viterbi experience.
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A Lifeline For Students During The Pandemic
Over 100 students have been aided by USC Viterbi’s Emergency Relief Fund; Ming Hsieh, alumnus and university trustee, offers an additional $50K match to donors
