An Actress, Pilot and Engineer: One Student Does It All

January 20, 2022

From gymnastics to the U.S. Air Force ROTC, USC Viterbi senior Natalie Smith built her life on asking ‘Why not?’

USC Launches its 3rd Satellite into Space

January 13, 2022

Satellite Dodona, with its novel Lockheed Martin La Jument payloads, is part of SpaceX’s Smallsat Rideshare Program, will ride Transporter 3 mission to space

Breakfast of Champions, Prepared by Your Neighborhood Robot

January 12, 2022

No need for fancy cafes. For your next coffee and pancake order, all you need is a couple of robots – and USC Viterbi students to program them.

Creating Trustworthy Engineers

January 10, 2022

The recently launched Engineering in Society Program aims to equip USC Viterbi students with the ethical and communication skills to flourish in an ever-accelerating world

Kicking Off the 2021-2022 MEPC

January 3, 2022

The latest edition of the 12-year-old Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition promises to guide aspiring student entrepreneurs through the process of transforming an innovative idea into a viable business.

Esports: The Future of Gaming

December 14, 2021

Computer science major, Youngju Shin, a member of the executive board for SC Esports, believes video games can bring people together.

Startups for A Better Tomorrow

December 9, 2021

The Min Family Challenge, a business model contest to develop startups that benefit the underprivileged, held its 2021-2022 kickoff

USC Researchers Present 30 Papers at NeurIPS 2021

December 6, 2021

Paper topics include machine learning, deep learning, neural networks and optimization.

Combining Tech, Innovation and Policy for a Safer World

December 6, 2021

New USC Executive Program in Global Space and Defense completes its first class with an in-person meeting

When Basics are a Luxury, How Do You Promote Sustainability?

December 2, 2021

$10 milk. Electricity six times the national average. An innovative course at USC partners with Alaska’s Tlingit indigenous community to find new answers.

A Race Car Powered Only by the Sun?

November 30, 2021

USC Viterbi design team, SC Solar Car, is working to build a fully solar-powered vehicle with plans to compete in the 2022 American Solar Challenge.

The Art of Mixing: Shapeshifting and Shockwaves

November 17, 2021

USC researchers develop a tracking method in supersonic and hypersonic engines, paving the way for optimal combustion in high-speed flights

USC and UCLA Students Compete in Philanthropic Video Game Tournament

November 15, 2021

Proceeds will go to the Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund for Black and Indigenous Students and UCLA Bruin’s Black Bruin Resource Center.

USC Viterbi Students Develop AI-based Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Tool

November 12, 2021

A student team developed machine learning algorithms that help predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease using speech.

USC Viterbi Professor and Undergrad Team Up to Improve AI

November 10, 2021

The duo designed a new tool to make neural networks faster, more powerful, and cheaper

The Sonny Astani Department Honors its Exceptional Research and Teaching Assistants

October 28, 2021

Students are recognized for excellence by faculty, staff and students.

Scholars By Day, Singers By Night

October 14, 2021

USC Viterbi students and Asli Baat vocalists put the “plus” in Engineering+.

Two USC Viterbi Students Named Caldwell Scholars

October 6, 2021

First-year students Jose M. Zarate Diaz and Raul Torres Jr. win the prestigious award

Could 3D Paper Be a Sustainable Alternative to Plastic?

September 22, 2021

Mechanical engineering student Aidan Leitch hopes his technique of using recycled paper to form solid objects can open doors to environmentally friendly plastic replacements.