A Hackathon to Empower Women
5th annual AthenaHacks hackathon enables over 400 women and non-binary students to create apps, games, and more
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Students News Back to News Archive
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Giving Back is Top Priority for First Generation Student
Industrial and systems engineering senior Carlos Acosta is active in a range of student organizations, as well as much-needed volunteer relief efforts for his homeland of Venezuela.
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USC Undergraduate Student Team Reaches Final Round of $500k Pandemic Response Challenge
The USC team was among 48 teams from 17 countries chosen to advance to the second and final phase of the competition.
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To Mars and Beyond: USC Student Plays Role in NASA Mars Mission
Devin Martin, an undergraduate student in computer science, dreamed about working for NASA since he was a child. Last summer, that dream came true.
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USC Junior Advances Communities By Engineering Infrastructures That Serve The People
For Viterbi student Jessica Brown, engineering is about advancing well-being of our neighbors, in the places we call home.
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As Cybersecurity Becomes Increasingly Important, USC Students Train to Secure Networks, Data
USC’s Intelligence and Cyber Operation Program trains students to proactively identify cybersecurity issues.
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Celebrating A New Hub For Student Innovation
The Baum Family Maker Space marked its completion with a festive virtual ribbon cutting ceremony
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Meet CybOrg: USC’s Premier Cybersecurity Club
USC Viterbi student club gives students confidence, networking opportunities, mentors and even job connections.
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Connecting the Globe Through Music: New USC Viterbi Schwarzman Scholar
Ben Ma wins prestigious scholarship for all-expenses paid master’s program in China
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Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition Returns
The latest edition of the 11-year-old MEPC features 15 startup teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize.
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LavaLab Opens Its Doors
USC Viterbi’s premier undergraduate startup incubator targeted a more diverse group of students than ever before this semester – and was the better for it.
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New Masters-Level Quantum Computing Degree
Program will draw on decades of quantum computing expertise
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Wellness Workout: Mechancial Engineering Student Leads 6-Minute Yoga
Mechanical engineering student Anna Balbach is also a certified yoga instructor. She shared this six-minute video to help peers find mental balance and strength ahead of finals.
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AI Tool May Predict Movies’ Future Ratings
USC Viterbi researchers are using AI as a tool identify violent, substance-abuse and sexual content in movie scripts before a single scene is shot
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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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How do you innovate inclusion?
HackSC, SHPE, NSBE, and Girls in Tech host USC’s first ever Diversity & Inclusion Hackathon
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Building Buildings that Survive Generations
USC Viterbi master’s student Maria Leos learns what fortifies structures, while bolstering her future one opportunity at a time.
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Graphs: The Hidden Ingredient to More Realistic Simulations
New PhD graduate Alana Shine researches graph theory, which can help create more accurate models of disease spread.
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A Sustainable Hackathon
The 4th annual Sustain-A-Thon saw 57 students propose solutions for making the planet more livable and sustainable.
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USC Student Develops AI Tools To Tackle Hate Speech, Hate Crimes
As AI makes its way into more areas of our lives, rooting out implicit bias is more crucial than ever, says USC computer science student Aida Mostafazadeh Davani.
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USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: “Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” and “Sustainable Energy”
Both lecture series launch the week after Labor Day, offering students a comprehensive faculty coverage of COVID-19 and a series on sustainable energy with Dean Yortsos
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USC Wins First Place in the AIAA Small Satellite Student Competition
USC Viterbi students design an ionic electrospray thruster to help fill in the propulsion gap for small satellites.
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Biegler Hall Gets a Makeover
The third floor Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering lab was reconfigured over the summer to offer students an interactive, yet safe experience this fall.
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A Warm Fall 2020 Welcome from USC Viterbi
Dean Yannis Yortsos, faculty and staff welcome students and parents in this most unique of years.
