USC Space Lab Opens Its Doors as A New Era of Space Competition Takes Off
First-ever open house showcases USC SERC where students are building satellites, developing space robots and preparing for the next generation of space exploration
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The Power of Following Through
USC Viterbi graduate Alex Wang turned curiosity, leadership and a passion for public service into an extraordinary four-year journey.
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USC Brings the World’s Control and AI Researchers to Campus – Together
Two leading conferences, L4DC and NeuS, converged at USC to tackle the same hard problem from two directions: how do we trust machines that learn?
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For America’s 250th, We Created Commemorative Stamps of Trojan Builders
Need patriotic stamps? We’ve got you covered. Check out our collection of 14 USC computer scientists and engineers who helped build the modern computing world. Also, they’re animated.
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USC Studies Aim to Advance Self-Driving Cars, Transform Robot “Brains” and Understand Workplace AI Use
3 USC faculty will lead research projects funded by the Toyota Research Institute
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Students Design and Build a Rocket to Carry Payloads to Space
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s third successful spaceshot, Daybreak, carried payloads for other student organizations and validated new technologies that expand the team’s ability to return to space on repeat.Â
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To the Classroom and Beyond: USC Viterbi Students Develop Highly Accurate Spinal Disc Teaching Models
A novel teaching tool built by USC engineering students in collaboration with USC Keck Physical Therapy Professionals enables enhanced modeling and understanding of spinal cord mobility.
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10 Projects, 10 Solutions: Student Engineers Tackle Everyday Problems
From self-driving skateboards to robot butlers and more, USC Makers Hosted Spring 2026 Showcase turning ideas into reality and celebrating its 10-year anniversary
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Sheep, Spacecraft and a World That Knits Itself Back Together: USC Games Turns 10
USC’s top-ranked game design program marks a decade with sixty student games and no shortage of ambition.
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Class Of 2026 Trojan Engineers Tasked As Trustworthy Problem-Solvers As They Launch Next Chapter
From 35 countries and equipped with the skills to advance their chosen field of engineering, the Viterbi Class of 2026 gathered to celebrate degrees earned across oceans, languages, and cultures.
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From USC to Big Tech: Apple, Amazon, Nvidia Among Top Employers of USC Engineering Alumni, New Data Shows
Across USC Viterbi and Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, alumni point to industry-aligned courses, hands-on learning, powerful Trojan network and reputable faculty lineup as key drivers of career success in a competitive job market
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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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USC ITE team takes first place at regional transportation competition
ISE sophomore Mila Mattson helps lead 10-member team to victory
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She Chose Impact Over Expectation, and Found Her Voice at USC
CLASS OF 2026 – Raised near campus but worlds away from it, this first-generation Eritrean American found her calling in a major she had never heard of, earned a full-ride scholarship, and is graduating this May with two Viterbi degrees and a commencement speech to deliver.
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From “Magic” Hats to Medical Breakthroughs: Alexandra Somodi Engineers Joy and Impact
CLASS OF 2026 – The graduating USC Viterbi senior blends research, leadership and musical theater to create, contribute and connect
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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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Maggie Johnson: A Winner In The Classroom and In The Pool
CLASS OF 2026 – From a rivalry win over UCLA to one of the Big Ten’s highest academic honors, the USC women’s water polo captain and USC Viterbi graduating senior is redefining what leadership looks like.
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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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Four Engineers, One Family: The Bristow Brothers Bring It Home at USC
CLASS OF 2026 – When Duke and Wellington Bristow cross the stage this May, they’ll be completing something their father started decades ago – a family tradition of engineering that’s now four members deep.
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From Maui to Medicine, Viterbi Helped Her Chart Her Own Path
CLASS OF 2026 – The daughter of Turkish immigrant physicians, Maui-raised Alara Berkmen is graduating from USC Viterbi with a bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering on the pre-med track, a business club she built from scratch, and a hard-won clarity about who she wants to be and why.
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From First-Gen Engineer to PwC: A Four-Year Yes Strategy
CLASS OF 2026 – The first engineer in her family, this Industrial & Systems Engineering graduate from USC Viterbi’s Daniel J. Epstein Department is heading to PwC this fall – with two degrees, a passport full of band trips, and a philosophy she learned the hard way.
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Engineering Lift-Off: Four Years of Flight, Research, and Curiosity
CLASS OF 2026 – From building LEGO airplanes as a kid to winning back-to-back AIAA regional awards and co-founding USC’s Human-Powered Flight Research Team, Long Beach native Nicholas Lototsky is finishing his bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering at USC Viterbi the same way he started it: full throttle.
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From Backhands to Breakthroughs: USC Viterbi Students Take Bold Biomechanics Research Worldwide
BME students will present their work at the 10th World Congress of Biomechanics this summer.