It’s What’s Inside that Counts, Unless You’re a Robotic Fish

May 15, 2019

Mechanical engineering students challenged themselves to make a robotic fish that not only swims like a real fish, but looks the part too, demonstrating the possibilities inherent to soft robotics.

Students 3D print rocket engine

December 6, 2018

The Liquid Propulsion Lab successfully tested the world’s first 3D printed rocket engine made entirely on campus

Are We Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit?

October 9, 2018

“First Man” screening event celebrates Neil Armstrong (M.S. ’70), spotlights Trojan space pioneers and “the next giant leap” in space exploration

Let the games begin!

May 23, 2018

First ever Games Expo sets the stage for the biggest night of games at USC

Biologically Inspired Robotics

May 21, 2018

In this undergraduate course, students look to nature to design and build robots that mimic the movement of animals

“One of the most powerful student-built engines in the world”

March 8, 2018

The student-led USC Liquid Propulsion Lab teams up with Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology to build and launch a liquid rocket

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

October 4, 2017

L.A. Area Middle and High School Students Came to USC This Summer to Discover Opportunities in STEM

M.C. Gill Composites Center work on CFRP Hat Stiffened Panels for Aerospace Applications

September 27, 2017

M.C. Gill Composites Center researchers featured in video highlighted by NASA Structural Analysis

“Hug the Exponential”

September 22, 2017

In his 2017 State of the School address, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos spoke about the need to embrace change, challenges and a growth mindset.

AI for Social Good

September 13, 2017

Researchers and post-docs from the world’s leading universities came to USC this summer for CAIS Summer Fellows 2017 and to discover AI for social good.

The World’s Pool of Knowledge Just Got Deeper.

May 12, 2017

After a half decade of research, newly minted USC Viterbi Ph.D.s don the cardinal and gold hoods

Viterbi Awards Highlight Luminaries, Entrepreneurs and an Algorithm’s 50th Birthday

April 25, 2017

The 39th annual Viterbi Awards celebrated the legacy of Andrew Viterbi and recognized industry and alumni leaders alongside emerging startups.

Autism, Robots . . . and Dinosaurs

April 4, 2017

Autism Awareness Month: watch USC Viterbi short film on robots helping kids with autism. Also, a Q&A with Maja Matarić on the present and future of her research.

Accessory Power

January 9, 2017

At 20 years old, USC Viterbi Biomedical Engineering student Nikita Dhesikan founded IDENTITI, a custom gemstone bracelet company that empowers women one gem at a time.