The Student Senator Making an Impact in Women’s Health

May 14, 2025

Class of 2025 biomedical engineering graduate Emilia Bletsas reflects on her path at USC Viterbi.

Turning Brainwaves Into Biomarkers: How a USC Grad Is Using Code to Improve Early Autism Intervention

May 14, 2025

After starting with Minecraft mods at 13, Joey Yap now applies his skills in signal processing to pediatric brain data and is headed to NYU for a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.

Harnessing Creativity in Crisis: USC’s “Lives, Not Grades” Responds to Los Angeles Fires

May 13, 2025

When wildfires swept across Los Angeles, students in USC’s Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Challenges program – better known by its motto Lives, Not Grades – quickly shifted their focus from international projects to urgent needs at home

From Scratch to Cybersecurity: Lavanya Sharma’s USC Journey

May 13, 2025

A fifth-grade workshop and encouraging parents set this USC computer science student-and 2025 commencement flag-bearer-on a path to engineering, ethics, and advocacy.

He Rode 103 Roller Coasters. Now He’s Building the Next One.

May 13, 2025

How one USC computer science student found his calling at the intersection of computer science, storytelling, and themed entertainment

Graduate Matthew Fontaine Honored With 2025 USC Ph.D. Achievement Award

May 13, 2025

Fontaine hopes that his work in algorithmic scenario generation will make robotics and AI systems safer before they are deployed.

Wearable Smart Lactation Pad Detects Chemicals and Nutrients in Breast Milk

May 12, 2025

A BME graduate student having her first baby inspired the research group to work on technology gaps in lactation health.

Imagining the Future of Deep Space Habitats

May 12, 2025

PhD student Ulubilge Ulusoy researches optimal collaboration between humans and AI during maintenance operations in deep space habitats.

Fascinated by Flow

May 12, 2025

Oliver Khan, a graduating student in aerospace engineering, dreams of a sustainable future for supersonic air travel.

Raising the Stakes of Sustainability

May 12, 2025

As a graduating master’s student researching carbon capture and clean energy production, Aadish Panchmia is determined to make a difference.

An Adventurer’s Approach to Academic Achievement

May 12, 2025

Natalia Ratner, a graduating student studying environmental engineering, has combined a superstar academic career with experience in community teaching and sustainable farming.

What it Means to Engineer with Empathy

May 12, 2025

Patrick Borges Rodrigues’ PhD in civil engineering has led to a new understanding of the sensory symbiosis of human workers and robots in the construction industry.

Harnessing the Power of Ocean Energy

May 12, 2025

Sophie Beitel, a graduating student studying environmental engineering, is helping to design and build a deep-sea battery.

From Space Camp to NASA Mission Control

May 12, 2025

Graduating astronautical engineering student Paige Kaufman launched the Space Spiels podcast and now she’s on her way to the NASA Johnson Space Center.

A USC Swim Team Captain Dreams of Space Travel

May 12, 2025

Kaitlyn Dobler, a graduating master’s student in astronautical engineering, applies the discipline she has learned as a swimmer to project such as researching the atmosphere of Venus.

From Lego, to Electric Racecars, to SpaceX

May 12, 2025

Graduating mechanical engineering student PJ Morgan’s involvement with USC Formula Electric led to a prestigious internship at SpaceX.

New research reveals how organisms are shaped to optimize feeding

May 9, 2025

A major transition in the evolution of life on Earth can be traced to how ciliates have adapted to maximize nutrient intake.

CaseFlo Wins the 2025 Min Family Challenge

May 9, 2025

The 2025 Min Family Challenge Winner, USC student startup CaseFlo, seeks to streamline case management for homelessness to support both case managers and clients in need.