Measuring Media Polarization

February 2, 2022

Researchers in USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) develop a natural language processing tool that can quickly detect polarized topics from partisan news sources.

Superhero Confidence for Kids with Limb Differences

February 1, 2022

USC students design colorful 3D-printed prosthetics for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles patients.

A New Way to Store Sustainable Energy: ‘Information Batteries’

January 31, 2022

Researchers propose a new way to deal with the intermittency of wind and solar energy sources – and store green energy cheaply and efficiently.

Researchers develop highly accurate modeling tool to predict Covid-19 risk

January 27, 2022

Researchers at USC have combined location density with real-world mobility data to predict the risk of infection from Covid-19 at specific locations with unprecedented accuracy.

Evidence of 3600 + Year Old Settlement Uncovered in Eastern Arabian Peninsula

January 27, 2022

Symmetrical, 2 x 3 Km Buried Formation Points to Evidence of Agriculture, Groundwater Use and Climate Fluctuation

Three USC Faculty Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

January 25, 2022

USC professors receive one of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s highest honors.

Top Five in the Nation for 10 Consecutive Years: USC Viterbi’s Online Programs in Engineering, Computer Science

January 25, 2022

The U.S News & World Report ranks DEN@Viterbi as consistently among the best online graduate degree programs in the nation

‘We Want to Assemble Anything’

January 24, 2022

Max Reynolds (AME ’14) launched a startup, Symbio, that revolutionizes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to the manufacturing industry

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?’

‘Information Is Powerful, But Only If We Can Organize It Right’ — New AI Potential Boon to Businesses

January 19, 2022

Algorithm created by USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) helps e-commerce companies better organize their products and makes it easier for customers to find what they want

What Can Traffic Tell Us About How Viruses Spread?

January 18, 2022

A new National Institute of Health-funded project will examine Los Angeles traffic data to help us better understand the spread of COVID.

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.

Using Only 100 Atoms, Electric Fields Can Be Detected and Changed

January 11, 2022

USC Viterbi researchers create first nano-sized, molecular device potentially capable of sensing and altering the cell’s electric field, ushering in new possibilities for basic research

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

USC Team Shows How Memories Are Stored in The Brain, With Potential Impact on Conditions Like PTSD

January 10, 2022

Fish that glow; a tailor-made microscope; a new way to catalog science. After six years, researchers produce the first snapshots of memory in a living animal.

Yannis C. Yortsos Receives Prestigious Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering

January 6, 2022

USC Viterbi’s dean is the co-recipient of the award, the nation’s most celebrated for engineering education, for his role in founding the Grand Challenges Scholars Program

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.

Four Viterbi Faculty Receive DURIP Funding

December 17, 2021

Select projects focus on brain modeling, emerging materials, fuels, and electromagnetic devices

Meisam Razaviyayn Awarded Young Investigator Grant by Air Force Office of Scientific Research

December 17, 2021

The Assistant Professor in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering is an expert in the area of large-scale optimization.

Machine Communicates Emotion with Nearly 80% Accuracy of Human Touch

December 17, 2021

New Haptic Device Can Communicate Attention, Gratitude, Happiness, Calming, Sadness, or Love

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.

Your Next Package Could be Delivered by a Robot

December 13, 2021

USC Viterbi researchers help four-legged robots carry heavy packages to spaces unknown

Viterbi Alumnus and Construction Executive Establishes $1 Million Endowment in Construction Management

December 10, 2021

Gift from Jonathan Emami, graduate of the construction management program, will help nurture the next generation of construction and development leaders