The Goldilocks Wing: Popular Airfoil Design Defies Aerodynamic Standards
Professor Spedding’s tests on a small (but not too small) sized airfoil yields surprising results in lift
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Envisioning a New World
IEEE has recognized USC’s Mark Humayun as being at the forefront of cutting-edge research in the field of biomedical engineering
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An Extra Challenge in a Crisis: Dealing with Rare Languages
Information Sciences Institute researchers work on the holy grail of machine translation: a universal system that supports the world’s languages — all 7,000 of them
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NAE President C.D. Mote, Jr. on Understanding and Executing Leadership
This year’s keynote Dorman Lecture, hosted by the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was given by National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President C.D. Mote, Jr.
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USC-CMAA Celebrates their Tenth Anniversary by Winning the Student Chapter of the Year Award
From the dedicated students, to the supportive alumni, USC-CMAA president and vice president discuss what makes their chapter stand out
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Smart Oil Fields, a Reservoir of Emerging Technologies
CiSOFT, a joint venture between Chevron and USC Viterbi, creates innovative technologies beyond oil
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AI for Social Good
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.
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Salt and Sand
Two USC Viterbi Professors are doing uncommon things with very common materials.
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Cilia: “The Bouncer” of Bacteria
Paper by USC Viterbi and University of Hawaii faculty elucidates active role of cilia in regulating flow for bacteria filtering and enhancing chemical communication.
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Everything a Computer Wanted to Know About Humans (But was Too Afraid to Ask)
Fifteen years in the making, a new book by ICT’s Andrew Gordon and ISI’s Jerry Hobbs, dubbed “a computer’s guide to humans,” hits the shelves September 7.
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Can Stem Cells Be Tricked?
Engineering and Medicine faculty team up to address a longstanding stem cell problem – their inability to thrive and expand in vitro
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The Seven Secrets of a Beautiful Mind
Mathematician, M.D., engineer, philosopher and teacher, Athanassios “Thanasis” Fokas shares his secrets for wrestling mathematical juggernauts.
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Hurricane Harvey through the Eyes of the Internet
ISI’s John Heidemann tracks internet outages as they hit Southeast Texas
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Eun Ji Chung Receives 2017 AIChE 35 Under 35 Award
The goal-setting Assistant Professor rounds out a successful 2017 with an early career honor from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Nature’s Armor: A Lobster Tale
Biological structures may provide insight to prevent and treat sports-related injuries.
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Changing the World Through Coding
IEC3 Summer camp encourages girls to embrace computer science
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“Work With Your Mind”
Through academic clubs, research, and fellowships from GEM, AAUW and the Switzer Foundation, master’s student Daisy Benitez works towards creating a sustainable future
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Tsunami CSI
Waves as high as the Space Needle wreaked havoc in uninhabited Taan Fiord, Alaska and a group of scientists find out how it happened and what to look for before the next one hits
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How Central are Female Characters to a Movie?
New automated analysis of nearly 1000 scripts by USC finds stereotypes of women, race, and aging are created and reinforced in films
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Why Was MacronLeaks’ Influence Limited in the French Election?
New USC Research Finds Disinformation Campaign Spread and Consumed Mostly by Foreigners on Social Media
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Grand Challenges? Accepted.
USC Viterbi has emerged as a global leader in re-imagining 21st century engineers
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Random Thoughts, With Haifeng Xu
How a PhD student’s algorithm brought order to a chaotic world and won him a Google Fellowship in the process.
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Professor Domaradzki Appointed AME Department Chair
A long-time faculty, Julian Domaradzki continues his service in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, now as department chair
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Collaborate Through Stories: Using Interactive Storytelling to Bridge the Gap Between Engineers and Stakeholders
Professor Azad Madni uses model-based, data-driven stories to enhance collaboration, engagement, and decision making in complex systems engineering
