When “Probably” Isn’t Enough: USC Researchers Find AI and Humans Speak Different Languages of Uncertainty
A new study from USC Viterbi shows how small differences in words like “likely” can quietly reshape real-world decisions
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Study Uses AI to Uncover a Hidden Link Between Legal Troubles and Suicide Risk
A new study led by USC Viterbi professors uses third-party data and a mixture of human and AI-driven analysis to power insights on suicide prevention.
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How does Electron Structure Impact Light Responses in Moiré Materials?
New research from the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at USC Viterbi shows how the organization of electrons can reshape how a material responds to light – opening previously inconceivable possibilities for optical and quantum technologies.
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Older Americans and Veterans Wait Longer for Financial Justice
A new study by USC Viterbi examining over 1.27 million federal complaints finds that older Americans and veterans are consistently receiving slower responses from financial companies, and the gap is getting worse right as the watchdog agency meant to protect them faces uncertainty.
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USC Researchers Presented Ways to use AI for Social Good at ShowCAIS 2026
USC Center for AI in Society Celebrated 10th Anniversary and Hosted Annual Symposium Featuring AI Research Across the University
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2026 Scholarship Dinner Celebrates Impact, Connection and the Future of Engineering
The annual event brings together students and donors for an evening of gratitude, storytelling and shared purpose.
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The Fire Forecast: AI Model Accurately Predicts the Spread of Wildfires in Real Time
By combining high-resolution satellite data, terrain data and realistic fire simulations, USC Viterbi researchers have developed a reconstruction and prediction tool for making informed decisions when tackling catastrophic wildfires.
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Think Fast and Build Things: How to Innovate for Sustainability
During The Games Week at USC, 20 student teams competed in a 5-day hackathon – pitching their LA28 innovations to a panel of industry leaders in civil and environmental engineering. We chatted with the winning team, MatterFlow, to discover what gave them the edge.
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Google Awards $450,000 to ISE Epstein Department researchers
ISE faculty wins five competitive awards for work in AI, transportation, public health, mathematics and education
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How an unexpected finding turned into a kidney disease startup
USC researcher Eunji Chung spent over a decade learning to steer nanoparticles through the body. Now she’s using that knowledge to take on one of the most common inherited kidney disorders.
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Multi-fingered Robots Could Transform Shipboard Operations and Autonomous Maintenance
USC Viterbi Researcher Received Office of Naval Research’s Young Investigator Program Award With Upcoming Study on Dexterous Robotics
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A Forecast of What’s Next for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
The 20th annual Student Symposium and Showcase at the USC Viterbi Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science highlights research in AI-driven materials discovery, energy transition and biomolecular engineering.
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In the Clinic Room, an AI Steps In to Fill the Gap Between Patients and HPV Vaccines
A new “Chat-HPV” tool built by USC Viterbi professors with help from USC Keck medicinal professionals saves wait time, avoids harm.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering and its School of Advanced Computing Announce the Keynote Speakers for the 2026 Commencement Ceremonies
CEO of Google Public Sector, Ret. President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, President & CEO and Chairman of Rubriq Corporation to keynote
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USC Scientists Build a Memory Chip That Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava
A discovery using graphene has produced a record-breaking high-temperature memory device, with implications for space exploration, deep-earth drilling, and the future of AI hardware.
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Professor Yan Liu Receives Two Top Honors – In One Hour
The multitalented USC Viterbi professor was recognized by both the AAAI and IEEE in late November.
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The Long Game: Bill Swartout’s 50-Year Journey from Homework Machines to Lasting Conversations
The ICT pioneer who built systems that made Holocaust survivors immortal and brought museum exhibits to life is stepping back—but not stepping away.
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Understanding Humans, Changing Lives: 25 Years of USC SAIL Lab
25 years, 1,000+ papers, 20+ Patents and Beyond – Pioneering Human-centered Technologies and Building a Multigenerational Research Family
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From Alzheimer’s to PTSD: How a USC Scientist Hopes AI Can Unlock – and One Day Restore – Human Memory
Using AI paired with brain-machine interfaces, Dong Song wants to study how memories form in real life, and eventually help those who have lost the ability to make them.
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ISI Achieves Critical Cybersecurity Certification, Positioning Institute at Forefront of Defense Research
Multi-year effort positions ISI among a small number of research institutes certified to handle sensitive government data, ensuring continued access to defense contracts and national security research
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Planes, Trains and Air Lanes: The LA28 Transportation Blueprint
In a panel event hosted by the Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at USC Viterbi, transportation leaders discuss how Los Angeles will move millions during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games – without building an entirely new network.
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Game Day: Athletes, Media and the LA28 Stage
As part of The Games Week at USC, a panel convened by USC Viterbi’s Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and USC Annenberg explored how storytelling, technology and access will shape how the world perceives the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Powering LA28: Energy, Infrastructure & the Future of Los Angeles
During The Games Week at USC, leaders from LADWP, Southern California Edison, LA28 and the U.S. Green Building Council outlined how Los Angeles plans to supply reliable, low-carbon power and water to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Imagine Staging Seven Super Bowls per Day: Welcome to LA28
Hosted by the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at USC Viterbi, the first panel of The Games Week laid out in concrete terms what LA28 will require – and what it’s designed to leave behind.