VITERBI NEWSWIRE - August 19, 2008

The beginning of the Fall Semester is just around the corner, but summer hasn't been all vacation at the Viterbi School of Engineering.
Here are some highlights.

TOP STORIES

• BMSR wins unprecedented fifth 5-Year renewal from NIH for biomedical modeling research
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/five-more-years.htm
• Viterbi "Next generation of energy scientists and engineers" get Chevron support
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/usc-and-chevron.htm 

RESEARCH

• ECA funds Mork Department natural Gas extraction research
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/eca-will-fund.htm
• Alan Willner and Hsieh Department grad student win HP Innovation Research Award
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/viterbi-school-selected.htm
• Viterbi School specialists apply Viterbi algorithm to quantum communication
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/viterbi-algorithm-goes.htm
• BME faculty team with physicians in $2.4 million sickle cell anemia research effort
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/biomedical-team-to.htm
• ISI Experts will structure data for major national study of epidemiological genetics
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/isi-to-play.htm

HONORS

• Hsieh Department's Vijay Kumar wins "Best Algorithm" Award at Sensornet Conference
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/hsieh-professor-and.htm
• Yong Chen brings best paper back to Epstein Department from ASME gathering
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/assistant-prof-yong.htm 

STUDENTS

• Viterbi computer science student: BS, 2007; Olympic gold 2008
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/computer-science-graduate.htm
• Postcards from Rome: Students share their impressions of the eternal city
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/postcards-from-rome.htm
• IIT Kharagpur visitors will take fond L.A. memories back to India
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/high-marks-for.htm
• Viterbi MESA summer program polishes K-12 science teacher skills
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/mesa-institute-gives.htm  

IN THE NEWS:
 

• Q&A with Mork Department's Priya Vashishta on technical education and national defense.
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/assets/067/59752.pdf