VITERBI NEWSWIRE - September 10, 2008

India's 90,000-employee IT giant , where author Thomas Friedman found out that "The World Is Flat," chooses the Viterbi School as the site of its first-ever offshore research center

TOP STORIES

• Infosys-Funded Research & Education Center Opens at Viterbi School http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/flat-world-brings.htm

RESEARCH

•  Caterpillar Inc. Funds Viterbi 'Print-a-House' Construction Technology
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/caterpillar-inc-funds.htm
• Astani Department Chair Visits Sichuan Quake Region
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/astani-department-chair.htm
• VSoE Expert Hosts Workshop on USC-Pioneered Method for Modeling Uncertainties
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/viterbi-school-first.htm

HONORS 

• Four Viterbi Engineering Faculty win IBM Awards
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/four-viterbi-engineering.htm
• AME Undergrad's Light Sport Plane Concept Wins AIAA Honors
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/ame-undergraduate-student.htm

STUDENTS

• "Meeting Rising Expectations" - Dean Addresses USC Student Affairs Conference
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/yannis-student-presentation.htm
• Tsinghua U. Student Interns Wind Up Memorable Summer of Viterbi Research
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2008/tsinghua-students-savor.htm

IN THE NEWS

• Technology Review Covers Elaine Chew "Geometry of Sound" Lecture/Concert
  http://www.technologyreview.com/article/21191/
• Security Management magazine: Viterbi Software Randomizes Airport Patrols
  http://www.securitymanagement.com/article/software-randomizes-airport-patrols-004591
• Medical Journal Highlights Viterbi role in $5 million pediatric disaster planning study
  http://viterbi.usc.edu/assets/068/60132.pdf