http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/ USC Viterbi School of Engineering News en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:06 -0800 dziegiel@imsc.usc.edu (Jason Dziegielewski) Newly named Industrial and Systems Engineering Department chair comes from success at Ohio State University Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/dean-yannis-yortsos.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/dean-yannis-yortsos.htm The director of the USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering noted that while the process can get a project fielded early it does have "some failure modes" Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:26:06 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111107.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111107.htm In light of a recent interim report on causes of the fatal 2009, Air France Flight 477 crash, Najm Meshkati warns aviation against complacency in the midst of advances in the industry's technology. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:29:36 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111027333938.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111027333938.htm A story in <I>Air Transport World</I> recalls the prescient report about the ISE safety expert's warning that it published just three days before the June 1, 2009 Air France disaster Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:07:12 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111017332538.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111017332538.htm Expansion of the iPodia network to the subcontinent is on the agenda, as well as recruitment of USC engineering alumni as faculty Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:09:41 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/iit-bombay-sends.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/iit-bombay-sends.htm One of the Viterbi School's most distinguished faculty members spent his 75th birthday in Beijing at an event that underlined USC's international reach Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/beijing-symposium-in.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/beijing-symposium-in.htm ISE's Shinyi Wu assembled a precise comparison of 91 recently tried ways to increase physical activity, from coaches to motivator phone calls to simple signs next to elevators Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/motivating-exercise-what.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/motivating-exercise-what.htm On <I>ProgressiveRailroading.com</I>, John Fenton enthusiastically discusses collaborating with the School to create the unique Rail Safety Certification Program Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:11:14 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20110929.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20110929.htm Viterbi School faculty and staff filled Town and Gown to hear their dean share a stirring list of accomplishments and set a lofty goal Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:32:01 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/from-very-good.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/from-very-good.htm "A nuclear accident anywhere has the potential to be a nuclear accident everywhere," writes the Viterbi School's Najmedin Meshkati in a <I>New York Times</I> op-ed Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20110930.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20110930.htm