October 2018

"First Man" screening event celebrates Neil Armstrong (M.S. '70), spotlights Trojan space pioneers and "the next giant leap" in space exploration.

USC students go into refugee camps in Greece to volunteer and research solutions to the global refugee crisis

New USC Viterbi course focused on engineering solutions for social good takes students from seven USC schools in a close encounter with problems inside refugee camps.

STUDENTS

Mahta Moghaddam Elected President of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society

The USC Viterbi director of new research initiatives will lead one of the largest societies within IEEE with over 9,000 members.

DISTINCTION

Clean Water and Sanitation For All

Tranice' Warner, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue her research in wastewater treatment.

RESEARCH

Eun Ji Chung Awarded NIH New Innovator Award

Grant to study nanoparticle innovations for kidney disease is a paradigm shift.

DISTINCTION

Can AI Reduce Race Bias in Homelessness?

New algorithm can improve outcomes in assigning housing to homeless youth and change housing policy.

RESEARCH

Mahdi Soltanolkotabi Awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship

Grant will open new frontiers in our understanding of signal processing and artificial intelligence.

DISTINCTION

Getting Connected with Big Tech

New program establishes partnership between the USC Computer Science Department and major technology companies.

PARTNERSHIP

USC ISI To Pilot Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence for NSF's Largest Scientific Facilities

$3 Million grant will develop a strategic plan for a Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence.

GRANT