September 2019

Longtime supporters' gift benefits USC engineering, dance and film schools

USC Viterbi alumnus Patrick Fuscoe and his wife, Bonnie, have donated $12 million to advance programs at three USC schools that shaped their lives.

AI Predicts Musical Genre by Identifying Surprising Patterns in Hit Songs

Record-breaking single "Old Town Road" is a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by a USC computer science student.

RESEARCH

USC Viterbi Startup Garage and Amazon Alexa Fund Announce Support for Voice Tech Startups

Amazon Alexa Fund and Alexa Fellowship will work with USC's Silicon Beach Accelerator, Viterbi Startup Garage to cultivate the next generation of voice startups.

INNOVATION

General (Ret.) Ellen M. Pawlikowski named Judge Widney Professor at USC

Pawlikowski, nationally recognized as a leader in science and engineering, will join the USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty this fall.

FACULTY

"We're Going to 3-D Print the First Rocket Made on Mars"

Tim Ellis, named to MIT Technology Review's 2019 "35 Innovators Under 35" for his use of massive 3-D printers to build space-bound rockets.

DISTINCTION

Lessons Within the Rubble

How two USC professors are mining historic disasters to build educational infrastructure reframing how we approach natural disaster preparation.

ACADEMICS

The Three P's: Programming, Python and Pac-Man

CS@SC teaches principles of programming and robotics alongside those of equality and inclusivity.

OUTREACH

Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award

Jonathan Sauder, a NASA JPL engineer, lands "highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers" for his work on RainCube and Venus Rover.

ALUMNI

In Space or in the Classroom, Fun is a Top Priority

Garrett Reisman's USC micro-seminar convenes incoming undergraduates to help navigate expectations and pressures and mitigate stress.

ACADEMICS

Come Together

Atomus, a fledgling USC Viterbi startup, is developing technology that would make it easier for the Marines to 3-D print spare parts for ships, military vehicles and planes, benefitting the Corps, defense contractors and the nation.

INNOVATION