September 2020

Escape Velocity Podcast Series Explores Race, Academia and STEM

New USC Viterbi series captures the stories of Black faculty, students and academic leaders.

Trojan Engineers Combat COVID-19 on Multiple Fronts

How the USC engineering community came together to answer a global call to action.

COVID-19

115 Years of USC Engineering: A List of 115 Accomplishments

Play USC Viterbi's 115th anniversary trivia game, support local K-12 students.

MILESTONE

USC Viterbi Researchers Win 1st Place, Develop COVID-19 Risk Score for Los Angeles

Recent data science challenge, hosted by the city, identifies a new, color-coded metric for individual risk.

COVID-19

Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer

Researchers in USC Viterbi's Department of Biomedical Engineering have discovered how commonly used coloring agents such as tattoo inks and food dyes could help improve cancer detection.

RESEARCH

What's Next in Pandemic Forecasting?

USC Viterbi researchers answer questions about their unique modeling tool and share advice for future forecasters.

COVID-19

USC Student Develops AI Tools To Tackle Hate Speech, Hate Crimes

As AI makes its way into more areas of our lives, rooting out implicit bias is more crucial than ever, says USC computer science student Aida Mostafazadeh Davani.

STUDENTS

USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: "Viterbi vs. Pandemics!" and "Sustainable Energy"

Both lecture series launched the week after Labor Day, offering students a comprehensive faculty coverage of COVID-19 and a series on sustainable energy with Dean Yortsos.

ACADEMICS

Engineering Our Way Through a Global Pandemic

USC master's students tackle robots, masks and droplet dispersion, to better understand how to live with COVID-19.

COVID-19

Can Sunlight Convert Emissions Into Useful Materials?

USC Viterbi chemical engineers are developing an environmentally friendly way to upcycle carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials, with some help from a high school student researcher.

RESEARCH

A Sustainable Hackathon

The 4th annual Sustain-A-Thon saw 57 students propose solutions for making the planet more livable and sustainable.

STUDENTS