News - April 2021

After last year's postponement because of COVID-19, the 42nd annual event celebrated honorees General (retired) Ellen Pawlikowski, alumnus Juan Perez of UPS and Geena Davis.

Scholarship and Fellowship Celebration Spotlights Generosity, Academic Excellence

Annual event brings together talented students and the donors who support their pursuits.

GIVING

What Game Design Taught Me About Life, Dreams, And 3-D Printing A Human Heart

Gavan Wilhite, '10 B.S. computer science, created the first social platform for virtual reality, now he's building the connective tissues in 3-D printed organs.

RESEARCH

A Hackathon to Empower Women

5th annual AthenaHacks hackathon enables over 400 women and non-binary students to create apps, games, and more.

STUDENTS

What Happens To All Those COVID Test Nasal Swabs? That's Where It Gets Complicated.

Recent XPRIZE finalist Tapestry, led by Manoj Gopalkrishnan, '08, could save time, money and lives by testing hundreds of samples at once.

RESEARCH

What If The Internet Was Accessible To All?

Paul Chiou, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, seeks to reimagine technology for people with disabilities, sparked by a paralyzing car accident and a passion for computing.

STUDENTS

Healthier Healthcare

An AI algorithm developed by Gerald Loeb would comb through millions of electronic medical records to suggest diagnoses and tests to improve patient outcomes and lower costs.

RESEARCH

Virus Minority Report

USC Viterbi researchers show how we might one day develop vaccines for viruses that haven't even evolved yet.

RESEARCH

Over 100 Undergraduate Students Conduct Research Remotely

As part of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Viterbi Engineering fellowships, undergraduate students participated in research spanning topics including disruptive space engineering, climate change, robotics and AI for social good.

STUDENTS