News - February 2022

Top Five in the Nation for 10 Consecutive Years: USC Viterbi's Online Programs in Engineering, Computer Science

The U.S News & World Report ranks DEN@Viterbi as consistently among the best online graduate degree programs in the nation

Three USC Faculty Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

USC professors receive one of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's highest honors.

DISTINCTION

What Can Traffic Tell Us About How Viruses Spread?

A new National Institute of Health-funded project will examine Los Angeles traffic data to help us better understand the spread of COVID.

RESEARCH

An Actress, Pilot and Engineer: One Student Does It All

From gymnastics to the U.S. Air Force ROTC, USC Viterbi senior Natalie Smith built her life on asking 'Why not?'

STUDENTS

Evidence of 3600 + Year Old Settlement Uncovered in Eastern Arabian Peninsula

Symmetrical, 2 x 3 Km Buried Formation Points to Evidence of Agriculture, Groundwater Use and Climate Fluctuation

RESEARCH

'We Want to Assemble Anything'

Max Reynolds (AME '14) launched a startup, Symbio, that revolutionizes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to the manufacturing industry

ALUMNI

Superhero Confidence for Kids with Limb Differences

USC students design colorful 3D-printed prosthetics for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles patients.

STUDENTS

A New Way to Store Sustainable Energy: 'Information Batteries'

Researchers propose a new way to deal with the intermittency of wind and solar energy sources - and store green energy cheaply and efficiently.

RESEARCH

'Information Is Powerful, But Only If We Can Organize It Right' - New AI Potential Boon to Businesses

Algorithm created by USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) helps e-commerce companies better organize their products and makes it easier

RESEARCH

Researchers Develop Highly Accurate Modeling Tool to Predict Covid-19 Risk

Researchers at USC have combined location density with real-world mobility data to predict the risk of infection from Covid-19 at specific locations with unprecedented accuracy.

RESEARCH