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2014


Engineering, Business and West Coast Cool
December 22, 2014
USC Viterbi startup VNTANA delivers an unparalleled entertainment experience with industry-leading holographic technology
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Just Like You, Robots Fly Economy Class
December 22, 2014
"Athena," the first humanoid robot with its own airline ticket, travels from USC Viterbi to the Max Planck Institute
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It’s Not Brain Surgery. It’s More Complicated.
December 18, 2014
Inaugural Charles Vest Scholar, Alessandro Ticchi, applies computer thinking to brain function, predicting causes and consequences of human behavior
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Professor Sioutas awarded prestigious Sinclair Award
December 18, 2014
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Constantinos Sioutas rewarded for his research in aerosol science.
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What's Next in Cybersecurity?
December 18, 2014
USC Viterbi researchers demonstrate the future of security at DHS event
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USC Trio To Be Inducted into National Academy of Inventors
December 16, 2014
Behrokh Khoshnevis, Alan Willner and Mark Thompson named as fellows by the stellar group of scientists
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Dean Yortsos Leads USC Viterbi Team and Reconnects with India
December 15, 2014
Dean Yortsos, Prem Natarajan and Raghu Raghavendra visit India for the yearly India Advisory Board meeting
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Space Pirates and Vanishing Points
December 09, 2014
USC Students exhibit their creations at the USC Games Demo Day and the GamePipe Laboratory Fall Showcase
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Racing to the Beat of a Dragon's Heart
December 09, 2014
Engineering students participate in a traditional Chinese sport
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Fostering Entrepreneurship in China
December 04, 2014
Dean Yortsos meets with the China and East Asia Advisory Boards, helps establish Entrepreneur Executive Club
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NEWS-ROUNDUP: President Obama in 3D
December 03, 2014
CS Prof. Paul Debevec from USC ICT helps create the first 3D presidential portrait
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Helping K-12 Schools Participate in Hour of Code
December 02, 2014
"Hour of Code" encourages everyone to write a few lines of code.
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NEWS ROUND-UP: Initial Public Offering by Second Sight Medical Products Inc.
December 02, 2014
Maker of an artificial retina developed by BME professor Mark Humayun makes IPO
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Angels and Engineers
November 24, 2014
The Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition (MEPC) kicked off Nov. 20 with a gathering of engineer entrepreneurs and their mentors.
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A New Way to Practice What You Preach
November 24, 2014
Viterbi computer scientists create a virtual audience for public speaking training.
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We Are The Champions
November 21, 2014
For the fourth consecutive year, the USC computer programming team has won first place in the "Pac-12 South" computer programming competition.
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Hack SC Unites Hacking Community
November 20, 2014
Hacking marathon at USC provides a gathering space for both beginning and expert hackers
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A Good Night’s Sleep
November 19, 2014
Krishna Nayak, Michael Khoo and Sally Ward develop revolutionary new tools to see inside the airway of pediatric sleep apnea patients
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NEWS-ROUNDUP: Offshore Islands Do Not Mitigate Tsunami Effects
November 11, 2014
Costas Synolakis debunks myth that islands protect the mainland from tsunamis
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Piloting His Future
November 11, 2014
Air Force pilot Brendan Ross credits USC Viterbi’s DEN program with allowing him to pursue a master’s degree from a land far, far away.
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Engineering the Perfect PB&J
November 07, 2014
Joseph Greenfield trains future engineers using peanut butter and jelly.
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Student Team Explores Major Issues Behind “Pilot Error”
November 06, 2014
Stephanie Chow and Stephen Yortsos combined research on Asiana Flight 214 and have put themselves squarely in the midst of an aviation industry-wide discussion
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USC Team Receives Major NIH Funding to Map Neurons
November 06, 2014
Researchers from across campus collaborate to visualize and study brains as they form memories
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Implantable Devices and the Medicine of Tomorrow
November 05, 2014
Ellis Meng is the new chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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NEWS ROUND-UP: When the Internet
November 03, 2014
USC ISI's John Heidemann tracks the Internet's global "sleep" cycle
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Investors Betting On Startup Garage
October 29, 2014
Five of the 10 new companies coming out of the inaugural USC Viterbi Startup Garage have raised a total of nearly $6 million in follow-on capital.
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“They are out there on the cutting edge.”
October 29, 2014
From drones to 3D printers: “impressed” SEC Commissioner Kara Stein visits USC Viterbi Startup Garage, talks fundraising for start-ups
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Magic Bus
October 28, 2014
Josh Bigelow started a multimillion-dollar company in his dorm room to help USC’s transit buses run on time.
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USC Inaugurates Nation’s Newest NSF-Funded Entrepreneurial Hub
October 27, 2014
Potential entrepreneurs from around the country leave labs and classrooms behind to come to USC’s “I-Node” in hopes of turning ideas into startups
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Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience to usher in a new era
October 23, 2014
Gary K. Michelson declares his support for USC’s efforts to boost biomedical research in Los Angeles.
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Shhh! The Internet Is Sleeping
October 22, 2014
USC ISI's John Heidemann maps the Internet's 'sleep' patterns across the globe
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Startup Garage Now Has a House Attached
October 20, 2014
USC Viterbi’s new Hacker House aims to create a shared collective to bring innovators together.
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Urban Exploration? There's an App for That
October 16, 2014
USC Viterbi startup gives mobile users a new level of access to their cities of choice from their devices
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Neuroscientists Claim Rare Pair of Grants in Brain Research
October 15, 2014
$23 million in awards creates two Centers of Excellence and establishes USC as a hub for understanding the brain through data mining
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USC Viterbi Team SAILs to Fourth Straight Win
October 14, 2014
Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory (SAIL) wins an unprecedented fourth consecutive INTERSPEECH ComParE award, its fifth in the last six years
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NEWS ROUND-UP: Brains To-Go and Epilepsy Research
October 10, 2014
Ted Berger, Min-Chi Hsiao and team have developed a "to-go" box to transport human brain samples to the lab in good condition
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3-D Printing the Future
October 08, 2014
Behrokh Khoshnevis' large-scale 3-D printing technology wins the Grand Prize among 1000+ competitors
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Mapping Epileptic Seizures
October 07, 2014
USC biomedical engineers, neurologists and neurosurgeons develop new methods to advance the study of human brains and epilepsy
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As cybersecurity attacks evolve, more of the world’s defenders trust in USC
October 06, 2014
The DETER Project, now in its 10th year, serves more than 4,400 researchers and students around the world
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USC Viterbi STEM Spotlight Connects K-12 Students to Engineering
October 06, 2014
The USC Viterbi STEM Spotlight helps K-12 students and teachers connect core science to engineering's exciting breakthroughs
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NEWS ROUND-UP: Artificial Retina Restores Sight
October 03, 2014
Mark Humayun helps blind patients regain eyesight with the Argus II
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When Will We Have Luke Skywalker’s Prosthetic Hand?
October 01, 2014
Francisco Valero-Cuevas and colleagues combine simulated neurons to inform the truly versatile and dexterous prosthetics and robots of the future
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Your Friends are Cooler than You
October 01, 2014
Kristina Lerman explores the friendship paradox via social media data
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The Future of Breast Cancer Screening
September 30, 2014
Vasilis Marmarelis's disruptive innovation for tissue imaging will change how breast cancer is detected
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NEWS ROUND-UP: Data Can Now Be Sent At 32 Gigabits Per Second
September 29, 2014
Alan Willner and research partners discover a new way to send info via radio waves
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NEWS ROUND-UP: Now Build a
September 29, 2014
Noah Malmstadt and his team create modular components to make building microfluidic systems easy
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Oliver Franke remembered for his eagerness to teach
September 26, 2014
Trojan Family will miss USC Viterbi senior lecturer
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Two Viterbi Professors Honored by World Economic Forum
September 24, 2014
WEF names Andrea Armani one of 30 “exceptional scientists under 40” in the world, following Gerald Loeb’s honor as Tech Pioneer 2014.
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10th Anniversary of USC Viterbi Naming Highlighted in Dean's State of the School Address
September 24, 2014
The engineering school's major accomplishments over the past decade and the vision for the future were highlighted
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Modular Components Make Building 3-D “Labs-on-a-chip” a Snap
September 17, 2014
New building blocks take microfluidics from flat to 3-D quickly and easily
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Scientists Twist Radio Beams to Send Data
September 16, 2014
Alan Willner and team reach transmission speeds of 32 gigabits per second
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Celebrity Photo Hack Raises Security Concerns
September 15, 2014
Clifford Neuman discusses online data privacy and security following the recent celebrity photo hack
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A+ in Teaching
September 15, 2014
USC Viterbi Professor Mark Redekopp educates students while entertaining them
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Organizing Chaos
September 12, 2014
A $10-million grant from NIH funds a much-needed craniofacial research database
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One Atom Makes a Big Difference
September 10, 2014
Armani Lab creates optical sensor that can distinguish between carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
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Study Shows That E-Cigarette Smoke Contains Harmful Heavy Metals
September 09, 2014
Constantinos Sioutas conducts research on e-cigarette emissions
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Children With Autism Learn Imitation Skills from Robot
September 09, 2014
Maja Matarić and her team show that socially-assistive robots can help kids with ASD learn imitation behavior
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A Better Way To Harvest Stem Cells
September 08, 2014
New start-up is the latest success story from HTE@USC, USC's unique four-year collaboration between doctors and engineers
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E-Cigs Emit Higher Levels of Chromium and Nickel Than Traditional Cigarettes
September 04, 2014
Constantinos Sioutas and team find e-cig second-hand smoke contains increased levels of toxic metals
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Robots Encourage Children with ASD to Learn
September 03, 2014
Socially-assistive robots help children with autism learn imitative behavior with 'graded cueing'
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A True Inspiration
August 22, 2014
Professor John Choma, In Memoriam
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3 USC Viterbi Faculty Make MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 List
August 19, 2014
George Ban-Weiss, Megan McCain and Maryam Shanechi are recognized on MIT Technology Review’s Annual Innovators Under 35 list
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Brain, Meet Machine
August 19, 2014
Top 35 Global Innovator: Assistant Professor Maryam Shanechi included in 2014 MIT TR35 for work in brain-machine interfaces
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Music Man
August 19, 2014
Top 35 Global Innovator: George Ban-Weiss taps his creativity to distinguish himself academically and musically.
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This is Your Heart on Chips.  Now, This is Your Heart On a Chip.
August 19, 2014
Top 35 Global Innovator: Heart disease claimed nearly 600,000 lives last year; Megan McCain’s research replicates those effects on a 2.5 cm “organ-on-chip.”
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Ali Abbas Named New Director of USC's CREATE
August 16, 2014
Ali Abbas to Lead Department of Homeland Security Research Center of Excellence at USC
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Geraldine Knatz Joins USC Price and USC Viterbi
August 15, 2014
Port of LA's former Executive Director is appointed Professor of the Practice of Policy and Engineering
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How to Fix L.A. Traffic? Ask a 10-Year-Old.
August 13, 2014
2014 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp: USC Viterbi hosts two-week summer science camp for middle school students.
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A Life of Great Dedication
August 12, 2014
Prof. Emeritus Gerald Nadler, in memoriam
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Computer Virus: An Origin Story
August 11, 2014
Alumnus Fred Cohen coined the term in a USC Viterbi class back in 1983
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NSF Funding Startups
August 08, 2014
Entrepreneurship at USC Viterbi gets a boost thanks to grant funding
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Robots Galore
August 07, 2014
Robots reign at the 2014 Global Conference on Educational Robotics held at USC
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USC Viterbi Startup Garage: Version 2.0
August 05, 2014
The venture accelerator for engineering-led startups aims to produce the Next Big Thing
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Ray Of Light
August 04, 2014
Graduate Student Simin Mehrabani creates award-winning ultraviolet sensor.
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Shang-Hua Teng Named Simons Investigator
August 04, 2014
Computer science professor Shang-Hua Teng is named a 2014 Simons Investigator
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In Memoriam: Xinran Ji (1990-2014)
August 01, 2014
“Young star” wanted to record the world, then make it better
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5+ Questions for Brandon Blaylock
July 30, 2014
Answers from one of this year's Tommy Award winners
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July 24, 2014
The Aerospace Corporation CEO Wanda Austin on mentors, management and girls in STEM
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Inspired by Space to Do Groundbreaking Work in Engineering
July 23, 2014
On a new episode of Popcorn and Jetpacks, find out more about Professor Armani
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Understanding Comes from Building
July 22, 2014
Provost Associate Professor Terence Sanger builds models of how the brain controls muscles to help children with movement disorders
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Online Education Opens New Opportunities for Venezuelan Engineer
July 21, 2014
Petroleum Engineer Taps DEN@Viterbi To Access New Reserves
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Smart Camp
July 10, 2014
Twenty gifted high school students attended USC's campus for a week to learn about energy resources
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Christina Milanes: Bringing a Dancer’s Touch to Engineering
July 09, 2014
One Trojan doubles as an electrical engineering major and a ballet dancer
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ARK Device Could Revolutionize Wireless Charging
July 07, 2014
The ARK, which a USC Viterbi alumnus helped create, could change the way consumers charge their cell phones.
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Saying Goodbye to a Family Member
July 07, 2014
USC Viterbi remembers long-time staff member Mary Francis, who died of lung cancer.
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USC Racing On The Move
July 02, 2014
USC Racing successfully competes in ​all events at ​Formula SAE Lincoln.
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Smarter Stop Lights
June 27, 2014
Starting with the streets, Ketan Savla wants to make entire cities smarter
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Andrew and Erna Viterbi Donate Additional $15M to USC
June 25, 2014
Gift by Trustee and alumnus Andrew Viterbi and wife Erna will support engineering and genocide studies
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A 3D Portrait of Pres. Obama
June 25, 2014
USC ICT and The Smithsonian create the first 3D portrait of a sitting president
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Good Content Doesn't Always Float to the Top
June 25, 2014
Kristina Lerman explains why lackluster content might get more recommendations than good on social media
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$15 Million Gift to USC Establishes Endowed Chairs and Fellowships
June 25, 2014
Andrew Viterbi and his wife Erna add to their legacy of philanthropy with a generous $15 million gift to boost scholarship in engineering and genocide studies
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A Flexible Solution to the Problem of Silicon
June 18, 2014
Chongwu Zhou builds a flexible hybrid circuit for chips using carbon nanotubes instead of silicon
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Move Over, Silicon, There's A New Circuit In Town
June 17, 2014
A new flexible and energy-efficient hybrid circuit using carbon nanotubes has big implications for the future of electronics
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Richard Roberts Appointed Chair of Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
June 16, 2014
Roberts' research focuses on the chemical biology of protein synthesis. His term as Chair will begin in July
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Content Kingmaker – Quality or Webpage Position?
June 13, 2014
Webpage position reigns in peer recommendation of online content on sites like Reddit
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Conference on System Engineering Research 2014
June 12, 2014
During this year's successful conference, Professor Madni recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
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USC ISI Participates in White House's SmartAmerica Challenge
June 11, 2014
USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute focuses on building a better power grid
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Teenage Research
June 11, 2014
An ambitious high school student joins Professor Armani’s lab and wins big at the Intel Science Fair
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Dean Yortsos Inducted Into the Academy of Athens
June 10, 2014
USC Viterbi School Dean Yannis Yortsos is the newest associate member of Greece's national academy
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USC Professor Simon Ramo Becomes Oldest Person To Receive Patent
May 29, 2014
Ramo received the patent at the age of 100.
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From Kabul, With Love
May 28, 2014
USC Viterbi Alumnus Col. Michael Price leads efforts to build a better Afghanistan
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Being Green
May 21, 2014
The inaugural Fleischer Prize in Green Technology
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12th Century Hoods and a 21st Century Education
May 16, 2014
2014 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony honors USC Viterbi’s newest Ph.D.s, best in doctoral research
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Hello, Goodbye
May 16, 2014
At the USC Viterbi undergraduate commencement, students said hello to the future and goodbye to their undergraduate school days.
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Masters of the Universe
May 16, 2014
At the USC Viterbi master’s graduation ceremony, students look to the future
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2014 USC Viterbi Undergraduate Awards
May 15, 2014
Students are recognized and celebrated for their academic, leadership and service achievements
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Playing the Game
May 14, 2014
Students in the No. 1 ranked USC Games program showcase this year’s projects at Spring Demo Day 2014
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Tracy Fullerton Named First Director of USC Games
May 12, 2014
Tracy Fullerton appointed Director of USC Games, a collaboration between SCA’s Interactive Media & Games Division and USC Viterbi's Computer Science Department
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The Academic Lessons of One Oracle Vice President
May 12, 2014
DEN@Viterbi Student Spotlight
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Electrical Engineering Pioneers
May 12, 2014
The Ming Hsieh Institute Hosts Oral History Interview with Bob Scholtz
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Famed NASA Test Pilot Bill Dana (MS '58) Passes Away
May 08, 2014
On May 6, USC alumnus and former test pilot William H. Dana passed away at the age of 83
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2014 USC Viterbi Faculty & Staff Awards Ceremony
May 07, 2014
On the 10-year anniversary of the Viterbi naming gift, Dean Yortsos highlights top talent that has made USC Viterbi "one of nation’s best and most dynamic."
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East Meets West
May 06, 2014
Scholars from USC Viterbi and China’s prestigious Tsinghua University (THU) gathered in Los Angeles for Symposium
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Wizard Chess and Water Purifiers
May 05, 2014
Innovation abounds at 6th annual KIUEL Senior Design Expo
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Laughter and Autism
April 30, 2014
How Shri Narayanan will use laughter to help diagnose and treat autism
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Keeping Us Safe
April 29, 2014
CREATE Celebrates 10 Years of Counter-Terrorism Research
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USC AeroDesign Team Wins National Flight Competition
April 29, 2014
On it's 25th anniversary, the AeroDesign Team won the Global Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems Student Design/Build/Fly Competition
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Robots for the Win
April 28, 2014
USC Viterbi Hosts Los Angeles Regional Botball Tournament
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Viterbi Awards Meets The Academy Awards
April 25, 2014
In a new twist, the 36th Annual Viterbi Awards spotlights winners of this year’s Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition.
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5 USC Viterbi Junior Faculty Win the Prestigious NSF Career Award
April 23, 2014
2014 is the largest class yet of National Science Foundation CAREER award winners in recent school history
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Taggle: Connecting with Customers One T-Shirt at a Time
April 22, 2014
Launched out of USC Viterbi Startup Garage, Taggle connects print shops and customers to streamline the custom apparel industry
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Classroom without Borders
April 21, 2014
iPodia Successfully Launched in India
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The Water Beneath the Surface
April 18, 2014
Mahta Moghaddam and her team monitor soil moisture using wireless sensors and radars
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Happy Games
April 17, 2014
Social Clues, a video game created by a team of USC Viterbi engineers, Marshall School MBAs and others aims to educate autistic children while entertaining them.
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Michael Kassner Named Choong Hoon Cho Chair
April 16, 2014
Michael Kassner named USC Viterbi's inaugural Choong Hoon Cho Chair in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Fight Viruses with Viruses
April 16, 2014
USC Viterbi Professor Pin Wang Hopes to Cure HIV and Cancer with Viral Vectors
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USC Viterbi Robotics Open House
April 14, 2014
USC Viterbi opens its doors to the public for its annual Robotics Open House
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Meet the Robots
April 11, 2014
At the 2014 USC Viterbi Robotics Open House, children from local schools get to meet the family of robots at USC Viterbi.
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Fast Capture Makes You The Avatar
April 10, 2014
With a $100 device, a USC Viterbi team can put you in a 3D video game
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USC Students Team Up With Eisenhower Hospital to Tackle Inefficiency
April 08, 2014
Students studying healthcare operations spent their spring break improving efficiency at Rancho Mirage hospital
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The Future of the Internet
April 07, 2014
Joseph Touch comments on what the Internet might look like in 2025
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Cheaper, Better Lithium-ion Batteries
April 03, 2014
USC Viterbi professor Chongwu Zhou and research team develop cheap, better-performing silicon anode and sulfur-based cathode for Li-batteries
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Driven By The Experience
April 03, 2014
Stories are the key to helping computers think and interpret new situations
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Lord of Quidditch
April 02, 2014
Computer science student Nicky Guangorena programs and plays
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The Membrane Challenge
April 02, 2014
Professor Noah Malmstadt goes back to seventh grade
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From India to USC
March 31, 2014
Summer program exposes top students from India to life as a Ph.D. student at USC Viterbi
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USC Viterbi Student Receives HENAAC Scholarship
March 31, 2014
Northrop Grumman Corporation awards scholarship to computer science student Stephanie Aceves
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Former ONR Director Installed As New Chair
March 30, 2014
USC Viterbi’s Michael Kassner becomes the inaugural Choong Hoon Cho Chair in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Starring Big Data
March 27, 2014
IMSC’s annual retreat features innovative transportation, social media and security projects that leverage Big Data.
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The Search for Flight MH370
March 26, 2014
USC Aviation Safety & Security Program experts comment on missing Malaysian airliner
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Everyday Cyber Hygiene
March 25, 2014
What steps you can take to keep your cyber life secure
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We Are at (Cyber) War
March 24, 2014
How to build our national defense in the escalating struggle against cyber terrorism and espionage.
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MEPC Heats Up
March 20, 2014
Seven teams advance to the finals in this $110,000 business plan competition for USC Viterbi students and their collaborators.
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USC Viterbi doctoral student wins prestigious Google Fellowship
March 13, 2014
Fellowship awarded for groundbreaking work on software for social networks.
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Alumnus Albert Dorman Establishes Endowment
March 12, 2014
New endowment will fund trips to Washington, D.C. and Sacramento for USC Viterbi Ph.D. students and junior faculty members to meet with policymakers.
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Dean Yortsos Speaks At Prestigious Technology Conference
March 11, 2014
USC Viterbi’s dean joins Google’s Eric Schmidt, author Deepak Chopra and other thought-leaders at Oasis: The Montgomery Summit.
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Fighting Modern Slavery
March 10, 2014
Technologies under development by USC computer scientists could help in the fight against underage sex trafficking in the United States.
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“The wars of the future will be fought over water
March 07, 2014
Kelly Sanders, a new assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, came to Los Angeles because she shouldn’t be able to.
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DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar Speaks at USC Viterbi
March 06, 2014
"DARPA strives to be more nimble in a world of rapid technological change."
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iPodia Goes Latin
March 05, 2014
A new iPodia course connects USC Viterbi and University of São Paulo engineering students to enhance learning and create a classroom without borders.
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2014 OCEC Banquet Recognizes Best of Engineering In Southern California
March 04, 2014
USC Viterbi professor wins top honor For iPodia initiative, long-term contributions to profession
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Engineering Laughter
February 25, 2014
Greg Grabarek studies biomedical engineering and comedy.
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Honoring new NAE members Iraj Ershaghi and Geraldine Knatz
February 24, 2014
New academy members receive engineering's highest honors
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Innovating Daily
February 20, 2014
Graduate student Thomas Cummins exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit in HTE@USC
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Bo Jin receives the “Award for Excellence in Teaching”
February 18, 2014
Bo Jin, a teaching assistant in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the “Award for Excellence in Teaching” by the USC Office of the Provost for consistent excellence in the classroom.
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The Fleischer Prize in Green Technology
February 12, 2014
USC Viterbi Students encouraged to apply
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University Professor Emeritus George Bekey Gives Back
February 10, 2014
He and his wife's namesake award recognizes robotics students’ service.
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Save the Animals
February 07, 2014
PAWS, an “intelligently” randomized scheduling system, holds the promise to frustrate poachers in Uganda and elsewhere.
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Creating the Art Museum of the Future
February 05, 2014
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has partnered with Craig Knoblock and Pedro Szekely to create applications and educational tools that help engage the younger generation and bolster interest in the arts
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Finding Baby Veins
February 05, 2014
Developed by USC Viterbi students, InDepth works like a stud finder for veins and arteries
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Water Wonder Woman
February 03, 2014
Amy Childress has developed an innovative and sustainable approach to water problems in Southern California. Her work also has global implications.
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Robot Grammar
January 30, 2014
Graduate student Juan Fasola teaches robots how to respond to complex requests
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Longevity Tips
January 29, 2014
In his new book, David Agus offers health advice on how to live a long life
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The Connection Between Unemployment and Pollution in Greece
January 29, 2014
Constantinos Sioutas finds that financial crisis leads to more pollution
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New
January 28, 2014
Gary Michelson donates $50 million to found center on engineering and life science
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Science Channel's Futurescape: USC Viterbi Research and Our Future
January 28, 2014
Research by Gerald Loeb, Alice Parker, Chongwu Zhou, Behrokh Khoshnevis, and Ted Berger featured on the Science Channel
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New Partnership with Talon Cyber Tec LLC
January 27, 2014
USC Viterbi partners with Talon to address cyber security issues and host educational programs
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3D-Printing a Building in 24 Hours
January 24, 2014
USC Viterbi Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis is developing the technology to auto-build full-scale civil structures
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Cooking Cancer
January 14, 2014
Using Microwaves to Diagnose and Treat Cancer
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USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
January 13, 2014
$50 Million Naming Gift Funds New Building for Research at the Intersection of Engineering, Biomedical Sciences and Medicine at USC
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Fanning the Flame
January 10, 2014
Armed with curiosity and flexibility, alumnus Vishal Sankhla seeks startup stardom
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USC Viterbi’s Online Computer Science MS Program Repeats No.1 Ranking
January 07, 2014
DEN@Viterbi again ranks as the top online CS program in North America
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