Google grant supports USC’s effort to protect elections from cyberattacks
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy will launch a training program in all 50 states to prepare election officials for digital attacks.
Treatment for leading cause of blindness generates billions in value to society
USC researchers’ economic analysis shows the enormous benefits of treating wet age-related macular degeneration.
Research into machine-learning specialty finds new home at USC Viterbi
A $1.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will help USC build a foundation in the burgeoning field of transfer learning.
This soldier-scholar operates at the intersection of computer and social science
As a USC Viterbi PhD student, Lt. Col. Ashok Deb is training to combat deep fakes while teaching students about cyber threats.
Navy veteran believes in mixing engineering and humanitarian work
As USC celebrates Military Appreciation Week, veteran Kevin Moran explains how he wants to use his engineering skills to make the world a better place.
How does music affect our brains? USC researchers use AI to investigate
A team of computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how listening to music impacts how we act, feel and think.
Researchers discover antibiotic-resistant genes in recycled Southern California wastewater
A team led by USC Viterbi’s Adam Smith has found that purified water returned to Southern California aquifers often becomes contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a realization that could have major implications on the global water supply.
Can’t find time for the people who matter most? There’s an app for that
Wellsayer, an app developed by an entrepreneurial USC Gould student, focuses on well-being by helping users schedule and manage relationships.
USC Annenberg graduate got his start on YouTube
While living in Saigon, Kyle Le was asked to find someone’s long-long sister. He filmed the phone reunion, which started him down a path to YouTube fame and now a master’s in digital social media from USC Annenberg.
USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in teen vaping epidemic
Researchers found that 64% of teens using flavored e-cigs were still vaping six months later, compared to 43% who used more traditional flavors.
USC scientist studies how lizard tail regeneration can heal humans
Professor Thomas Lozito’s lab at USC compares limb and tail regeneration in lizards and salamanders and ponders its application in humans.
Thanks to social networks, our world is getting smaller
A researcher at USC’s Information Sciences Institute explains how social networks further decrease the distance between ourselves and others.
Discovery of ancient trees buried underwater adds new twist to the carbon cycle
Geology researchers at USC Dornsife have found evidence that rivers can carry fresh wood from far inland to deep in the ocean.
USC Viterbi receives $2 million to train engineers in advanced manufacturing
The three-year grant from the National Science Foundation aims to prepare the U.S. workforce for the estimated 2 million manufacturing jobs that will be created yet unfilled by 2025.
USC, UCLA pledge to collaborate on transformative urban projects
As they celebrated women in science and engineering, leaders from the two universities recognized L.A. as the best place in the world to launch major sustainable projects.
Augmented reality app adds interactive enhancements to scientific posters, presentations
A new smartphone app created by USC scientists uses augmented reality to visualize scientific data via 3D models and video.
Can depression and anxiety be treated by stimulating brain signals?
Maryam Shanechi of USC Viterbi expands upon her revolutionary research into treating neuropsychiatric disorders via brain-machine interfaces.
Student club believes artificial intelligence can solve societal problems
At the student branch of USC’s Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, undergraduates are using AI to tackle projects with environmental and social impact.
What Will Our World Look Like in 2050?
USC researchers say confronting reality and taking local action may help humanity cope — and even spur economies and innovation.
This grad student’s VR tool can help prepare people for active shootings
With help from the USC Iovine and Young Academy, Neilda Pacquing has founded a company that wants to save lives via virtual reality.
Through special effects and MRI scans, scientists develop realistic virtual human hand
Due to their complex musculoskeletal systems, animating human hands has been one of the biggest challenges in computer graphics. Now, a team of USC researchers has cracked the code.
Half of Mexican teens report feeling addicted to their phones
The latest phase of a global USC Annenberg study found that Mexican teens feel more addicted to their phones than teens in the United States, Japan or the United Kingdom.
Hydrogen Fuel is Getting Buzz, But Here’s Why It Hasn’t Gone Mainstream
Is hydrogen the answer to our energy needs? An aerospace and mechanical engineer explains how to bring this fuel down to Earth.
What do the next 20 years hold for artificial intelligence?
Yolanda Gil, USC Viterbi professor and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, discusses what it will take to move AI forward without moving safety backward.