Could 3D paper be a sustainable alternative to plastic?
Mechanical engineering student Aidan Leitch hopes his technique of using recycled paper to form solid objects can open doors to environmentally friendly plastic replacements.
Stunning Virtual Reality Project Takes You to the Arctic — and Into Climate Change
Think caribou in the arctic tundra have nothing to do with you? USC students use immersive technology to explain their urgent message for us all.
When it comes to wireless communication, two lasers are better than one
Meet the optical “it couple” that USC Viterbi researchers are using to help speed up and secure wireless communications.
Students tackle climate change in global simulation conference
Teams focus on subjects such as deforestation, clean technologies, carbon trading and offsets, ocean health and population control.
Scholars by day, singers by night
USC Viterbi students and Asli Baat vocalists put the “plus” in Engineering+.
Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for the first time in 250 million years
The USC-led experiment has implications for improvements in human wound-healing.
USC doctoral candidate uses AI to preserve the Choctaw language
Every two weeks, a language dies. Lina Brixey, a member of the Choctaw Nation and a USC Viterbi doctoral candidate, is determined hers will not be next.
$25 million cumulative gift to transform industrial and systems engineering at USC
USC alumnus Daniel J. Epstein’s ongoing support will fund top research expertise in areas such as optimization, machine learning and AI, and harnessing data to solve society’s most urgent problems.
Is L.A. like a city built on Jell-O? Chukwuebuka Nweke may have the answers
The new USC Viterbi assistant professor seeks to make our cities more resilient in the face of natural disasters.
To Heal His Patients, This Heart Surgeon Turns to Tech
An engineer-turned-surgeon advances next-generation tools.
Are women worse than men at salary negotiation?
USC researchers say this is a fallacy as their new study using virtual negotiating agents points to systemic bias on behalf of recruiters.
Enlisting the power of AI to fight California wildfires
USC Viterbi artificial intelligence experts are helping firefighters strategize how best to plan controlled burns and manage unexpected blazes.
How Greece let in tourists and kept out COVID-19
Researchers from USC and the University of Pennsylvania collaborated with a private company CEO to help Greece do more with less and curb COVID-19’s spread when the country reopened to tourists.
Building lasting bonds and memorable structures, one relationship at a time
Persistence and a love of math and science led first-generation college student Mayla Rodriguez to USC Viterbi’s civil engineering program.
Skeletal muscle grown in a dish offers insight for neuromuscular diseases
In the fight against diseases like ALS, USC Viterbi biomedical engineering researchers have created a powerful lab model to better see how our muscles and neurons connect.
Bringing reinforcement learning to a dynamic world: USC computer scientists win best paper award
The paper outlines a simple approach that solves a complex problem in reinforcement learning (RL): applying RL algorithms to non-stationary environments.
Is it a horror film or a rom-com? AI can predict based solely on music
USC Viterbi’s Shrikanth Narayanan and his research group examined the role of music in film through a computational lens to determine how it affects the audience’s perception of genre.
Summer at an island lab has undergraduates tackling questions about our oceans
Students scuba dive, snorkel and collect samples from the sea to solve problems such as how kelp’s circadian rhythm works and where sea cucumbers thrive best.
A T-cell power-up for tumor treatments
USC Viterbi doctoral student researchers have found a new way to enhance the cancer-killing properties of CAR T-cell therapies, which makes them more effective in fighting tumors.
Alumni startup seeks to ID cells that could transform medicine
Co-founded by USC Viterbi alumnus Mahyar Salek, Deepcell uses AI and imaging to isolate unique cells in areas ranging from cancer to prenatal testing.
Climate change challenge: Terminology used by scientists confounds public
“It sounds like you’re talking over people,” said one study participant in a USC/United Nations Foundation study. Participants offered helpful suggestions for improving climate language.
Can robots create fashion? Baxter learned how, thanks to 3 USC Viterbi students
Tie-dye provides a fun example of how robots can support the garment industry, while emphasizing human creativity.
Toxins in everyday products may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents
Study by Keck School researchers finds link between “forever chemicals” and changes in glucose metabolism.
Want your lithium batteries to last longer? Maybe stretching them could help
USC researchers have applied fundamental mechanics to help increase battery storage capacity and lifespan.