USC Stevens Center for Innovation showcase highlights student startups
Student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas with funding and other support on the line.
Tech Can Push Us Apart, but These Games and VR Build Empathy
Meet the digital creators who are using tech to make us feel a little more human.
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.
To Heal His Patients, This Heart Surgeon Turns to Tech
An engineer-turned-surgeon advances next-generation tools.
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.
USC to lead innovation consortium as part of $15 million federal grant
Along with seven other collaborating research universities, USC Viterbi will help cultivate deep technology businesses in the western U.S.
Tech Advances That Help Doctors Find and Treat Disease Earlier Than Ever
When disease hides in the body, it takes some big ideas from scientists and doctors to illuminate it — and save lives.
For patients with anxiety or depression, personalized deep brain stimulation may be the key
USC researchers believe they have unlocked the brain and opened the door to new, personalized therapies for mental disorders.
Celebrating a new hub for student innovation, the Baum Family Maker Space
USC faculty, university leaders and even the Trojan Marching Band gathered for a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of USC Viterbi’s new multipurpose design and fabrication center.
Now Might Be a Great Time to Invest in Health Care
Entrepreneur and investment expert Jay Goss made a career out of betting big on disruption and health innovation.
Five Ways USC Students are Making the World a Better Place
In a time of great upheaval and need, USC students lead efforts to strengthen and support their communities.
Aspiring product designers’ and creators’ Zoom pitch sessions go virtual
USC Iovine and Young Academy seniors usually exhibit their final projects in a showcase to classmates and faculty. But thanks to the pandemic — and Zoom — they ended up pitching the fruits of their hard labor to alumni and industry pros.
Colorado startup to commercialize semiconductor design technology developed at USC
Optimal IC Technologies purchases license from USC to begin development of products that would improve production yields and revolutionize semiconductor design optimization.
USC and UCLA join forces for online hackathon aimed at solving COVID-19 problems
The rival universities are uniting for Hack for Hope and pursuing innovative solutions to the pandemic’s unprecedented economic disruption.
Doctors make more video house calls than ever to lower the coronavirus’s burden
Many patients at Keck Medicine of USC now receive care online or by phone thanks to experts who’ve worked tirelessly behind the scenes.
Get Faster, Stronger and Fitter Through the Power of Data
Wearable devices track athletes’ every move, helping them train smarter and recover from injury faster.
USC Iovine and Young Hall Fosters Disruption By Design
USC Iovine and Young Hall brings together students pursuing a combination of design, technology and business.
How Trash Turns into Treasure in Labs at USC
Waste salvaged from dumpsters and airplane graveyards finds a sustainable second life.
Young entrepreneurs win big at USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase
Five USC teams won $57,500 in cash and in-kind awards at the 13th annual student showcase.
Your Homework Assignment: Improve Refugees’ Lives
Students get creative with solutions as migrants flee regions in turmoil around the world.
Treating psoriasis in the future could be as easy as going online
Keck School of Medicine of USC study finds that online and in-person care were equally effective at improving symptoms.
USC’s Makerspaces Give Creative Students a Home
USC’s maker culture is thriving as working spaces for creators pop up across campus.
The Secret to Better Rechargeable Batteries Is in Their Sandwich
The next wave of smartphone and car batteries could pack big power in a small size.
The Trojan Family Spurs a Spirit of Innovation at USC
Using knowledge to inspire new thought and creativity is USC’s loftiest aspiration.