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From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer's Research - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering How advanced technology offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease.

How did the bodies of animals (including ours)become such fine-tuned movement machines? This is question that a new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper by Francisco Valero-Cuevas Grace Niyo Lama I. Almofeez, Andrew Erwin tries to address.

How Are Stretch Reflexes Modulated During Voluntary Movement? - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering New computational theory sheds like on a longstanding question

New beginnings! The Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Human-Centered Computational Hall is here!

Are you a USC student? An ? A budding ? The USC Sonny Astani Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering invites our USC community to join us for our 3rd annual Innovate X LA: Das Family Student Competition! USC Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering will be hosting a to our competition on Monday, September 16,

3:00-5:00 PM in the front of the KAP building. USC students of all majors are welcome (with RSVP); you DO NOT need to be a CEE student to participate in this event.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.daschallenge.com

USC Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Prof Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz is advancing technology for carbon capture and utilization, read about her work here: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/09/the-art-of-carbon-ju-jitsu-transforming-carbon-dioxide-into-useful-products/

Today, remembering the victims of Sept 11th, their families and their communities.

🔥☀️HOT WEATHER TIP: did you know that there is an outdoor pool located on campus at the Lyon Recreation Center? Stop by to take a dip to stay cool during this week’s heat wave! It is free for all students, just be sure to bring your student ID.

For hours of operation head to the link:
https://recsports.usc.edu/rec-facilities-page/additional-facility-information/hours-of-operation/

(Please note it is first come first served)

In honor of Green Week, check out this episode that is apart of an ongoing series by Director Daniel Druhora called “Flowing Forward.” In this episode, researcher Dan McCurry travels to the Eastern Sierra Nevada to trace the origins of Los Angeles' water supply and examine innovative solutions for future sourcing. USC Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Tap the link to watch!

Flowing Forward Ep. 1 "From Mountaintop to Metropolis" In the first episode of the series, water researcher Dan McCurry travels to the Eastern Sierra Nevada to trace the origins of Los Angeles' water supply and…

🔥☀️HOT WEATHER TIP: did you know that there is an outdoor poor located on campus at the Lyon Recreation Center ? Stop by to take a dip to stay cool during this week’s heat wave! It is free for all students, just be sure to bring your student ID.

For hours of operation head to the link in our bio. (Please note it is first come first served)

Happy Green Week! Green Week empowers the Trojan community to engage in sustainability-focused behaviors and activities. Head to the link in our bio to see how you can participate on campus and at home. ♻️

Viterbi Fall 2024 Move-In Reception!

VSG Fall 2024 Residency Applications are LIVE!!

Sign up for one of the info sessions to learn more:

📅 Wednesday, September 4th @ 12:30 PM
📅 Tuesday, September 24th @ 4:00 PM

Apply here: https://airtable.com/appHPAJNP68JvBDmL/paguc3tU5LWapxU5x/form

Applications due Sunday, September 29th

Welcome! Have a great first day 📚

Scavenger hunt!

Lost on campus? Don’t worry we got you! Head to the link to go to the interactive map of the university park campus (upc)

TIP: each of our buildings has a 3 letter code

https://maps.usc.edu/?id=1928 #!ct/53723,53722,55414,55415,55418?s/?sbc/

Heading to the “Volare” screening at the Norris theater right now? Map is here or go to this link: https://maps.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2c7e4642242c3:0x2becd99a64e02e3c?entry=s&sa=X&ved=1t:8290&ictx=111

📸 REPOST — new students share their dreams while moving in on their first day at USC!

SUMMER RECAP! Thank you to for encouraging so many students about science, technology, engineering and math!

Breaking News: Last night University of Southern California FIRST ever experiment with NASA's Astrobee on the International Space Station was conducted Pictured here is NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Jeannette Epps supporting this CLINGERS experiment onboard the International Station. Congrats to Prof David Barnhart of the Astro Dept, USC Information Sciences Institute and the students/alumni who made this happen. (Stand by for updates with names as we get them) Read about the CLINGERS experiment here

First USC Research Prototype Launches for Testing on the International Space Station - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering CLINGERS, a unique docking system, is designed to facilitate sensing and docking operations in space.

Breaking News: Last night FIRST ever experiment with NASA’s Astrobee on the was conducted Pictured here is astronaut Jeannette Epps supporting this CLINGERS experiment onboard the International Station. Congrats to Prof David Barnhart of the Astro Dept, and the students/alumni who made this happen. (Stand by for updates with names as we get them) Read about the CLINGERS experiment at the link in bio.

In humans, ciliated tissues pump fluids in the airways, brain ventricles, spinal canal and reproductive system.” Research from the Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab presents a new model of how such ciliated organs are structured.

Carpets and Flames: Design Rules for the Morphology of Ciliated Organs - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering New research from USC Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab proposes a radical new perspective on the cilia-powered fluid pumps that keep us alive.

The Circuit News is a weekly round-up of all things engineering in collaboration with the National Academy of Engineering. This week The Circuit highlights the and the platform from Intel that allows fans see how it feels to be an Olympic athlete!

Intel Creates an Immersive & Interactive Experience! Take a LOOK! This week, The Circuit reveals all the different ways artificial intelligence is transforming the Olympic Games!Explore how Intel, the official Artificial In...

What is the future of SoCal beaches? The NYTimes references a study by Essam Heggy of
USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering and colleagues. See the article here

Opinion | The Beaches of the Future Are Going to Surprise Us Replenishing sand is likely to become economically untenable and logistically impractical. But that doesn’t spell the end of beaches.

Congratulations to our fellow Trojans who are participating in this year’s and Paralympics! Special shout out to incoming USC Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering first year student Emily Ausmus, current Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science student Simi Abuja and USC Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering alumna Cindy Ouellet! We are rooting for all of you!

Do You Have A Mild Concussion? New AI Might Aid Diagnosis USC Viterbi undergraduate’s research with Andrei Irimia of USC Leonard Davis could help diagnose traumatic brain injury earlier.

Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move — USC News Story, video: Generative AI helps USC model accurately predict fire spread.