Research Recap: September
Now in the season of Fall, research and innovation still continue to be on the rise. From research focusing on how AI can improve officer interactions with the public to research of sedentary time...
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USC Stevens Center Speakers at AUTM Meeting
At the last Association for University Technology Managers (AUTM) Western Region Meeting, Interim Associate Vice President of Research Strategy and Innovation, Steven Moldin, and Senior Technology...
View ArticleUSC is at the forefront of Alzheimer’s Research
November is Alzheimer Awareness Month and USC is taking on one of the toughest diseases. Alzheimer’s begins 20 years or more before memory loss and is a growing epidemic. Every 65 seconds, someone in...
View ArticleL-Nutra Closes $47 Million in First Stage of Growth Investment Round
Congratulations to Dr. Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and his venture, L-Nutra Inc., a premier nutri-technology company leading longevity science nutrition programs, on the...
View ArticleOffice of Research and Innovation names new executive director for USC...
Dr. Erin Overstreet has been named the Executive Director of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation. With more than 16 years of experience in academic technology transfer, licensing, industry...
View ArticleUSC research spending surpasses $1 billion for the first time, federal report...
A recent $4 million federal grant supports a center at the Keck School of Medicine of USC where researchers aim to improve health protections for children against air pollution. With a $4.5 million...
View ArticleUSC Launches School of Advanced Computing
President Carol Folt launched the university’s first new school in more than a decade: the USC School of Advanced Computing, a cornerstone of her Frontiers of Computing initiative. The school seeks to...
View ArticleUSC Ranked 49th in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities by the National Academy...
The University of Southern California and USC Research & Innovation continue to have global impact! USC was ranked 49th in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list by...
View Article11 USC Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
Congratulations to the 11 USC researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education! Election as an NAI...
View ArticleUSC Collaborates with Pre-seed Investor Techstars to Kick-start IP
USC will spark new startups and innovation under a new collaboration with Techstars, a leading pre-seed investor. The collaboration is also promising for the local economy as ideas generated at USC are...
View ArticleInnovating for a Sustainable Future at USC
With Earth Month coming to a close, it’s important to reflect on the role our planet plays in our daily lives and think of ways we can be more sustainable inhabitants. Earth Day has now been celebrated...
View ArticleTechstars Startup Weekend: A Student’s Perspective
In early April, I got a chance to not only photograph and document the USC Techstars startup weekend, but be an active (and winning) participant in it. Joining a team of strangers, coming up with an...
View ArticleUSC Stevens Center Announces its First Cohort of Licensing Interns
The USC Stevens Center has revamped the innovation internship program and is thrilled to announce the first cohort of licensing interns! Seven exceptional PhD candidates with expertise in life...
View ArticleUSC Researchers Turn the Body’s B Cells into Tiny Surveillance Machines
USC scientists and Paula Cannon, a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have discovered a way to turn the body’s B cells into tiny...
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Venture capitalist and USC alumnus Mark Stevens will begin his second tenure as a member of the USC Board of Trustees this fall. Stevens — who received an honorary doctorate from USC in 2016 — brings...
View ArticleFrom Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. There are more than 55 million people globally with Alzheimer’s disease. Fifty-five million that are struggling to remember. With advanced technology, there has been new...
View ArticleUSC Ranked #11 in Inc. Magazine’s and Fast Company’s Top 50 School for...
The University of Southern California is ranked #11 in Inc. Magazine’s and Fast Company’s inaugural Ignition Schools list of the Top 50 academic institutions for Entrepreneurship and Innovation! The...
View ArticleUSC Launches Collaboration with StemCardia to Advance Heart Regeneration...
The new initiative brings together renowned experts at a researcher-founded biotechnology company with Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) experts to develop innovative solutions for heart failure, the...
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