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 magazines ranked universities with the biggest global impact on business and… Keep reading
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 hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Enter… Keep reading
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 surveillance machines and antibody factories that… Keep reading
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 sciences and physical sciences and a passion for technology commercialization will… Keep reading
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 more than two decades… Keep reading
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 idea, getting… Keep reading
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 globally… Keep reading
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 converted into products and businesses that will enhance… Keep reading
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 senior member recognizes remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or… Keep reading
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 the National Academy… Keep reading
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 educate all students, regardless of their major, and… Keep reading
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 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects… Keep reading