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Three USC Viterbi Professors Named 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Wei Wu and Theo Tsotsis, professors in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, have been named 2024 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The award recognizes “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.”

2024-12-16T17:17:38-08:00December 16th, 2024|

USC Institute for Creative Technologies and SoldierStrong Sign Battle Buddy License Agreement

Today is Veteran's Day and according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), over 6,000 Veterans die by suicide each year. This is approximately 17 lives lost every day. In response to this crisis, the VA launched Mission Daybreak, a $20 million initiative aimed at reducing Veteran suicides, and awarded USC $1 million to

2024-11-11T08:43:10-08:00November 11th, 2024|

USC Launches Collaboration with StemCardia to Advance Heart Regeneration Therapies

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 global leading cause of death. Heart failure, which happens when the heart cannot pump blood sufficiently throughout the body, is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the

2024-10-15T08:33:10-07:00October 8th, 2024|

From 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 hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Enter AI, a technology that famously struggles to forget. What if it could remember hundreds of thousands of

2024-09-26T12:43:43-07:00September 21st, 2024|

11 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 senior member recognizes remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society. The honor also represents growing success

2024-02-29T08:05:03-08:00February 27th, 2024|

USC 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 America develops Alzheimer and there’s approximately 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Today, more than 6 million Americans are living with

2023-11-20T11:40:54-08:00November 17th, 2023|

USC-led innovation and its ongoing impact

USC is one of the nation’s leading institutions for innovative discovery. Leading this effort is Dr. Ishwar Puri, who discusses its impact.

2023-03-09T11:40:26-08:00January 18th, 2023|

USC discovery shows long-term viability of stem cell derived retinal implant

Newly published data from USC has shown a stem-cell derived implant designed to improve vision for patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration can safely be inserted into the eye and without the need for long-term immunosuppressants.

2022-02-07T10:43:13-08:00February 7th, 2022|

Year in Review: 2021 USC research discoveries

Take a look at some of the most memorable research stories in 2021 about discoveries made by USC researchers.

2022-01-04T09:26:12-08:00January 4th, 2022|

USC Stem Cell scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys

A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has created what could be a key building block for assembling a synthetic kidney.

2021-10-13T21:16:22-07:00September 8th, 2021|