USC Research Innovations

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|

Can measuring air pollutants help us combat COVID-19?

Just last year, this sampler was used to better understand the spread of COVID-19, an unexpected but logical adaption, Sioutas said. “COVID-19 is nothing more than an aerosol,” he said. “We can look at it the same way as all other particulate air pollutants.”

2021-06-15T18:26:23-07:00June 15th, 2021|