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USC Computer Scientists Are Tackling Dental Health and Birth Defects
FaceBase researchers are advancing dental, oral and craniofacial research with data.

New Twitter, Now With More Hate
A USC computer scientist and his team have found that in less than six months, hate speech has significantly increased on Twitter.

Sustainability in Space: Giving Old Satellites New Jobs
Researchers have completed Phase One of a U.S. Space Force project looking at the feasibility of updating software on orbiting satellites.

ISI Researchers Win Best Paper Award at IEEE COMSNETS 2023
The winning paper describes the team’s work on defending against cyber attacks

Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Longevity
The 44th annual “Academy Awards of engineering” honored the extraordinary and enduring contributions of honorees.

The Magic Behind the Microscope
The same USC software that aided the discovery of gravity waves now automates a unique 3D microscope that first revealed COVID-19.

Applications Open for Stimulating STEM 2023 Summer Program
Co-sponsored by Amazon, the free 4-week residential program offers career mentorship and exposure to STEM to underrepresented high school students

The Quiet Revolution of AI on the Edge
AI is running on mobile phones, sensors, and home appliances thanks to the engineering innovations that make the most of the limited memory, reduced computational power, and little energy available in these devices.

More Debris, More Problems: Building Technology to Clean Up Space
Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are building machines to help rid junk from the atmosphere.

What Delivery Apps Reveal About Food Disparities in Los Angeles
The NIH National Institute of Minority Health recently honored new USC Viterbi research that harnesses online menu data to draw a detailed nutrition map of the city.