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Moving at the Speed of Light: USC Celebrates Stevens School Naming
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence pairs more than 50 years of computing history with connections across the university.
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From USC student to university trustee, Ming Hsieh’s journey and historic $35 million gift helped shape two decades of growth, innovation and achievement at USC ECE
21 alumni are recognized for shaping technology across Silicon Valley, space exploration, semiconductor research and academia.
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The University of Memphis professor will receive this year's Balakrishnan Research Award for her contributions to applied mathematics and control theory and deliver a lecture on AI-assisted methods for controlling complex physical systems.
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USC researcher Yasser Khan, a 2026 DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient, will develop chemical and physiological sensors to help detect neural damage in patients with traumatic brain injury
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Quantum/Physics Joint Seminar - Ran Cheng, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, SSC 319 & Zoom

Thu, Nov 12, 2026
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: SSC 319
Speaker: Ran Cheng, Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside Talk Title: Driving magnetic dynamics by adiabatic currents without Joule heating Series: Quantum/Physics Joint Seminar Series Abstract: Electrical control of...

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Medical Imaging

Wed, Nov 18, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: EEB 248
Speaker: Ecrin Yagiz, PhD Candidate Talk Title: Acquisition and Reconstruction Methods for Real-Time Cardiovascular MRI at 0.55T Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series Abstract: Real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) enables...

Published on January 26th, 2017Last updated on November 5th, 2026