Lisong Ai, a PhD student in biomedical engineering, has been awarded a prestigious predoctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association. The fellowship will support Ai’s research project, entitled “A Real-Time Model to Assess Vascular Oxidative Stress and Mechanically Unstable Plaque”.

Gödel prizewinner Shang-Hua Teng comes to USC from Boston University; Dean Yortsos also names Kim to lead EE/E, extensions of chair terms in BME, Astani, and EE-Systems, and an interim appointment in AME.

The namesake donor of the Klein Institute for Undergraduate Engineering Life, 2008 Viterbi School commencement keynoter and CEO/President of Wind River Systems Inc. is now a member of the university's governing board.

Work by Dr. Mark Humayun and collaborators including Armand Tanguay of the Ming Hsieh Department was a featured segment on the evening newscast, and on MSNBC.

Selected engineering students at USC, Duke University, and Olin College who follow a special program with five challenge-related elements will receive a special honors designation along with their diplomas.