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Being There

Being There

Jan 18, 2024

While his friends went to high school football games, biomedical engineering student Dominic De La Torre cared for his ailing grandmother. He has no regrets.

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Medical Wearables are All Sewn Up

Medical Wearables are All Sewn Up

Nov 20, 2023

Researchers in the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering use embroidery and lasers to create affordable, cutting-edge sensors for wearables and personalized healthcare.

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Illiuminating Cancer

Illiuminating Cancer

Nov 20, 2023

Longwei Liu joins USC Viterbi and the Wang Lab to uncover the secret interactions between immune cells and cancer cells with the help of fluorescent trackers.

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The Quiet Revolution of AI on the Edge

The Quiet Revolution of AI on the Edge

Apr 10, 2023

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.

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Engineering for Social Good

Engineering for Social Good

May 10, 2022

Remedy, the winner of the 2022 Min Family Challenge, has developed a flexible container and wearable pouch that allow unhoused people to protect their medication from would-be thieves

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Healthier Healthcare

Healthier Healthcare

Mar 16, 2021

An AI algorithm developed by Gerald Loeb would comb through millions of electronic medical records to suggest diagnoses and tests to improve patient outcomes and lower costs

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Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer

Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer

Aug 31, 2020

Researchers in USC Viterbi’s Department of Biomedical Engineering have discovered how commonly used coloring agents such as tattoo inks and food dyes could help improve cancer detection.