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JANUARY 11, 2013

The USC Marshall Institute for Communication Technology Management --which focuses on research in technology, communications and media--said this week that it has hired on a Cisco veteran to head up its strategy, research, and industry relations.

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MARCH 15, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, ARMORWAY , has spun out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Center for Innovation announced THursday. According to USC, ARMORWAY has been issued an exclusive license to commercialize software to intelligently plan randomized, security patrols for security agencies. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

The new prize, which is being funded by the Massiah Foundation, will award $50,000 each year to the best, entrepreneurial plan and idea to come out of the USC Viterbi engineering school. The University of Southern California has been very visible in recent years for encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The University of Southern California is looking to tie together technology and media, saying Thursday that it has launched a new Annenberg Innovation Lab as part of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

GLIMPSE, a digital technology showcase featuring cutting-edge research from across the university, was held at The University of Southern California (USC) in January, to do exactly that--help bring the research conducted at the school to light. Attendees watched presentations from a number of USC schools and centers. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

A new startup, Algorithmia , which was co-founded by a USC PhD student, said today that it has raised $2.4M The startup--which was co-founded by Kenny Daniel, who was recently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at USC--says that it has created an online platform to let software engineers find different algorithms for us.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The startup accelerator will actually based based at USC's Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

In a bid to help research from the University of Southern California reach the market, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation said Wednesday afternoon that it is awarding $439,000 in gap funding to seven projects from USC, which have a high potential to spin out of the school.

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APRIL 15, 2014

In an unusual method of launching a new, online publication, the USC Marshall School of Business and USA TODAY said this morning that the two have linked up to create a new, online publication covering the business of sports, called Fields of Green.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

According to USC Viterbi, that number is a historic high for the school. USC said that, in part, the increase in females in its program comes due to an effort called the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Mataric's work was featured last year at the TEDxUSC event, which was organized by USC's Stevens Insitute of Technology. Mataric's work focuses on creating robots to help people, particularly those with special needs.

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MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Patrick Soon-Shiong , the billionaire founder of Abraxis Bioscience, has made a "multi-million" dollar donation to the University of Southern California , to endow a new chair at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. According to USC, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, funded by Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B.

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MAY 24, 2013

The USC Viterbi SChool of Engineering said this week that it is launching a new, Master''s program in Cyber Security, focusing on preparing students for administering environments with a requirement for a high level of information security. READ MORE>>. viterbi school engineering southern california degree security cybersecurity software'

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

The USC project was developed jointly by the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and the Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab (SAIL) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The first 2012 Presidential Debate is scheduled for later tonight in Denver.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , headed by Chad and Ryan Steelberg, said today that it has partnered with the University of Southern California to enhance the fan experience at the USC Trojan Football games. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Brutchey, assistant professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. According to USC, the technology--which is still "years away" from commercialization--might enable solar cells to be printed as a liquid ink, or painted onto clear surfaces like plastic.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

According to OnGreen, which is headed by Nikhil Jain, USC's patented technologies for potential clean tech applications and commercialization will be listed on its website. OnGreen operates its own, patent exchange marketplace, OGPX.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. I just found out about a great award opportunity for people connected to USC (or who can figure out a connection in time). Presentations Silicon Beach @ USC – September 18, USC Campus USC will be hosting its 2 nd annual Silicon Beach event on September 18 on the USC campus.

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MARCH 7, 2012

In a bid to spur more startups out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation said Wednesday that it has awarded $498,700 to six research projects. USC's effort, the Ideas Empowered Program, is funded by James C. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The effort is being run by Professor Jonathan Taplin at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, who local entrepreneurs and investors might know as the founder of Intertainer; he also had served in the investment banking industry at Merrill Lynch and a producer in Hollywood for Martin Scorsese.

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APRIL 6, 2012

The University of Southern California's Entertainment Technology Center , which is part of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said this week that it has named a new CEO. USC's ETC sponsors include such firms as Disney, 20th Century Fox, Alcatel-Lucent, Sony Pictures, Tata, Lucasfilm, DTS, and WB. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2012

The founding Executive Director of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation , Krisztina Holly , is leaving the center to pursue other interests, USC said late Friday. According to the university, Holly decided to leave USC this month to pursue other opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2018

The University of Southern California's Marshall Greif Incubator said on Wednesday that it is accepting application for its next class of startups, which must have at least one founder who is a student, alum, faculty or staff member of USC.

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MAY 7, 2014

Beauty Noted , an online beauty and cosmetics social discovery site founded by USC student Sarah Kortschak, said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round. The startup--which is based in San Francisco--said the funding came from Kortschak Investments, as well as IDG Ventures and Crosslink capital.

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MAY 2, 2019

The University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business is hoping to make its MBA students more attractive to the marketplace--and help its international students--by adding a new "STEM specialization" option for its full time MBA students, the company announced on Wednesday. Department of Homeland Security. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 4, 2011

The three said the technology was developed at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, led by G. SFC Energy said it will gain a nonexclusive license to the universities' various methanol fuel cell patents. SFC said the technology is being targeted at use in portable consumer electronics and vehicle power. Surya Prakash and George Olah.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, LP , the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has teamed up with the University of Southern California's MESH (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Humanities) Academy at the USC Keck School of Medicine. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The USC Viterbi Startup Garage , the startup accelerator that is part of the University of Southern California, has scored backing from the Amazon Alexa Fund , the venture investment arm of Amazon that invests in startups using Amazon Alexa. According to USC, the application deadline for its new cohort is September 15th.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- USC Incubator Reception. Join us for an evening of great food, drinks and networking on our 2nd floor patio as we welcome the newest group of USC Incubator companies, and celebrate the program's past successes. Email Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@stubbsalderton.com.

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MARCH 25, 2013

As I began prepping for my talk at USC Marshall School of Business about the recent failure of my 12 year old company Make It Work, I cannot deny many memories were dug up. In 2010, after my 5th talk, USC Marshall School produced a case study about the customer centricity offered by the company. Then, something else happened.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Glendale-based LegalZoom has partnered with the University of Southern California (USC), to fund a scholarship and a new lab, the company said this week.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -- USC Veterans Career Fair. Then come to the USC Veterans Career Fair during Veterans Appreciation Week! Employers from a diverse array of industries will be on campus to meet with you about internships, entry-level jobs and positions for those with more experience.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

A new study, issued today by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future , says that the majority of Americans still don't think pulling a cell phone out at a meal is appropriate. The USC group said that a "whole new social etiquette" is developing about the appropriateness of mobile devices, particularly among millenials.

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MARCH 29, 2021

Friday, April 2, 2021 -- USC Viterbi Startup Garage Deadline. USC Viterbi Startup Garage (VSG) is hosting an open call for early-stage technology startups for their Spring Cohort kicking off late-April.

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APRIL 7, 2015

The USC Marshall School of Business said Monday that it is launching itself into the online world, with a new, online MBA program. USC said the new program will focus on emerging online business topics such as internet analytics, social media, virtual teams, and entrepreneurial thinking. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

According to HYPE, the competition, held in conjunction with USC's Marshall School of Business and Silicon Valley Bank, was aimed at finding the most disruptive technology likely to shape the future of basketball.

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