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Campus Involvement Community & Culture Student Blog

October 21, 2026

Engineer’s Guide to Eating Near USC (and LA)

One thing I love about living in LA and the USC area is the chance to try a diverse range of foods! A super easy place to go with a…

Michaela Dowd

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Academics Campus Involvement Student Blog

October 21, 2026

My Fall Break! Disney, USC vs. Penn State, and Midterms

My fall break this semester was a mix of studying, fun, and relaxation. At USC, we get a Thursday and Friday off in October for our fall break. The end…

Michaela Dowd

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Campus Involvement Design Teams Podcasts Viterbi Voices

October 17, 2026

Podcast: Inside ASPEN: Space Propulsion and Hands-On Engineering at USC

Inside ASPEN: Hands-On Space Propulsion at USC Viterbi What does it look like to help design, manufacture, and test spacecraft propulsion technology as a college student? This week on Viterbi…

Viterbi Voices

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Aerospace and Mechanical Campus Involvement Student Blog Undergraduate Research

October 11, 2026

From Mechanical Engineering to Medical Sensors: How I Found Research Opportunities at USC

Happy October! My name is Karissa Ginoza and I am a senior studying mechanical engineering with a deep interest in medical devices and serving under-resourced communities! I cannot believe I…

Karissa Ginoza

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Chemical Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 28, 2026

Fuel Cells, Friends, and Full-Time Research: My Summer at Argonne

After a long day of presentations! Hello hello! Long time no blog (oops). I’ve been busy! Now that I’m about a month into junior year of college (crazy how time…

Sophie Gettelman

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Civil and Environmental Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 20, 2026

My Summer: Back to Construction and Travel!

This summer I had my third internship at Turner Construction, this time in Los Angeles. Being able to intern in LA was great since I got to stay in my…

Alexandra Geschwill

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Computer Science Electrical Internships, Co-ops, and More Off Campus

September 20, 2026

Internship Spotlight: Building AI Agents at Qualcomm

This summer I interned at Qualcomm as a Data Agent Engineer. If you had told freshman-year me that one of the largest chip companies would hire me to build AI…

Kyna Rochlani

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Electrical Internships, Co-ops, and More

September 14, 2026

My Summer in Portland

Before I came to USC (and honestly even as a freshman/sophomore), I thought the carefree, relaxing summers were over. I needed an internship otherwise I would fall behind and my…

Hansini Ramachandran

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Astronautical Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog Undergraduate Research

September 13, 2026

My Summer at USC’s Space Engineering Research Center (SERC)

This summer I had the honor of working at the Space Engineering Research Center (SERC) under the advisement of Prof. David Barnhart and PhD student Howard Hall. I worked as…

Sandra Al Hames

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Civil and Environmental Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 7, 2026

My summer internship as a municipal engineer

This summer of 2026, I worked at Remington & Vernick Engineers, an Ardurra Company. This was my third summer internship working for the company, which gave me a lot of…

Xavier Ladik

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Civil and Environmental Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 4, 2026

A Trojan’s Guide to Finding an Internship

As fall recruitment ramps up, I wanted to take some time to reflect on how I found my summer internship — and the USC resources that helped me get there!This…

Bethania Dagim

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Admission First Year Applicants Viterbi Organizations

August 31, 2026

USC Viterbi’s Design Teams Are Out of This World (Literally)

More Than a Club: Discovering Student Organizations at USC Viterbi When students ask me what makes USC Viterbi special, my answer isn't just the world-class academics or our incredible faculty,…

Lisa Rosas

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