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USC And Unity Technologies Launch Online Game Design Course

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The University of Southern California and 3D game development engine developer Unity Technologies are launching a brand new, online game design course , aimed at both students and "lifelong learners", to help them design and publish their own original games, the two announced on Tuesday.

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USC Games Launches New Endowment To Support, Black, Indigenous Students

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USC Games, the program at the University of Southern California focused on teaching students how to create videogames and to enter the videogame industry, says it has launched a new endowment, the Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund, which will support Back and Indigenous students in game design and engineering. Lawson died in 2011.

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Qulab Applies Artificial Intelligence To Drug Design

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Los Angeles-based Qulab , a biopharmaceuticals startup developing artifical intelligence software aimed at small molecule drug design, said on Wednesday that it has launched its first product, Quleap. He also attended USC's Viterbi School of Engineering as a Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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A Glimpse Into the Future of Tech at USC

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How do you get technology developed by researchers deep within a university, and make that visible to to the public? Attendees watched presentations from a number of USC schools and centers. The day ended with live demonstrations of technologies discussed during the event, as well as additional projects under development at USC.

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Zynga Funds Effort At USC To Support Diversity In Video Game Industry

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Social games developer Zynga has funded a new effort to increase the diversity in the video game development industry, through a partnership with the University of Southern California , Zynga said on Tuesday.

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USC Stevens Gives $498,700 To Six Projects

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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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USC Stevens Taps VCs To Spur Spinouts

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USC Stevens Institute , the effort at the University of Southern California to spur innovation within the school, has tapped a number of venture capitalists to help guide a new mentorship and funding program, the institute said this morning. Steven is a USC Trustee and General Partner at Sequoia; Klein is also a USC Trustee.

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