University Professor and Distinguished Professor Solomon Golomb has received our nation’s highest honor for scientific innovation: the National Medal of Science. In a special ceremony at the White House, President Obama praised Professor Golomb’s pioneering work on shift register sequences. The mathematical structures of these sequences—with their seemingly random strings of zeros and ones—make them tremendously useful, with applications that range from radar to cell phone systems to space communications. For this reason, Professor Golomb’s groundbreaking work touches everything from Tetris to the Mars Rovers….Continue Reading Solomon Golomb receives National Medal of Science
Day: February 28, 2013
Roberto Irineu Marinho Hosts USC Delegation
During the recent USC Delegation visit to Brazil, USC leadership were hosted at the home of Roberto Irineu Marinho, the chairman and CEO of the Globo Group. The Globo Group is Latin America’s largest media empire; its flagship television operation, Globo TV, is the largest network in Latin America, covering 99.99% of the Brazilian territory….Continue Reading Roberto Irineu Marinho Hosts USC Delegation