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The most uncharted space usually lies somewhere in between two destinations. For Academy freshman Anna Shaposhnik, that means exploring the crossroads of technology, design, art and business...
In the midst of a global pandemic, one freshman at the USC Iovine and Young Academy has co-founded a cryptocurrency investment startup that’s leaving old financial models in the dust...
If you ever run into Academy freshman Kitty Huang in person or on Zoom, odds are she’s multitasking projects into creative masterpieces. A designer and creative who ricochets from design work to artistic endeavors to website rebrands, Huang has done it all and she’s just getting started...
The ubiquitous household dilemma: trying to scoop rock-hard frozen ice cream out of the carton. Fortunately, Academy graduate student Edwin Chan is at work on the solution...
Whether it’s building a full-scale virtual replica of London at the age of 13, or pushing herself to make an impact on others lives, Freshman Samantha DeNicola likes to zoom out and see the bigger picture...
Filled with products and services made by Academy students, the 2020 IYA Holiday Gift Guide is officially here!
EventFund is a startup founded on the idea of rethinking the relationship between creativity and profit...
For new Academy student Tory Gapp, growth can come from where you least expect it. At the Academy, Tory is challenging herself to dream big, push the boundaries, and explore the relationship between AI technology and cosmetics...
For USC Marshall alumni and now Academy master's student Azin Behbahani, business is not just about sales or strategy – it also requires a creative touch.
It is often said that art imitates life, but during times of social unrest art can invoke the future people are looking to enact. IYA Students have taken it upon themselves to express the change they wish to see through art.
The future is what you make it and freshman Rylan Daniels envisions one where AR/VR technology brings people together in ways yet unknown. For him, invention is not only a way to contribute to society, it’s also a bit like making magic. Read on…
It's not everyday someone tries to single handedly modernize an entire industry. Leimmi Zhang, a USC Iovine and Young Academy graduate student, has a vision and platform to upend the maritime industry.