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Berkeley Engineer explores sustainable plastics, bats and the brain, leaping squirrels, engineering better health and more.
Could liposomes be the unsung heroes of the pandemic?
Berkeley News: Berkeley engineers attached SARS-CoV-2 “spike” proteins to the surface of liposomes, creating lab-made mimics of the deadly virus as part of a process to enable efficient testing of antibody therapies.
UC Berkeley and EBMUD announce new Center for Smart Infrastructure
Engineers and utility partner to address most urgent infrastructure challenges of the century
Stronger, lighter, better
Berkeley Lab: Research led by Andrew Minor, professor of materials science and engineering, shows sustainable manufacturing potential of nanotwinned titanium
A look back at the history of UC Berkeley’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), chartered in 1974.
Pathways to college
Berkeley Engineering’s K-12 outreach program connects California students — especially those from underserved communities — to engineering and, more broadly, to STEM and scientific thinking.
What is IEOR?
Berkeley IEOR students won first place in an industry contest for this video introducing people to industrial and systems engineering.
News
UC Berkeley alum Reginald DesRoches named president of Rice University
DesRoches is the seventh Berkeley Engineering alumnus to become the head of a university in the past four years
At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs
LA Times: A program at Berkeley Engineering connects students interested in creating plant-based alternatives to animal products with potential investors
Daniel Kammen named senior adviser to USAID
Berkeley News: Kammen, who holds joint appointments in energy and resources, public policy and nuclear engineering, will serve as senior adviser for energy, climate and innovation for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain
Berkeley News: Research led by bioengineer Michael Yartsev provides the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions
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Number of Berkeley Engineering undergraduate and graduate programs ranked in the Top 5 nationally by U.S. News & World Report
Stellar faculty
Our current and emeritus faculty includes 76 members of the National Academy of Engineering