Berkeley Engineering

Sunbirds suck, scientists find. Hummingbirds don’t.
Two unrelated groups of nectar eaters, hummingbirds and sunbirds, evolved different techniques to slurp the sweet liquid from flowers
Matei Zaharia awarded ACM Prize in Computing
CDSS: EECS professor’s visionary development of open-source systems has helped enable large-scale machine learning, analytics and AI at a global scale
Berkeley Engineering ranked third best grad program in the nation by U.S. News
“We continue to punch above our weight,” said Dean Asta

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Giving plastic a second life

UC Berkeley Engineering alum Paige Balcom is turning plastic waste into economic opportunity through her recycling company in Uganda

Researcher Sathvik Iyengar named 2026 Schmidt Science Fellow

Prestigious international fellowship recognizes emerging interdisciplinary science leaders

Organ-on-a-chip technology replicates decades of human aging in just four days

Rausser College of Natural Resources: New technology could make it easier for researchers to screen longevity therapeutics without waiting years for results

Researchers grow immune cells with more targeted cancer-fighting abilities

New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects

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