Home coronavirus test springs from Berkeley Engineering roots
11/18/20 — First FDA-approved, rapid test for home use was developed by Lucira Health, founded by bioengineering Ph.D. graduates Debkishore Mitra and John Waldeisen
Alumni
New & noteworthy
11/05/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
11/05/20 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.
Clean Air Car Race turns 50
11/05/20 — In 1970, two teams of engineering students participated in a cross-country car race to test technologies that reduced automobile emissions.
The Clean Air Car Race turns 50
08/26/20 — In 1970, Berkeley Engineering students envisioned low-emission cars of the future
Super sand
04/14/20 — Engineers have developed a mineral-coated sand that can soak up toxic metals from water, cleaning up stormwater as it replenishes aquifers.
New & noteworthy
04/14/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
04/14/20 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Artificial intelligence gives stethoscopes a much-needed upgrade
03/03/20 — Alumni develop algorithms that will help predict possible heart failure
Alumnus Darryll Pines named president of University of Maryland
02/18/20 UMD Right Now — Pines, the current dean of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, will start his appointment July 1.
Farewell
10/25/19 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering faculty and alumni.
New & noteworthy
10/25/19 — Class notes and other updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.
Bancroft Library oral history, podcast highlight Berkeley Engineering achievements
08/01/19 — Berkeley Engineering's contributions to the rise of the semiconductor industry were featured in a recent library podcast, while mechanical engineering professor emeritus George Leitmann was interviewed for an oral history project.
Building tech solutions for social good
05/15/19 — Tech for social good - that's not just the motto of Berkeley's Blueprint club, but an accurate description of the work they're producing.
New & noteworthy
05/01/19 — Class notes and other updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.
Alum’s breakthrough endometriosis test
05/01/19 — Heather Bowerman's company, DotLab, has developed the first non-invasive test for endometriosis.
Farewell
05/01/19 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering faculty and alumni
Activism 2.0: Coding against sex trafficking
01/30/19 — UC Berkeley's ongoing video series on the intersection of social activism and technology profiles recent CS doctoral graduate Rebecca Sorla Portnoff, who uses her computer security know-how to help catch sex traffickers.
New & noteworthy
11/14/18 — Class notes and other updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.
Three named as top young innovators
11/14/18 — Alessandro Chiesa, Chelsea Finn and John Schulman were recognized on MIT Technology Review's list of “35 Innovators Under 35.”