Two Berkeley Engineering students named 2026 University Medal finalists
05/11/26 — Madeleine Bardy and Emma Berman embody UC Berkeley’s core values: remarkable academic achievement and a deep commitment to public service
Bioengineering
Microbes with a mission
05/11/26 — Scientists are developing a system that uses probiotics and prebiotics to suppress harmful lung pathogens
Back to the elements
05/11/26 — Researchers have engineered a virus that can extract rare earth elements in a greener, low-cost and recyclable way
Straight to the heart
05/11/26 — A heart-on-a-chip model could lead to new advances in treatments for cardiac failure
Researchers teach AI to spot cancer risk by squeezing individual breast cells
04/23/26 — UC Berkeley and City of Hope scientists discover that a cell's mechanical age can effectively signal cancer risk
Michael Yartsev wins illustrious Guggenheim Fellowship
04/17/26 — Berkeley engineer was one of four UC Berkeley professors named a 2026 Fellow
Organ-on-a-chip technology replicates decades of human aging in just four days
03/25/26 — 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
03/10/26 — New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects
Berkeley engineers among innovators featured on Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
02/02/26 — UC Newsroom: Many are leading the way across AI, entrepreneurship, science and more
Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens
01/13/26 — Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics
Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements
11/12/25 — Sustainable biomining approach uses genetically engineered viruses
Nature provides the answers
11/10/25 — Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
Heart-on-a-chip may lead to new treatments for heart failure
11/03/25 — Model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells
Dan Fletcher named to National Academy of Medicine
10/21/25 — Bioengineering professor recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries
UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory
07/09/25 — Neuroscientists record activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in bats, providing new clues into how memories are stored
Cracking the code of life
06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.
From silence to sound
06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.
Three professors named to NAE
06/11/25 — Professors Kristin Person, Stuart Russell and David Schaffer were elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.
05/06/25 — Maria Astolfi (Ph.D.’26 BioE) is working toward a new type of partnership with indigenous peoples to create a more ethical bioeconomy
The not-so-secret life of gut bacteria
04/28/25 — Computational modeling gives us a peek inside these important microbial communities