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Engineering pediment over McLaughlin Hall entrance

US News ranks Berkeley Engineering grad programs No.3 in the nation

04/24/23 — Latest national engineering rankings place all Berkeley programs in top 4
Photo from 1992 of David Hodges, engineering dean, speaking at a Sproul Asoociation Luncheon

David Hodges, former dean of engineering and pioneer in integrated circuit design, dies at 85

11/29/22 — His work contributed to the rapid growth of the tech industry
Spread of pages from Fall 2022 Berkeley Engineer magazine

Making the news

11/07/22 — Read the latest in the fall issue of Berkeley Engineer magazine
Campus leaders conduct a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Gateway building

Gateway groundbreaking brings new opportunity for computing, data science

09/26/22 — Campus leaders gathered with students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents to celebrate the first phase of construction of the new interdisciplinary space
New Engineering Center

A year of unprecedented generosity

09/20/22 — Berkeley Engineering has record-setting fundraising year, with $152 million in gifts
McLaughlin Hall, fall foliage

Berkeley Engineering lands No. 3 spot in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings

09/12/22 — The program remains in top 3 nationwide alongside private peer institutions MIT and Stanford
New graduates toss their mortarboards in the Greek Theatre during commencement

Get them to the Greek

05/19/22 — Berkeley Engineering returns to in-person commencement celebrations; students reflect on the connections they've made and their commitment to service
Students turn their tassels.

Coming back to step forward: Berkeley Engineering grads return for in-person commencement

05/09/22 — Ceremony honors undergraduate and master’s students from the classes of 2020 and 2021
Dan Fletcher in a lab

Dan Fletcher named Blum Center faculty director

04/26/22 — Fletcher, inventor of the CellScope and bioengineering professor, starts his new duties at the Blum Center for Developing Economies on July 1
Artist

Leadership philanthropy funds new Engineering Student Center

04/18/22 — Facility to reflect transformative, inclusive culture in the 'heart’ of engineering
Artist

Meet our new Engineering Student Center

04/15/22 — The new building, slated to open in 2025, will transform the student experience with four floors of dedicated space.
Civil and environmental engineering graduate students examine sediment extracted from a borehole being drilled near University House.

Campus drills 400-foot borehole to explore geothermal heating

03/30/22 — If successful, a geothermal heat pump system to help heat and cool buildings more efficiently could become part of UC Berkeley’s plan to decarbonize the campus
The bronze Maachi Bears guard the entrance to the College of Engineering

Berkeley’s graduate engineering programs ranked #3 nationwide

03/29/22 — Latest national rankings by U.S. News & World Report place all its engineering programs in top 5
Richard Blum speaking at the dedication of the Blum Center for Developing Economies

Richard Blum, UC benefactor, passes away

03/01/22 — Statement from Blum Center leaders mourns death of Berkeley alumnus and champion of development engineering
Fall 2021 Berkeley Engineer magazine

Fall magazine is here

11/22/21 — Berkeley Engineer explores sustainable plastics, bats and the brain, leaping squirrels, engineering better health and more.
Space Technologies and Rocketry team members

New aerospace major launched

11/15/21 — To meet the growing demand for researchers in aviation, defense and space exploration, Berkeley Engineering has added a new aerospace engineering major.
Blue 3D Bear

Berkeley’s undergrad engineering programs ranked No. 2 nationwide

09/13/21 — Latest U.S. News & World Report national rankings maintain Berkeley’s tie with Stanford
Michael Grimes with M.E.T. students

M.E.T. program celebrates first graduating class

04/26/21 — Thirty-two students will be among the group completing dual bachelor’s degrees in engineering and business in just four years.

With flexibility comes possibility

04/26/21 — Flexibility to adapt to adversity — like creating lab kits for students during the pandemic — relies on discretionary resources like the Berkeley Engineering Fund.
Art installation in lobby of Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Berkeley Engineering ranked among top three for graduate programs

03/30/21 — Latest U.S. News & World Report national rankings place Berkeley in top three engineering graduate schools
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