New gift will diversify next generation of STEM leaders
05/28/21 Light the Way — $5 million from Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor will fund scholarships for marginalized populations, to help science and technology “look like America”
Education & outreach
Cultivating female coders in Africa
04/26/21 — Graduate student Gloria Tumushabe has launched Afro Fem Coders, a remote coding program for women in Africa.
Dean’s note: Next-gen engineering leaders
04/26/21 — The myriad challenges of the past year underscore the significance of better preparing our students to become engineering leaders.
EDGE in Tech: New name showcases inclusive mission
03/15/21 — The Women in Tech Initiative at the University of California is now the Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech Initiative (EDGE in Tech)™
Berkeley-led consortium awarded $25M to advance nuclear security
02/16/21 — This is the consortium's third five-year, $25 million grant, allowing it to continue its mission of educating nuclear scientists and advancing nuclear technologies.
Teaching young Ugandan women to code
02/03/21 — Gloria Tumushabe, a MasterCard Foundation Scholar in EECS, wanted to be more than an engineer; COVID gave her the chance
Virtually engaging
11/05/20 — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Girls in Engineering camp shifted to an online format that completely reimagined the camper experience.
Q+A on women in engineering
11/05/20 — Professor emerita Fiona Doyle discusses her experiences as a woman in the field of engineering.
To help diversify STEM faculty, Berkeley-led model goes national
10/28/20 — Consortium of nine top research universities is 'confronting systemic practices that don’t advance equity'
Computer science professor engages students through creative prerecorded lectures
10/20/20 Daily Cal — Berkeley Engineering faculty go to great lengths to create engaging remote lectures.
‘A network of our own’
07/21/20 — In celebration of 150 Years of Women at Berkeley, Sheila Humphreys tells the story of Women in Computer Science and Engineering, a student organization launched in the 1970s.
Virtually engaging
07/14/20 — During COVID-19, Girls in Engineering camp gets creative online
Transferring excellence
04/14/20 — A summer program for prospective transfers gives California community college students the opportunity to work with UC Berkeley researchers.
COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium
03/26/20 — UC Berkeley and UIUC are the headquarters for the C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute, which announced a call for research proposals for AI technology to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diversity initiatives help change the face of computer science
12/09/19 — Berkeley's population of burgeoning computer scientists has recently grown a lot more diverse, thanks in part to a series of programs that were launched to support women and underrepresented minorities in computer science.
Hopper-Dean Foundation gift of $2M bolsters EECS diversity initiatives
11/20/19 — The Hopper-Dean Foundation has awarded $2 million over two years to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in support of diversity initiatives in computer science.
New master’s degree programs
10/25/19 — Berkeley Engineering is joining with other units on campus to offer a master of design degree and a joint MEng/MBA degree program.
ESS turns 10, Bechtel becomes a welcome center
10/07/19 — New center will help visitors and students learn what the college has to offer
Engineering research entices community college students to pursue STEM careers
08/12/19 — A program called Transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates offers students from California community colleges the opportunity to work alongside Berkeley researchers.
Berkeley Engineering recognized for diversity commitment
07/29/19 — Berkeley Engineering has been recognized as an exemplar bronze medalist by the American Society for Engineering Education's (ASEE's) Diversity Recognition Program.