Energized for real-world impact
01/25/23 — Founded by Berkeley Engineering alumni, Gridware uses sensors to tackle the threat of wildfires
Entrepreneurship
Berkeley is #1 public school for startup founders
11/01/22 — Pitchbook's 2022 rankings place campus second-best among all U.S. universities for funded startups by graduates
Bringing biotech to market
08/17/22 — MTM alum advances medical technologies with two startups
Fired up for the future
07/19/22 — FIRE Foundry aims to increase diversity among fire crews and accelerate the adoption of advanced firefighting technologies
The future of meat
04/15/22 — The Alt: Meat Lab pairs scientific innovation with entrepreneurship to bring plant-based proteins from the classroom to the market.
Bakar BioEnginuity Hub opens
04/15/22 — The new facility, located in the former Berkeley Art Museum, equips STEM entrepreneurs with labs, offices and equipment.
The power of yes
04/15/22 — Master of Design students launch new medical device startup to address ventilator shortages around the world.
Ikhlaq Sidhu named dean of Spain’s IE School of Technology
12/13/21 — The founding faculty director and chief scientist of Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology to remain in current position until June 2022.
At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs
10/22/21 — LA Times: A program at Berkeley Engineering connects students interested in creating plant-based alternatives to animal products with potential investors
The art of engineering
07/20/21 — Berkeley Engineering alum blurs the line between art and science
Accidental billionaires
06/02/21 Forbes — How seven Berkeley artificial intelligence engineers who didn't want to make a cent are now worth billions
Berkeley’s bold new home for innovation, entrepreneurship
05/11/21 — Bakar BioEnginuity Hub will rent space to science-based startups, and provide campus programs for scholars and researchers
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.
How Databricks bet big on the cloud
04/09/21 Forbes — A conversation with co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi, whose Berkeley-born data analytics company is now valued at $28 billion.
At Berkeley Engineering, creativity still shines through remote learning
11/02/20 — Remote learning has inspired creative thinking for Berkeley Engineering courses that emphasize team collaboration and maker projects
UC Berkeley and College of Engineering take top spots in latest rankings
09/30/20 — UC Berkeley and its College of Engineering ranked first and second in two new rankings by Pitchbook and Grad School Hub.
Cal Students Launch Resource 19 to Connect Creators with Hospitals in Need
04/16/20 SCET — New initiative helps designers, engineers and makers explore open-source plans for medical supplies needed by those on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic
Engineering Ph.D. student turns recycled plastic into face shields for Ugandan medics
04/10/20 Berkeley News — Paige Balcom is co-founder of Takataka Plastics, which has its roots in Berkeley's Big Ideas Contest.
Artificial intelligence gives stethoscopes a much-needed upgrade
03/03/20 — Alumni develop algorithms that will help predict possible heart failure
Technology developed by Berkeley robotics researchers put to real world use
01/29/20 New York Times — Covariant, an AI robotics company built on research that began at Berkeley, is garnering attention in the world of industrial automation.