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Photo of Gridscope mounted to a power pole in a snowy, mountainous area. (Photo courtesy Gridware)

CITRIS Foundry alumni innovate for a more sustainable world

06/01/23 — CITRIS: Startups founded by Berkeley engineers work to combat climate change, improve energy efficiency and develop more sustainable solutions
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New Berkeley Engineer magazine is here

05/24/23 — Spring 2023 issue delves into topics ranging from sustainability to aerospace to health and aging
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Forever young

05/17/23 — Does the secret to vitality lie within the bloodstream? Scientists at the Conboy lab have identified crucial mechanisms underlying the aging process.
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Speak and spell

05/17/23 — A new brain-computer interface allows users to silently spell out words in real time with near-perfect accuracy.
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Researchers reveal the ‘hidden’ costs of drinkable water

05/04/23 — Successful water treatment technologies require a deeper understanding of users’ challenges
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New Neurotech Collider Lab to harness interdisciplinary synergy for breakthrough innovations

04/17/23 BBH — BBH: The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub and Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology are partnering to create a new interdisciplinary space for world-changing breakthroughs in neurotech
Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees Jiachen Li and Alison Borklund

Two from Berkeley Engineering named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

12/09/22 — Magazine cites Ph.D. candidate Jiachen Li for work on an all-season, smart-roof coating, and MEng alumna Alison Burklund of Nanopath for diagnostics that speed treatment of pelvic and gynecologic infections
Close-up image of a mechano-node pore sensing (NPS) device.

The power of simplicity

12/08/22 — Professor Lydia Sohn’s microfluidic device may help solve some of the most complex mysteries in cell biology.
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Into the drink

11/07/22 — Researchers have found that water chlorination does not negatively impact the gut microbiome of children.
Berkeley researcher checks new arsenic treatment technology with Dennis Hutson looking on.

Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California

09/21/22 — Berkeley engineers have created a simple, low-cost arsenic treatment system to help low-income communities access safer water (With video)
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Study finds medical procedure that rejuvenates old human blood

09/15/22 — Berkeley researchers find that plasmapheresis could advance our understanding of human aging, inform treatment of age-related diseases
Glyphic Biotechnologies cofounders Joshua Yang and Daniel Estandian

Bringing biotech to market

08/17/22 — MTM alum advances medical technologies with two startups
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Old blood ages young mice, finds Berkeley-led study

08/08/22 — New Scientist: The findings, published in Nature Metabolism, suggest that cellular aging isn't just a matter of wear and tear
Coronavirus

Berkeley-led study identifies human lung proteins that can advance or thwart SARS-CoV-2 infections

07/26/22 — Findings may lead to targeted treatments
Stockton high school students assemble fan-based air filters under the guidance of CEE students

Civil engineers partner with Stockton students to build 120 air purifiers

04/26/22 — In honor of Earth Day, students from professor Tina Chow's CE 105 class joined with Edison High School to build and distribute air purifiers to the south Stockton community
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Too good to be true

04/15/22 — A study has found that the use of online databases could introduce bias into AI algorithms developed for medical imaging.
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Seeing red

04/15/22 — A study has found a strong association between present-day air pollution levels and historical patterns of redlining.
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Q+A on wastewater testing

04/15/22 — Using a novel method to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, researchers worked with public agencies to monitor infection levels in local wastewater samples.
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Examining the effects of chlorinated drinking water on the gut microbiome

04/14/22 — New research shows no negative impact on children's digestive bacteria from chlorinated drinking water
CHart showing SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Contra Costa County

Bay Area wastewater data suggests COVID hasn’t peaked everywhere

01/27/22 — SFGate: While indicators suggest COVID-19 cases are on the decline across the Bay Area, wastewater analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 at Berkeley Engineering professor Kara Nelson's lab suggests that three areas of the region may have yet to peak.
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