Public policy

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California’s math education needs an update, but not the one proposed

05/12/22 — LA Times: In this op-ed, Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu and Associate Provost Jennifer Chayes say a proposal to change California's K-12 math framework will leave students unprepared for STEM in college.

Flying buses in California skies?

04/18/22 — The CITRIS Aviation team is collaborating with Caltrans to lay the groundwork for air mobility in urban areas

Dean’s note: Public partners in innovation

04/15/22 — Close collaborations with public partners are key to the success of our research programs, helping us translate results into practical benefit.

Seeing red

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

New program looks to diversify next generation of civil and environmental engineers

04/07/22 — Partnership with Oakland schools, civic leaders and local practitioners aims to bolster workforce, improve engineering equity

Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, seen from the adjacent residential Point Richmond neighborhood.

Study shows more air pollution in areas of historical redlining

03/09/22 — Public Health: Research led by Berkeley civil engineers finds racism from the 1930s is still influencing environmental inequality today

Dean Liu testifies at House hearing on strengthening microelectronics workforce

02/16/22 — Tsu-Jae King Liu discusses role of universities in addressing labor shortage in the semiconductor industry

Kavli Foundation leaders with Berkeley campus officials

New Kavli Center to foster ethics, engagement in science

12/14/21 — The Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, directed by EECS professor Stuart Russell, will equip the next generation of scientists with the tools to tackle the ethical and societal implications of their research.

An Intel Corp. chip manufacturing technician in a clean room

Opinion: U.S. must train semiconductor workforce

12/01/21 — San Jose Mercury News: In the face of a global chip shortage, the country’s loss of its world leadership role is a threat to national security that Congress has a chance to fix, Dean Liu writes. (Subscription may be required)

Daniel Kammen named senior adviser to USAID

10/21/21 — Berkeley News: Kammen, who holds joint appointments in energy and resources, public policy and nuclear engineering, will serve as senior adviser for energy, climate and innovation for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Five new hires in the Climate Equity and Environmental Justice cluster

New faculty cluster to focus on climate change, environmental justice

09/02/21 — CNR: Five assistant professors, including civil and environmental engineering's Maya Carrasquillo, will bring their disparate perspectives to research on battling the “climate gap”

Image from space of the Indian subcontinent.

Using satellite images to improve human lives

07/20/21 — Machine-learning breakthrough from Berkeley-based project could support action worldwide on climate, health and poverty

Randy Katz and Steven Chu flanking the U.S. Capitol dome

Researching while Chinese American

06/25/21 — EECS professor Randy Katz, vice chancellor for research, and former Berkeley Lab director and U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu will take part in a livestreamed June 30 congressional roundtable on ethnic profiling of Chinese American scientists