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Mark Liu, former executive chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), speaking at a podium. To ensure American technology competitiveness in the long term, Liu is establishing the Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center at the University of California, Berkeley.

New UC Berkeley center to address American competitiveness in advanced technology

02/24/25 — The academic center will engage experts in technology, economics and policy from across academia, industry and non-profit organizations
Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire by helicopter in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

UC Berkeley researchers offer insights into the Los Angeles fires

01/13/25 — Scholars discuss the fires’ causes and impacts on health, housing and the path ahead
Professor Joshua Apte measures air quality aboard a diesel train bound for San Jose from San Francisco. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Unequal burden

12/02/24 — Joshua Apte studies how air pollutants impact different communities — and what kind of policies might improve equity in public health
long exposure traffic motion. night city scene. multi exposure.

Q+A on AI and traffic management

11/20/24 — HumanLight is a traffic signal control algorithm that uses AI to prioritize the throughput of people, rather than vehicles, at intersections.
Professor Joshua Apte measures air quality aboard a diesel train bound for San Jose from San Francisco. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Unequal burden

11/20/24 — Professor Joshua Apte studies how air pollutants impact people in different communities — and what kind of policies might improve equity in the realm of public health.
Brandie Nonnecke speaks at UC Berkeley’s 2024 Tech Policy Summit alongside Janet Napolitano (left) and Yoel Roth.

How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all

10/02/24 — Researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm
Traffic moves along 99 south in Fresno, Calif.

California has dramatically improved its air quality, but racial disparities persist

09/11/24 — Study reveals low-income communities of color still breathe the dirtiest air
Sunset in London, England, with traffic light trails and illuminated skyscrapers.

Using AI to get people out of their cars and into HOVs

06/10/24 — HumanLight traffic signal technology incentivizes ridesharing
A pink robot hand and a pink human hand reach for each other against a blue background.

How to keep AI from killing us all

04/09/24 — UC Berkeley researchers: Companies should not be allowed to create advanced AI systems until they can prove they are safe
Tsu-Jae King Liu, dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, and Carol Christ, UC Berkeley chancellor, center from left, join a group photo with attendees at the WHIAANHPI (White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders) Leadership Development Summit at UC Berkeley’s Pauley Ballroom in Berkeley, Calif. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Summit advances Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in higher education

04/04/24 — UC Berkeley hosted the nation’s first AA & NHPI Higher Education Leadership Development Summit, sponsored by the White House
EU AI Act panel (from left to right): Yiaway Yeh, Deborah Raji, Stuart Russell, Gerard de Graaf and Pamela Samuelson.

UC Berkeley summit tackles AI governance, trust, ethical tech

03/21/24 — School of Information: Computer scientists Stuart Russell and Deborah Raji discuss European Union AI Act
Photo illustration showing a collage of mathematical images, a person using a smart phone, and insurrectionists.

Disinformation nation: What can we do to crack the code?

11/20/23 — Berkeley researchers “probe the corrosive effects of algorithms, machine learning and other exotic technologies” and offer possible solutions
Photo of inaugural cohort of Yardi Scholars.

Yardi Scholarship Program seeks to leverage technology to advance democratic principles

11/17/23 — Inaugural cohort of scholars aspires “to create insightful, publicly minded solutions to the many challenges to democracy”
Stock photo of an electronic circuit

Women leaders at six top research universities urge more diversity in semiconductor workforce

10/23/23 — Science: Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu part of new consortium aiming to improve training in microelectronics to meet increased demand
Inioluwa Deborah Raji and Stuart Russell

Inioluwa Deborah Raji and Stuart Russell among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI

09/13/23 — TIME Magazine: Berkeley engineers grapple with the ethical and safety issues related to AI
Richard Simpson

Richard Simpson, pioneering safety regulator, dies

07/27/23 — Washington Post: Simpson (B.S.'56 EECS), founding chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, was 93
Image of smokestacks emitting vapor into the air.

Study finds racial gap in air quality may persist under Biden program

07/25/23 — Berkeley News: Berkeley researchers point to administration’s decision not to include racial demographics in a new tool that will be used to evaluate proposed regulations or policies
Stock photo of an electronic circuit

Northwest University Semiconductor Network plans to build semiconductor workforce of the future

06/13/23 — UC Berkeley among 13 universities partnering with government and industry “to expand the educational opportunities for students to graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to meet this moment in our nation’s history”
An illustration depicting a look inside a chip

Ken Goldberg: Let’s embrace the creative possibilities of AI

06/09/23 — Berkeley Blog: Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research shares his view that engaging with AI’s unique form of creativity could lead to unexpected new discoveries
Photo montage: Scott Moura charging a Tesla, high voltage transmission tower, and electric car charger plug

Smart and in charge

05/17/23 — As California moves toward an electric vehicle future, professor Scott Moura is creating a smart charging system that promotes grid stability.
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