A year of unprecedented generosity
09/20/22 — Berkeley Engineering has record-setting fundraising year, with $152 million in gifts
News
Berkeley’s Ting Xu wins Science Breakthrough of the Year award from Falling Walls Foundation
09/16/22 — Xu's work on plastic degradation wins recognition in the Engineering and Technology category
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
EPIC Data Lab harnesses computer science to help society
09/13/22 — CDSS: New lab is building data tools that allow justice system workers, journalists and other non-programmers to benefit from the latest computer science advances
Berkeley Engineering lands No. 3 spot in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
09/12/22 — The program remains in top 3 nationwide alongside private peer institutions MIT and Stanford
Jelani Nelson weighs in on state efforts to reform math education
09/08/22 — New Yorker: The EECS professor says proposed California Math Framework could worsen disparities in STEM
Print, recycle, repeat: Scientists demo a biodegradable printed circuit
08/30/22 — Berkeley Lab: New breakthrough by Berkeley researchers could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from landfill
Bringing biotech to market
08/17/22 — MTM alum advances medical technologies with two startups
Helping transfer students succeed in engineering
08/15/22 — T-PREP program wins Inspiring Programs in STEM Award for its work to ease the challenging transition from community college to major research university
For your eyes only
08/10/22 — A faster, more secure approach to machine learning helps safeguard private information
CHIPS Act includes new support for workforce training, providing opportunities for higher ed
08/09/22 — Dean Liu weighs in on consequential new bill to re-shore semiconductor manufacturing in the United States
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
Nuclear engineers send equipment, expertise to ransacked Chernobyl
08/05/22 — Russia's invasion of Ukraine left scientists at site of 1986 nuclear disaster without tools to contain the lingering radiation
A day in the life of an imaging scientist
08/04/22 — CZ Initiative: Scientist Laura Waller is pushing the frontiers of computational imaging, helping researchers see biology in new ways and in exquisite detail.
Researchers win $5M to launch center that advances decentralization technology
08/04/22 — CDSS: Algorand Foundation funding to help democratize access to data and ensure that data remains secure
Lighting up Hollywood
08/03/22 — UC Berkeley alum wins Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
Just for you
08/02/22 — Research reveals manipulative tendencies of content recommender systems and possible ways to prevent them
Ramesh named Rice University’s vice president for research
08/01/22 — UC Berkeley materials scientist and physicist will assume post Aug. 15
How do nanoparticles grow?
07/27/22 — Berkeley Lab: Atomic-scale movie upends 100-year-old theory, as materials scientists observe nanoparticles ripening in solution at record-breaking resolution
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