A robot has figured out how to use tools
04/15/19 MIT Tech Review — A machine built by UC Berkeley researchers drew on experimentation, data and observation of humans to learn how simple implements could help it achieve a task.
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Microscopic ‘traffic cops’ for optical communications
04/15/19 — Berkeley engineers have built a new photonic switch that can control the direction of light passing through optical fibers faster and more efficiently than ever - and possibly revolutionize how information travels through data centers and high-performance supercomputers.
Falling levels of air pollution drove decline in California’s tule fog
04/10/19 — The Central Valley's heavy wintertime tule fog – known for snarling traffic and closing schools - has been on the decline over the past 30 years, and falling levels of air pollution are the cause, says a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
Obituary: Jean Paul Jacob, CITRIS special advisor
04/10/19 — CITRIS Special Advisor Jean Paul Jacob, an internationally renowned expert on informatics for the 21st century, died on Sunday, April 7.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launches effort to increase STEM diversity
04/09/19 — In an effort to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in science, engineering and mathematics, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is partnering with UC Berkeley and UC San Diego to expand a successful program begun 30 years ago at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Grace Gu named a Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D scholar
04/09/19 — Mechanical engineering professor Grace Gu is one of six 2019 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D scholars.
Meet Blue, the low-cost, human-friendly AI robot
04/09/19 — Blue uses advances in artificial intelligence and deep reinforcement learning to master intricate human tasks, while remaining affordable and safe enough that every AI researcher - and eventually every home - could have one.
Mass-producing biomaterials
04/08/19 — Researchers have developed a device that allows living tissue, bone, blood vessels and even whole organs to be printed on demand.
Berkeley research makes lead pipes safe
04/03/19 American Chemical Society — UC Berkeley researchers develop a rapid, cost-effective method to make lead pipes safe.
Prepping students to become Berkeley engineers
04/02/19 — Every summer, about 120 incoming Berkeley Engineering students from nontraditional backgrounds arrive on campus to participate in the Pre-Engineering Program (PREP) and Transfer Pre-Engineering Program (T-PREP), which aim to prepare students for a successful academic experience.
Jitendra Malik receives 2019 IEEE’s Computer Pioneer Award
04/02/19 IEEE — Jitendra Malik, Arthur J. Chick Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of California at Berkeley, has been named to receive the IEEE Computer Society's 2019 Computer Pioneer Award.
Ellen Ullman on her life in code
04/01/19 — In a Berkeley Talks podcast, programmer and author Ellen Ullman chats with Berkeley Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu about digital technology's loss of innocence, and reckons with all that has changed - and so much that hasn't.
Dean Tsu-Jae Liu and Congresswoman Jackie Speier encourage girls to dream big
03/30/19 ABC 7 — Over 400 elementary and middle school girls gathered in South San Francisco Saturday to hear the message that they can do and be anything. The annual "When I Grow Up" event was hosted by Congresswoman Jackie Speier for Women's History Month. Among the inspiring speakers was UC Berkeley Dean of Engineering Tsu-Jae King Liu - the first woman to ever hold that position.
A Tolman love story, 56 years in the making
03/28/19 — UC Berkeley alumni Ian and Donna Mitroff met at Tolman Hall 56 years ago. The couple, celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary this year, say they feel “a great dedication” to Berkeley. So, they share their generosity through the Ian and Donna Mitroff Scholarship,
How malevolent machine learning could derail AI
03/26/19 MIT Technology Review — Berkeley Engineering AI security expert Dawn Song warns that “adversarial machine learning” could be used to reverse-engineer systems - including those used in defense.
New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes
03/22/19 — BioE's Niren Murthy, Irina Conboy and former postdoc Kiana Aran used a new device called CRISPR-Chip to identify genetic mutations in DNA samples from Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.
Meet the future engineers
03/12/19 — About 350 students from across the East Bay descended on the Berkeley campus last weekend for Engineering for Kids (E4K), a one-day science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) event for low-income fourth- to sixth-grade students. The annual event is organized and hosted entirely by Berkeley students.
Berkeley Engineering retains #3 spot for grad schools
03/12/19 U.S. News & World Report — UC Berkeley was again No. 3 in U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of engineering graduate schools. All individual graduate programs were again among the top 10 in their field in the nation.
The fast track to being a CEO-Engineer
03/08/19 Bloomberg Businessweek — Interest in combined programs that allow students to earn a degree in both engineering and business - like Berkeley's Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (MET) program - is increasing among students and prospective employers.
Po-Jui Chiu, Forbes 30 under 30
03/05/19 — Berkeley Engineering alum Po-Jui "Ray" Chiu was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in the energy category.