Two Berkeley Engineering students named 2026 University Medal finalists
05/11/26 — Madeleine Bardy and Emma Berman embody UC Berkeley’s core values: remarkable academic achievement and a deep commitment to public service
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05/11/26 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features stories on robotic grasping technology, as well as combating wildfires.
New rules
05/11/26 — A groundbreaking way of designing polymers could lead to eco-friendly plastics
Where ideas come to life
05/11/26 — Berkeley Engineering’s programs empower students to innovate
Microbes with a mission
05/11/26 — Scientists are developing a system that uses probiotics and prebiotics to suppress harmful lung pathogens
When the shaking stops
05/11/26 — What turns an earthquake into a healthcare crisis? Engineers are uncovering the hidden weak spots in urban infrastructure that could make the difference between quick recovery and chaos. A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Luis Ceferino, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, simulated a major earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area to […]
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05/11/26 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students
Three professors, nine alums named to NAE
05/11/26 — Three Berkeley Engineering professors have been named to the National Academy of Engineering
Farewell
05/11/26 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students
Built by Bears. Powered by ingenuity.
05/11/26 — Your gift to Berkeley Engineering supports students as they invent and collaborate
Back to the elements
05/11/26 — Researchers have engineered a virus that can extract rare earth elements in a greener, low-cost and recyclable way
The making of a Nobel Prize
05/11/26 — Professor Omar Yaghi was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in creating metal-organic frameworks
SOAR takes flight
05/11/26 — A new facility provides large-scale fabrication workspaces for student organizations at UC Berkeley
William Tarpeh named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
05/11/26 — Fellowship recognizes efforts to recover valuable chemical resources from wastewater
Robots that reconfigure
05/11/26 — Like octopi squeezing through a tiny sea cave, metatruss robots can adapt to demanding environments by changing their shape. These robots are made of trusses composed of hundreds of beams and joints that rotate and twist, enabling astonishing volumetric transformations. But as tasks become more complicated, so does the robot’s design. Adding actuating beams to […]
Straight to the heart
05/11/26 — A heart-on-a-chip model could lead to new advances in treatments for cardiac failure
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Reimagining rehabilitation
05/11/26 — Two Berkeley alums have launched a company that offers an at-home robotic rehabilitation device
The art of grasping
05/11/26 — Redefining robot manipulation with creativity and code
Let there be light
05/11/26 — The Strauch Hypercube, a floating lightwork, is remarkable for its symmetry and beauty