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08/17/22 — MTM alum advances medical technologies with two startups
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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
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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
Fired up for the future
07/19/22 — FIRE Foundry aims to increase diversity among fire crews and accelerate the adoption of advanced firefighting technologies
Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices
07/12/22 — Chicago Tribune: CEE professor Ashok Gadgil and other frustrated scientists call for a reorientation of climate research to drive effective action and transformative change
To infinity and beyond: EECS alum becomes spacecraft pilot
07/07/22 — A NASA astronaut since 2017, Warren Hoburg (M.S.’11, Ph.D.’13 EECS) will be piloting the spacecraft Dragon to the International Space Station
New study evaluates NOAA’s wildfire smoke forecasting model
07/05/22 — Using data from the 2018 Camp Fire, civil engineering researchers identify ways to improve experimental smoke prediction tool
Oliver O’Reilly named vice provost for undergraduate education
06/30/22 — Mechanical engineering professor since 1992, O'Reilly will be responsible for supporting teaching, learning and undergraduate discovery
Kaichen Dong named one of 35 Innovators Under 35
06/30/22 — Kaichen Dong, a Berkeley postdoc in materials science and engineering, has been named among MIT Technology Review’s 2022 35 Innovators Under 35 contest
Parallel journeys, lasting legacies
06/30/22 — Inside Higher Ed: Gary May, Darryll Pines and Reggie DesRoches met at Berkeley Engineering in the 1980s. Now they all head large research universities — and remain close friends