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Applying the right pressure

11/22/13 — The leading cause of maternal mortality is entirely preventable. Worldwide, as many as 140,000 women die every year from postpartum hemorrhage, primarily in developing countries. But a life-saving medical device once used to stabilize injured soldiers during the Vietnam War may be poised to cut those numbers dramatically, thanks in part to the work of four Berkeley Engineering undergraduates.

Work out to charge up

11/22/13 — In early November, a retrofitted elliptical machine was installed in the university's Recreational Sports Facility. The specially outfitted machine charges users' cell phones while they work out. Watch a video of the Human-powered Gym in action.

Solar car team works into the night months before next race

11/21/13 Daily Californian — The CalSol team has been hard at work - including nights and football weekends - getting Zephyr, their latest solar-powered car, ready for the July 2014 American Solar Challenge race from Texas to Minnesota.

George Leitmann receives French Legion of Honor

11/19/13 — George Leitmann, professor of the Graduate School and professor emeritus of Engineering Science, has been awarded Knight of the Legion of Honor, France's highest tribute recognizing military and civil service on behalf of the French nation.

College of Engineering opens innovation center in Shanghai

11/15/13 — A new center now open in Shanghai will strengthen the College of Engineering's research and educational partnerships with academic and industry colleagues in China. The Shanghai Zhangjiang Berkeley Engineering Innovation Center, or Z-BEI, was formally launched in a Nov. 15 ceremony presided over by officials from UC Berkeley, Zhangjiang High-Tech Park and the Shanghai-area government.

Berkeley Engineering in Shanghai – FAQ

11/15/13 — Questions and answers on agreement between UC Berkeley College of Engineering and Shanghai Zhangjiang Group Co., Ltd.

Helping dissenters evade foreign eavesdropping

11/05/13 San Francisco Chronicle — Yahel Ben-David, a computer science doctoral student, has been working with other Berkeley Engineering researchers to create an Android application that will allow activists and citizens to communicate anonymously even when oppressive governments try to shut down communications channels.

Jean-Paul Tennant with kids and baby elephants

Off the beaten track

11/01/13 — Meet Jean-Paul Tennant, CFO of the international adventure travel company GeoEx.

Jacobs Institute commitment at Clinton Global Initiative

Dean’s word: A new design for education

11/01/13 — A $20 million gift from Qualcomm executive chairman Paul Jacobs launches a new center for design innovation.

New UCSD dean

11/01/13 — Albert P. Pisano, a distinguished member of the mechanical engineering faculty for 30 years, has been named dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego.

Welcoming new UC president

11/01/13 — The college welcomes the new president of the University of California, Janet Napolitano.

Comments

11/01/13 — Friends, followers and readers: Thanks for your comments. Here is a recent sampling. RE: “Design: The new toolkit for teaching engineering,” Innovations, September 2013 Great offering. I only hope that the design experience includes interaction with those who fund or will benefit from the design—no design is complete until it receives public interaction and input. […]

Jacobs gift launches design institute

11/01/13 — A $20 million gift launches the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, a hands-on design center primarily for undergraduates.

Chart of potential power sources for the western United States

Envisioning low-cost solar

11/01/13 — Berkeley scientists have found that low-cost solar power could supply more than a third of all energy needs in the western U.S. by 2050.

People’s choice

11/01/13 — In the age of the Internet and social media, old investing models may be giving way to newer models, such as crowdfunding.

Q+A with Ali Javey

11/01/13 — EECS professor Ali Javey has been widely covered in the science press for breakthroughs ranging from a new, low-cost method for manufacturing high efficiency photovoltaics to improved ‘e-skin'

Why are rubies red?

11/01/13 — Alum and materials science and engineering professor Ron Gronsky explains what makes rubies red.

Concrete knowledge

11/01/13 — Berkeley scientists have learned the secret of exactly what makes Roman seawater concrete so durable.

Under observation

11/01/13 — Scientists have discovered a better way to study integrins experimentally, by creating a computer model.

Segment of Proto-Austonesian language wheel

Say what?

11/01/13 — A Berkeley research team has created a computer program that can rebuild protolanguages - the ancestral languages from which modern languages evolved - in days or even hours.