Dubón named vice chancellor of equity and inclusion
06/22/17 — Associate dean Oscar Dubón, professor of materials science and engineering, has been selected as UC Berkeley's next vice chancellor of equity and inclusion.
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Dawn Tilbury to head NSF engineering
06/21/17 NSF — Dawn Tilbury (M.S.'92, Ph.D.'94 EECS), a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Michigan, will lead investments in fundamental engineering research and education as the newly appointed head of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering.
Imagining a post-combustion world
06/19/17 — After teaching a climate change mitigation course for more than a decade, civil and environmental engineering professor William Nazaroff has drawn a few conclusions. One is that it's time to develop and deploy technologies that move beyond combustion.
FDA clearance for Eko Devices’ latest tool
06/14/17 BioSpace — Eko Devices, a startup led by alumnus Connor Landgraf (B.S.'13, M.Eng.'14 BioE), has received FDA clearance for its second tool, a combined digital stethoscope and electrocardiogram.
Viral infections decrease muscle health
06/13/17 — UC Berkeley bioengineers, led by associate professor Irina Conboy, have found unexpected effects of viral infections on muscle regeneration and other health factors, a discovery that may explain why viruses can make people feel so lousy.
EECS alum Warren Hoburg joins astronaut corps
06/12/17 NASA — Warren “Woody” Hoburg (M.S.'11, Ph.D.'13 EECS), 31, an MIT assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, is one of 12 new astronaut candidates selected by NASA from its largest field of applicants ever.
V&A Café brings dining and collaboration to Etcheverry
06/12/17 — The Berkeley Engineering community has an inviting new space for meetings and collaboration with the June 8 grand opening of the V&A Café in Etcheverry Hall.
Tracking the smartphone apps that are tracking you
06/06/17 Fast Company — The Haystack Project, a multi-institution collaboration at UC Berkeley's International Computer Science Institute, aims give those with mobile devices more control to police what apps do with their location and other personal data.
Get started at Berkeley
06/01/17 — New engineering students, get your life at Cal started with Golden Bear Orientation this summer and fall.
Avideh Zakhor: the brains behind Google Earth and Street View
05/26/17 Mercury News — EECS professor Avideh Zakhor, inventor of the 3-D modeling technology underlying Google Earth and Street View, is now turning her attention indoors. Her new startup - Indoor Reality - aims to create virtual reality and augmented reality technology for the mapping of building interiors.
EECS professor David Culler named interim dean for data sciences
05/26/17 — Chancellor-designate Carol Christ has appointed EECS professor David Culler as interim dean for the newly created Division of Data Sciences, effective July 1.
Researchers teach computers to be curious
05/25/17 Engadget — When you first played Super Mario Bros, you probably started by exploring, not by racing through the game. Berkeley computer scientists have imparted that same sense of curiosity into their algorithm in a move that could drastically advance the field of artificial intelligence.
IEOR grad student finds short proof for long route
05/25/17 — Graduate student Mark Velednitsky has reduced a 28-page proof for the classic traveling salesman problem to just a few lines, which will make it far more accessible to future IEOR students.
Meet the most nimble-fingered robot yet
05/25/17 MIT Technology Review — A dexterous multi-fingered robot, developed by IEOR professor Ken Goldberg and his team, practiced by using virtual objects in a simulated world, showing how machine learning and the cloud could revolutionize manual work.
The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power
05/19/17 Vox — The latest in a series of Climate Lab videos produced by Vox Media and the University of California features the work of nuclear engineering professor and associate dean Per Peterson.
BioE’s Yartsev wins young faculty award
05/17/17 — Bioengineering assistant professor Michael Yartsev has been named a 2017 McKnight Scholar, an award honoring the best young neuroscience faculty in the country.
Scientists help thin-film ferroelectrics go extreme
05/13/17 Berkeley Lab — Lane Martin, associate professor of materials science and engineering and faculty scientist at Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, has created the first-ever polarization gradient in a thin film, greatly expanding the range of functional temperatures for ferroelectrics, a key material used in a variety of everyday applications.
Robots and our automated future
05/09/17 WBUR — In this radio piece, IEOR professor Ken Goldberg participates in a panel discussion on what the future might look like as sensing, automation and robotics become more prevalent.
A look at the Jacobs Spring Design Showcase
05/09/17 — The 2017 Jacobs Spring Design Showcase capped a semester that saw students develop sustainable products, prototype innovations, apply technology to combating extremism and race Bluetooth-controlled vehicles through an obstacle course.
Next big thing for David Patterson: New chip for Google Brain
05/08/17 CNBC — Less than a year after retiring from 40 years at Berkeley Engineering, legendary EECS professor David Paterson is now a key part of the team behind a critical chip that Google uses for artificial intelligence processing.