Watching snow melt
04/11/16 — The collaborative Sierra Net project builds wireless sensor networks in major California watersheds to modernize the way the state's water supply is measured.
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Improving the odds for kidney transplant success
04/11/16 — A student team was recently recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative University for their low-cost kidney transplant monitor.
David A. Dornfeld, professor, manufacturing expert, college leader, 1949-2016
04/11/16 — Faculty director of the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and former mechanical engineering department chair was a leader in manufacturing engineering
Arduino Day: Underwater robots, R/C trains and more
04/08/16 Make — Arduino’s founders and fans gathered at Jacobs Hall on April 2 for Arduino Day, a worldwide celebration of the open-source electronics platform that allowed makers and enthusiasts to show off their projects, share ideas and participate in workshops.
Scientists push valleytronics a step closer to reality
04/04/16 Berkeley Lab — Scientists led by Xiang Zhang, professor of mechanical engineering, have taken a big step toward the practical application of “valleytronics,” a new type of electronics that could lead to faster and more efficient computer logic systems and data storage chips.
Clintons, CGI University at Berkeley this weekend
04/01/16 — Engineering undergrads Ankita Joshi (B.S.'16 ME) and Anh-Thu Ho (B.S.'16 BioE) are among more than 1,000 students gathering at Berkeley this weekend for the Clinton Global Initiative University, a chance to discuss pressing global issues and dig deep for creative solutions.
Bajcsy, Paxson honored as visionary faculty entrepreneurs
03/30/16 — EECS professors Ruzena Bajcsy and Vern Paxson have been selected as 2016-17 Signatures Innovation Fellows, receiving funding to pursue their commercially promising research to assess personal injury and recovery (Bajcsy) and network cyberattacks (Paxson).
Jacobs Hall honored for sustainability practices
03/28/16 Office of Sustainability & Energy — Jacobs Hall, new home of the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, has won a 2016 Higher Education Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Award for its efficient use and reuse of energy and water.
ME professor Lisa Pruitt honored as distinguished teacher
03/23/16 — Lisa Pruitt, professor of mechanical engineering, is one of five 2016 winners of UC Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award, the campus's most prestigious honor for educators.
BioE startup Zephyrus acquired by Bio-Techne
03/23/16 GEN — Zephyrus Biosciences, a company spun out of bioengineering professor Amy Herr's lab and nurtured by SkyDeck and the Bakar Fellows program, has been acquired by Bio-Techne Corp. to commercialize its single-cell Western Blot technology.
Berkeley Engineering garners four #1 rankings
03/16/16 U.S.News & World Report — In graduate program rankings released Wednesday, Berkeley Engineering ranked first in civil engineering, computer science, electrical engineering and environmental engineering. All programs remain in the top 10, with bioengineering, industrial engineering and nuclear engineering ranked higher than in 2015.
Automakers go back to school for self-driving cars
03/16/16 Bloomberg Business — Automakers Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen, along with electronic companies Nvidia, Samsung, Qualcomm and Panasonic, are collaborating to fund artificial intelligence research at UC Berkeley, hoping this DeepDrive alliance can help them build the brains behind self-driving cars.
Georgia Tech Engineering Dean Gary May delivers Kuh lecture on increasing diversity
03/15/16 — On March 10, 2016, Gary May (M.S'88, Ph.D'91 EECS), engineering dean at the Georgia Institute of Technology, gave the fifth annual Kuh Lecture about increasing participation and diversity in STEM fields.
Defining the original smart material
03/15/16 — Sonia Travaglini, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering, studies the properties of fungus to discover the composite materials of the future.
Making waves: Turning ocean power into electricity
03/15/16 — Ocean waves constantly generate energy. Berkeley engineers are trying to build a device to harness that power and convert it to electricity.
Experiments show magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing’s energy efficiency
03/14/16 — In a breakthrough for energy-efficient computing, Berkeley engineers have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can operate at the lowest fundamental energy dissipation theoretically possible under the laws of thermodynamics.
How to save water from California’s leaky infrastructure
03/07/16 California magazine — Thanks to outdated systems and structures, California's water managers don't know how much water the state truly has, how much we really use, or how much leaks from ancient pipes before it ever reaches a tap. Berkeley engineers like Paul Sagues (M.S.'80 ME) are working on ways to dry up that waste.
‘Deep learning’ – a giant step for robots
03/04/16 Berkeley Research — For 15 years, Berkeley robotics researcher Pieter Abbeel has been looking for ways to make robots learn. In 2010 he and his students programmed a robot to fold towels. Now, he's gotten robots to learn from their experience.
Inside the artificial intelligence revolution
02/29/16 Rolling Stone — A visit to Sutardja Dai Hall's "robot nursery school," where EECS professor Pieter Abbeel and colleagues are trying to teach robots to understand the world and think intelligently, kicks off a look at the potential and the perils of artificial intelligence.
A key to careers in biomedical and biotech fields
02/26/16 — For career-focused students, the biomedical industry can seem like an exclusive club. But UC Berkeley's Bio-Manufacturing to Market program holds the key, providing internships that connect science and engineering undergrads with biomedical and biotech startups in the East Bay.