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Summer 2026 magazine

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Barbed wire fence at Dade County Men’s Correctional Facility, Florida.

Inside the ‘concrete battery’

06/23/26 — College of Environmental Design: UC Berkeley researcher Stefano Schiavon exposes lethal heat in Florida prisons

Researcher holding an “electronic nose” that can detect the gases produced by spoiled food and food allergens better than human noses.

The nose knows: Electric schnoz can smell when your food’s gone bad

06/17/26 — Proof-of-concept device created by UC Berkeley researchers can sniff out gases emitted by harmful bacteria, allergens and other food safety hazards

Ken Goldberg in a jacket, holding 3D printed items with his robot

The art of grasping

06/08/26 — Redefining robot manipulation with creativity and code

Ph.D. student develops next-gen electronic nose

06/02/26 — Carla Bassil’s machine learning-assisted device could improve food safety and human health

Aerial view of an accessory dwelling unit burning in a controlled test

From forest to front door

05/28/26 — Understanding how wildfire spreads through communities

EECS professor Jitendra Malik elected  to UK’s Royal Society

05/27/26 — A prestigious honor accorded to researchers whose contributions ‘reflect the highest standards of scientific endeavour’

The first class of aerospace engineering graduates cheer from the front row during the 2026 College of Engineering Baccalaureate Commencement.

Berkeley Engineering celebrates class of 2026

05/21/26 — Newest grads seek to build solutions that benefit humanity

2026 University Medal finalists, from left: Madeleine Bardy and Emma Berman.

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

Berkeley Engineer Magazine 2026 Summer issue

Summer magazine is here

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

Mark Asta, UC Berkeley College of Engineering interim dean, wearing a black suit smiling and looking at the distance

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

Ambulance speeding in Manhattan, New York

When the shaking stops

05/11/26 — Hidden weak spots in urban infrastructure could lead to a healthcare crisis after an earthquake

New & noteworthy

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

Cal Concrete Canoe competes during the 2026 Mid-Pacific ASCE Student Symposium, hosted by San Jose State University, at Calero Reservoir in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

Built by Bears. Powered by ingenuity.

05/11/26 — Your gift to Berkeley Engineering supports students as they invent and collaborate

Man holding up a petri dish, looking at it

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

Omar Yaghi in a suit, sitting at a desk in front of molecular structures

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