Cal’s class of 2013 is constantly plagued by the uber-competitive job market. The Wall Street Journal blog’s “Highest-Paid College Majors” list kicks those fears into high gear, just in time for graduation season. Not surprisingly, seven out of the 10 majors listed were off-shoots of engineering, which is good for Read More…
Brittany Judoprasetijo is accustomed being one of only a handful of women sprinkled across male-dominated engineering classes. “Usually, it doesn’t bother me,” said Judoprasetijo, a UC Berkeley senior majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “Of course, it does get kind of lonely.” Judoprasetijo is one of many students in Read More…
A UC Berkeley engineering student group won $25,000 earlier this month for reaching out to underprivileged high schools and promoting education in science, technology and engineering. Read More…
After a particularly long week of class that culminates in a rather pointless discussion section at 5 p.m. on a Friday, you might be letting your thoughts stray to other things like the weekend, or maybe spring break. Looking around, you’re fairly sure that everyone is echoing similar statements, except Read More…
While printers that dispense objects have been used by UC Berkeley engineers for decades, the installation of a new 3D printer on campus now allows students to print everything from models to shot glasses in minutes. Read More…
Three UC Berkeley graduate programs have been named best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Graduate School Rankings released Tuesday. Read More…
The UC Berkeley College of Engineering will soon begin processing applications for the inaugural class of the campus’ first bioengineering master’s program. Read More…
Like any of us, when I read in an article published by California Watch about the sexist remarks an engineering student endured at our campus, I was appalled. Such remarks are totally at odds with Berkeley’s Principles of Community, and the College of Engineering has zero tolerance for such behavior. Read More…
While receiving negative press is a destabilizing experience, what follows doesn’t have to be. After the UC Berkeley College of Engineering was spotlighted in an October 2011 California Watch article that uncovered sexism in its male-dominated student culture, the school has made a heartening start toward a more diverse student Read More…
An expected 40,000 visitors converged on the UC Berkeley campus for Cal Day Saturday, including prospective students and their families as well as a handful of Occupy protesters. While visitors had free access to campus museums, exhibitions from various academic departments and a concert by Dr. Dog on Memorial Glade Read More…
