The UC Berkeley College of Engineering announced on Thursday a $20 million gift from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation to launch a new institute that will focus on incorporating design into engineering education. Former president Bill Clinton helped announce the launch of the design innovation institute at the annual Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
UC Berkeley is still the best public university in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual National University rankings released Wednesday. Read More…
Two UC Berkeley professors are developing a new advanced placement computer science course geared in part at increasing historically low female and minority enrollment in the field.
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