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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Berkeley SkyDeck holds virtual Demo Day for global startups, investors

Photo of Berkeley SkyDeck's Demo Day event
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Unlike last year's event, which was held in person, entrepreneurs at Berkeley SkyDeck's 2020 Demo Day met with startup founders in Zoom rooms.

Berkeley SkyDeck hosted its first virtual conference for investors Tuesday featuring its most recent remote cohort of 21 startups from around the world.
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Local Businesses

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Berkeley startup WorknGo to provide access to temporary student jobs

A startup company created by UC Berkeley students will soon be launching an app that allows students to pick up temporary work shifts at local businesses.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, April 8, 2019

UC Berkeley researchers develop device to help lower limb paralysis patients regain mobility

A group of UC Berkeley researchers are in the process of developing a device that can help people with lower-limb paralysis regain their mobility.
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Campus

Monday, February 18, 2019
A woman walks and speaks as a student follows and takes notes.

California lieutenant governor visits UC Berkeley as part of public university tour

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis visited the UC Berkeley campus Friday and spoke with campus students and officials as part of her statewide “listening tour” of public universities.
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Career Fair 2018

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

A look at Berkeley-based startup Squishy Robotics and campus startup resource Bear Founders

“There’s a wave of entrepreneurship across campuses, and I think they’ll follow in Cal’s footsteps,” Hammer said.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

‘Dream, build and start up’: Exploring UC Berkeley’s culture of entrepreneurship

UC Berkeley’s startup ecosystem, which has helped launch hundreds of companies, is a network of startup incubators, accelerators, investors and classes.
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Campus

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

UC Berkeley professor invents word processor to catch plot holes in writing

A UC Berkeley English professor has invented a new computer program that aims to track and correct errors in the writing process.
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City

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

City Council authorizes legal aid funds, urgent public bathrooms measures

City Council authorized $300,000 for the next two fiscal years to the Rent Stabilization Board and approved urgency items related to public bathrooms.
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Campus

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

19 campus employees violated UC sexual harassment policies in past seven years

As UC Berkeley grapples with a slew of sexual harassment scandals, recently released reports show that 19 UC Berkeley employees were found to have violated university sexual misconduct policy since 2011.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, February 15, 2016

Liz Klinger launches smart vibrator with help of UC Berkeley Skydeck

A team of entrepreneurs has improved upon the traditional vibrator with a newly launched “smart” vibrator — called Lioness — that utilizes a smartphone app to track a user’s information.
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