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Election Data Q&A with Jasjeet Sekhon

July 13, 2016 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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As chief scientist at the Fung Institute, Jasjeet Sekhon devotes his research to studying the effectiveness of personalized medicine and digital advertising. With the looming presidential election, his research also has new interesting subject matter: How powerful is the data that drives presidential elections? In short, very powerful. Data usage in election campaigns is becoming… Read More »

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Lucid VR raises $2.1M for 180-degree Virtual Reality Camera

April 13, 2016 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Recently the Lucid VR team, founded by Class of 2014 MEng alum Han Jin, raised $2.1 million in seed funding and have partnered with Wistron Corporation, a top five global ODM, to help bring LucidCam to mass production. The pocket-sized LucidCam captures 3D VR video, pretty much as your eyes see the world. The company hopes to… Read More »

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For students, a key to careers in biomedical and biotech fields

February 29, 2016 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Shilpi Mathrani (MEng ’15) wanted a career in the biomedical field. To a student, though, the industry can seem like an exclusive club. So she sought out the Bio-Manufacturing to Market program, which offers students an opportunity to learn about biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and medical equipment, all aspects of the biomedical industry. The pilot… Read More »

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Connor Landgraf (MEng ’14) Receives Mark Bingham Award

February 25, 2016 by CoE admin 1 Comment

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We are thrilled to share that one of our own MEng alumni, Connor Landgraf, has received the Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by a Young Alumnus/a, one of the highest awards the University of California offers to its alumni! During his time at Berkeley, both as an undergrad and MEng student, Connor began… Read More »

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California Management Review Publishes Special Issue on Crowdfunding

February 17, 2016 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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As a rapidly emerging and evolving phenomenon, crowdfunding is still being studied extensively. A new collection of articles published in the latest issue of California Management Review highlights the strengths and weaknesses of crowdfunding as it exists today. Make sure to check out our faculty director, Lee Fleming’s article Financing By and For the Masses, and… Read More »

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Eko Core named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2015

December 9, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Just casually revolutionalizing the world of medicine with the “superior stethoscope” indeed. Connor Landgraf, MEng 2014 and his Eko Devices team made TIME‘s 25 Best Inventions of 2015 list with their Eko Core device. Amazing work, guys! Check out Eko Core and the other 24 best inventions here!

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Meet The LucidCam, The Future Of Consumer VR

November 13, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Ready or not, here comes virtual reality. We are so excited for Han Jin, MEng 2012 alumnus, who recently released his LucidCam on Indiegogo. Aside from the smart, sleek, and slender design of the camera, it is also extremely functional and accessible for everybody from your 10-year-old child, to your grandmother. Han talks more about the… Read More »

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BREAKING NEWS – SEC Votes on Final Rules for Crowdfunding Today

October 30, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted today on the rules for crowdfunding. Now, a new form of crowdfunding will allow start-up companies to raise money by selling stock to Main Street investors. For those investors, this means getting an early “in” on start-up companies–the next Twitter, Uber etc.–while also making a small profit. Click to learn… Read More »

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Chief Scientist Jasjeet Sekhon, Refining Persuasion Experiments

October 26, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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Our Chief Scientist, Jasjeet Sekhon, with the assistance of his all-star team of students, has been refining persuasion experiments in a variety of topics–everything from vaccines to voting. According to the Berkeley Research page, Jasjeet’s team is working to pioneer powerful, new statistical approaches and computer algorithms to improve and streamline surveys. By implementing these new… Read More »

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2016 Cooper Fellowship Recipients

October 14, 2015 by CoE admin Leave a Comment

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For their research in cardiac regeneration therapy and wireless technology, Jack Goss, Lucas Serven, and Eugene Song are the recipients of this year’s Cooper Fellowship! The Fellowship supports graduate students in UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, with a preference on those doing research in energy efficient electrical and power hardware or software solutions, wireless communications and sensing devices,… Read More »

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