Edited by Ashley VillanuevaThomas Galeon, Xudan Luo, Oskar Radermecker, Clement Ruin, Yixun Tan, Wei Tan, Jidapa Thanabhusest, Sruthi Thomas, and Jessica Wu at the Capstone Showcase (Photos by Golnaz Shahmirzadi)Each year, the Fung Institute Mission Aw…
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Q&A with Brain Cell Rejuvenation, winners of the 2019 Most Innovative Project
Edited by Ashley VillanuevaFrom left to right: Kylua Chen, Matthew Kennedy, Jesse Yang, Yu-Shuo Chen, and Paula Schultheiss at the Capstone Showcase. (Photo by Golnaz Shahmirzadi)Each year, the Most Innovative Project Award is awarded to the Capstone t…
Conner Hunihan receives 2019 Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering
By Ashley VillanuevaOn Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Graduate Division and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource Center presented Conner Hunihan with the Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering at the International House. The Outstanding Gra…
Berkeley MEng celebrates 330 graduates
By Ashley VillanuevaView the recorded commencement ceremony at https://engineering.berkeley.edu/BEgrad19.Rain or shine, Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) graduates rise to the challenge! On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 330 MEng candidates joined the UC B…
Fung Feature: Rachelle Kresch MEng ’18 (IEOR)
On data science, flying 4 days a week, and meaningful pro bono work.“Hi, I’m Rachelle, a proud Cal alum! I started at Cal as an undergrad majoring in both Business Administration and Statistics. Growing up, I knew I wanted a stable job but didn’t know …
Engineering for the future at the 8th annual MEng Capstone Showcase
By Caroline OstermanHealth & Well-Being: New Tools & Therapies / Retinal Image-Based Eye Tracker for Neurological Diagnoses [CLT] (Photo: Adam Lau/College of Engineering)Over 550 attendees filled the MLK Pauley Ballroom at UC Berkeley on Friday…
Coleman Fung on the connection between mindfulness and engineering
“Engineers can use mindfulness as a tool to consider different perspectives and the impacts of the technology they develop.”By Ashley VillanuevaOn Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 2019, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership is hosting the…
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority partnership advances ‘future energy’ educational program
5/3/2019The University of California, Berkeley and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) are teaming up to establish a new educational program to accelerate the digitalization of infrastructure systems for sustainable energy. The partnership…
Christy Chen: A journey from business to engineering
At the Master of Engineering (MEng) program at UC Berkeley, most students come from a STEM background. However, there are a few exceptions each year. Christy Chen (IEOR ’19) who graduated with a business degree, Dickinson College, a liberal arts colleg…
GenomEdge: A rising genomics startup built by three MEng students
By Caroline OstermanPhoto by John Schnobrich on Unsplash.It all started during the first week of the Berkeley MEng program. Arjun Bidesi, MEng ’19 (IEOR), eager to pave his way in the booming startup world of the Silicon Valley, went straight to work n…