May 2020Professor Tarek Zohdi has received the prestigious Humboldt-Forschungspreis (Humboldt Research Prize). The prize, given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of the German Government, recognizes renowned researchers whose “fundamental discov…
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Letter to the MEng Class of 2021 from a Berkeley alumnus and engineering leadership faculty
Hello 2020–21 MEng Class,First of all, congratulations on your admission to the MEng program and welcome to the College of Engineering and the University of California, Berkeley. Being a graduate of the #1 public university in the world myself and a fa…
Op-ed: The dangers of cloning
Satomi Angelika Murayama, MEng ’20 (ME)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of…
Mia Cooper receives 2020 Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering
By Lauren LeungMia Cooper, recipient of the Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering.The Graduate Division and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource Center recently presented Mia Cooper with the Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering. The O…
Op-ed: Preserving the freedom of space for all
By Eric Stern, MEng ’20 (ME)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of technical …
iHackHealth: UC Berkeley and UCSF hold inaugural cross-bay appathon event
By Lauren LeungOn the left, one of the teams gives their final presentations at UCSF. On the right, the winning team, iHit celebrates upon the reveal of their win.This spring, UC Berkeley’s Fung Institute and UCSF came together to create iHackHealth, a…
Op-ed: One small step for man — but let’s wait on the giant leap
Op-ed: One small step for man — but let’s wait on the giant leapBy Anthony Yan, MEng ’20 (ME)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate…
Fung Feature: Alex Chen, MEng ’20 (IEOR/FinTech)
On bringing technology into the financial sector, creating a global perspective, and seizing the dayAlex Chen is an MEng candidate for the Class of 2020 studying Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) with a concentration in FinTech. Dur…
2020 Eaton-Hachigian Fellowship Recipients
By Lauren LeungThe College of Engineering and the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019–20 Eaton-Hachigian Fellowships, awarded this year to two students pursuing Master of Engineering degrees at U…
Exploring the forefront of innovation at the Haas Healthcare Conference
By Isha Sharma, MEng ’20 (BIOE)Isha Sharma, MEng ’20 (BIOE), had the recent opportunity to attend the 13th annual Haas Healthcare Conference on March 6, 2020. The mission of the Haas Healthcare Conference is to “bring together leaders and innovators fr…