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Industry and academia join forces to increase diversity in innovation
BERKELEY, CA, USA, AUGUST 3, 2021 — The United States Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA) and the University of California at Berkeley Fung Institute announce the successful conclusion of their virtual conference on Increasing Diversity in Innovatio…
Fung Institute joins forces with USIPA office to increase diversity in innovation
BERKELEY, CA, USA, JULY 26, 2021 — The United States Intellectual Property Alliance (USIPA) and the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley announce the start of their virtual conference on Increasing Diversity in Innovation (DII). The…
Fung Institute Industry Partner: MSCI
Insights from MSCI’s Program Management Lead Cloud Force and the importance of inclusivity in innovationIn Fall 2020, MSCI — a data and technology leader in the global investment community — joined Starkey Hearing Technology and Asurion as a founding p…
Q&A with the Capstone winners of 2020 Most Innovative Project
https://medium.com/media/f781996162ceec1c3596761d74aec210/hrefThe Fung Institute’s Most Innovative Project Award is awarded to the Capstone team that most effectively demonstrates the relevance of the problem they are trying to solve, the originality o…
Fung Institute responds to COVID-19
How various members of the Fung Institute community take initiative to support COVID-19 responseImage created by Vanessa Santos. Submitted for United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives — help stop the spread of COVID-19As the COVID-19 has grown to be…
Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 Capstone Award Winners
May 2020Each year, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership and the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program awards capstone teams for their year-long achievements and research innovations.This year, the awards include the Fung Institute Mission …
Fung Feature: Dennis Zhang, MEng ’20 (BIOE)
On living around the world, healthcare innovation, and making STEM accessible for allDennis is an MEng student studying bioengineering. He has lived abroad in Germany and China, and is looking forward to exploring the innovative environment of the Bay …
Fung Feature: Yao-Chieh Hu, MEng ’20 (IEOR)
On practicing magic, starting his own company, and avoiding boredom.Yao-Chieh Hu, MEng ’20 (IEOR/FinTech), shares his journey to Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng), from competing in the World Robotics Olympiad to working at J.P. Morgan to founding …
MEng Capstone team wins 2nd place in Big Idea pitch competition
by Jessie YingFrom left to right: Gideon Ukpai, Alvina Kam, Matthew Powell-PalmA group of Master of Engineering and PhD students recently placed 2nd in the “Hardware for Good” category of the Big Idea competition at UC Berkeley. Their project utilizes …