By Gina Myers, MEng ’20 (BIOE)The mention of fungi often bears ideas of a deadly inoculation that is anything but desirable. The notion of pathology is understandable, after the destruction wrought by fungal diseases like Dutch Elm and Needle Blight. T…
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Op-ed: The technologies behind the future of transportation
By Elena Aung, MEng ’20 (CEE)The technologies that will put order to the chaos that is urban mobility aren’t the trendy new ones like ride-hailing or autonomous vehicles. The complex urban mobility problem requires technologies that enable connection a…
Op-ed: Fusion power is a strong alternative energy source
By Christopher Reis, MEng ’20 (NE)Humanity hasn’t really done a great job when it comes to energy production. We are able to meet our needs but at the cost of polluting the environment with waste and releasing several billion tons of carbon dioxide int…
How to approach ethical dilemmas in the workplace
By Tiffany Tao, MEng ’20 (ME)On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the Fung Institute had the pleasure of hosting Sonia Banerji as a guest speaker for the E270M: Professional Ethics in Technology, Law, and Business, a Spring bootcamp class within the Master of…
Op-ed: The potential of wearable health technologies on the future
By Gregory Suematsu, MEng ’20 (BIOE)The watch — an accessory we traditionally used to track time — is transforming into a device that tracks our health. The wearable health technologies field is flourishing due to the emergence of MEMS technology, enab…
Op-ed: Deepfakes — Don’t believe anything you see on the internet
Op-ed: Deepfakes — Don’t believe anything you see on the internetBy Ujjwal Singhania, MEng ’20 (EECS)One of the images below is real and the other has been manipulated by a computer (known as a deepfake image). Take a few seconds and try to figure out …
Op-ed: Virtual reality has powerful potential in education and experiential learning
By Melody Mao, MEng ’20 (EECS)Photo by stem.T4L on UnsplashIt’s dizzying.You open your eyes to a new world — or perhaps one long past. The full sky unfolds above your head, rippling with a thousand pterodactyl wings. Tilt your head back: they pass over…
MEng students test the market with Springboard, Dearduck, and Stackhawk
Silicon Valley veteran and lecturer Martina Lauchengco shows MEng the importance of product-market fit.For the past several years, Martina Lauchengco has taught the Berkeley Master of Engineering’s E270G: Marketing & Product Management boot camp co…
Rob Chesnut, Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb: ‘You can’t outsource integrity’
By Ashley VillanuevaLaunched in 2008, Airbnb has grown into the world’s leading hospitality company with over seven million accommodations, 40,000 handcrafted activities powered by local hosts, and accessible in 62 languages and 220 countries and regio…
Fung Feature: Juhi Nandwani, MEng ’20 (NE)
On growing the healthcare system in Belize, the MEng program, and the importance of self-careJuhi Nandwani, MEng ’20 (NE), shares about her parents’ journey from India to Belize, how she decided to pursue radiation oncology, and her goals for the futur…
