IE Sci-Tech and UC Berkeley ME Department Partner to Advance Digital-Twin Simulation for Financial Systems

The IE School of Science & Technology (IE Sci-Tech) and the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of California, Berkeley,…

When Student Athletes are Also Engineers

As artificial intelligence, autonomous cars, intelligent robots, and space exploration dominate social media, science and engineering are now in style.…

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now

Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a…

‘An extra special place’: UC Berkeley alumni start a new chapter of their love story with the sweetest marriage proposal in Morrison Library

As a student at UC Berkeley, Helen Kirkby was no stranger to the libraries. Kirkby, who studied political science and…

A. Carlos Fernandez-Pello, 2024 Recipient of the Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal

In this second installment of a series of articles recognizing the combustion scientists who were honored with medals and awards…

New assistive device enhances grasping for people with spinal cord injuries

More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor…

Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster

As LA continues to burn and a blanket of smoke, ash and toxins covers Southern California, an atmosphere of dread…

White House honors engineering faculty with early career awards

UC Berkeley engineering professors Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for…

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon

Talk about inspo. The chameleon, a lizard known for its color-changing skin, is the inspiration behind a new electromagnetic material…

Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

The areas burning in L.A., such as the Santa Monica Mountains, have a long and extensive fire history. Malibu, for…