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IdeaLabs Reach Across Disciplines to Solve Global Problems
What we’ve found at Berkeley about how to get people to work together is that you define some kind of very big problem that needs
October 29, 2013
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A Device That Could Change Healthcare
By Tamara Straus There are three innovations without which, CellScope—a breakthrough microscopy project of Dan Fletcher’s bioengineering lab at UC Berkeley—would not be possible. They
December 1, 2014
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Development Engineering Graduates Producing Solutions Scholarship
Engineers have the potential to play an instrumental role in helping marginalized communities improve their living conditions. That is because engineers are adept at applying
May 13, 2019
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Arts Entrepreneurship Comes to Big Ideas Contest
With all of the excitement and funding directed at artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and gene editing, it is hard to remember that one of the most consistently innovative and financially robust sectors in the United States is the “creative industry.”
February 3, 2020
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Berkeley X-Force Fellows Team Up with Military Sponsors to Solve Real-World Problems
In South Dakota, Ellsworth Air Force Base has some 1,500 maintenance personnel, who are essential to maintaining the base’s aircraft and overall readiness. Every month, a small team of airmen must spend an entire week analyzing the efficiency and effectiveness of the 1,500 airmen’s training, certifications, and workflow. Much like the base’s aircraft, the team wants to ensure they have the right tools and resources to meet any challenge, but this burdensome process takes up a fourth of their time each month.
October 18, 2021