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The Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award Presented at Collider Cup XVIII

The 2026 Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award was proudly presented to Ayushi Deokule, a student who exemplifies the 'scholar-citizen' spirit Anthony DiPrinzio championed.
May 12, 2026
Collider Cup XVIII group photo of all presenting teams on the stage at Jarvis Auditorium with Spring 2026 Collider Cup XVIII text in background

Collider Cup XVIII Winners Announced, with Three Teams Advancing to PAD-13

Berkeley SCET’s Collider Cup XVIII brought together student founders, instructors, judges, and the broader innovation community to celebrate venture ideas developed through hands-on entrepreneurship courses. The event recognized top student teams, teaching award recipients, and the mentors and supporters helping Berkeley students turn bold ideas into real-world impact.
May 12, 2026
Debasish Behera smiles for a professional headshot wearing a dark blue suit against a neutral gray background.

Meet Debasish Behera, the Founder Making Global Payment more Accessible

Debasish Behera, originally a student from India, joined the SCET community after participating in the…

May 6, 2026
Graduation by Doe Library

Remembering Anthony DiPrinzio: A Presence that Changed the Room

Anthony DiPrinzio (B.A. Political Economy ‘19) left an indelible mark on those around him and…

May 5, 2026

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Meet Leanid Palkhouski, the Entrepreneur Solving Knowledge Decay

April 24, 2026
From left to right, Zac Gibson, Tom Blake, Ethan Foong, and Ibrahim Noon stand on the ACC InVenture stage holding a golden hour-glass shaped ACC InVenture 2026 trophy.

MOFarm: the ACC InVenture prizewinners turning “Farts into Fuel”

April 10, 2026
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Would You Like to Play a Game? The Attacker Already Has.

April 5, 2026
Mark Searle works with a student by his side on the computer at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

Mentoring Entrepreneurs & Innovators: How Do We Do It?

April 2, 2026
students creating chocolate truffles

The Sweet Reward of Taking A Risk

March 19, 2026

Study abroad to global solutions: Evardi Energy grows from SCET’s Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program

March 19, 2026
Students at Collider cup

How to get the benefits of traveling while staying on campus

March 18, 2026
UC Berkeley SCET MoFarm competes at ACC InVenture Prize

Berkeley SCET’s “MoFarm” Startup Team to Compete on National TV for ACC InVenture Competition

March 16, 2026
A red, clipart-style robot smiles devilishly on the phone.

A Nightmare on LLM Street: The Peril of Emergent Misalignment

March 5, 2026
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Meet Finn Metz, the Founder Tackling AI Safety

March 5, 2026

I came for a lecture. We made tofu.

February 27, 2026
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Bringing People Together, One Meal at a Time: Lessons in Resilience from Ace Por

February 16, 2026
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Academia and Venture on the Future of AI. Shaun Johnson, Alex Fred-Ojala, and Paul Grigas smile in professional headshots against a navy blue backdrop.

AI Leadership: Perspectives from Academia and Venture on the Future of AI

February 12, 2026

Your Personalized Startup Catalyst

February 5, 2026
Ken Singer

The best thing an entrepreneur can do is leave their city

February 4, 2026
Capella Kerst speaking on a stage.

Better Materials, Inspired By Biology: A Conversation with Founder Capella Kerst

January 28, 2026
Pooja Patel (left) and Sanjana Gurram lean over a table, handling materials such as wax paper and metal wire.

EquiPad’s on-campus pilot upgrades UC Berkeley menstrual health resources

January 28, 2026
Professor Mark Asta at the podium introducing SCET Collider Cup

Former SCET Academic Director Professor Mark Asta Named Dean of Berkeley Engineering

January 26, 2026
Students embrace AI tools

How to Be a Futurist: Students Deploy AI Tools, Produce Podcasts and Write Book in SCET Course

January 26, 2026
Mark Cuban "What Makes a Billionaire" at UC Berkeley SCET A. Richard Newton Lecture Series

Mark Cuban: Disrupting Industries, Finding Opportunities, and Navigating Your Twenties in an AI World

December 23, 2025