Posts by Keith McAleer
CoinDesk Ranks UC Berkeley #1 Blockchain University in the US, #3 Overall
Ikhlaq Sidhu receives Best Paper Award at ICE-IEEE 2021
Berkeley Alternative Meats X-Lab Partners with Thimus to Explore How Food Neuroscience can Transform Food Systems
The partnership will allow UC Berkeley faculty and students to collaborate with Thimus to investigate how to create healthy, affordable, and culturally aware foods that improve well-being The Berkeley Alternative Meats X-Lab is partnering with Thimus, a food neuroscience company with bases in Italy and the United States, to investigate how to create next generation…
Read MoreJesse Dieker receives the 2021 UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Award
SCET Operations Director, Jesse Dieker, has just been awarded the 2021 UC Berkeley Excellence in Management Award. Jesse was nominated by her colleagues at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology for her superb leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this unprecedented event, Jesse helped the management team plan for different scenarios and outcomes that…
Read MoreBerkeley Changemaker Profile: Eric Schmidt Visits Newton Series
Dr. Schmidt discusses being tested as a CEO, near misses, why everyone needs a coach, and the most important leadership skill The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology was honored to welcome Dr. Eric Schmidt (PhD 1982, Computer Science) in conversation with Jessica Mah (BS 2010, Computer Science) to the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series:…
Read MoreIkhlaq Sidhu receives Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Award
SCET Faculty Director & Chief Scientist, Prof. Ikhlaq Sidhu has been awarded the University of California, Berkeley’s Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Award for demonstrating his commitment to students and excellence in teaching, even under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Ikhlaq was nominated for his work on the SCET Data-X course, Applied Data Science with Venture Applications.…
Read MoreSCET Forms Partnership with Purpose Academy to Prepare High School Students to Become Responsible Business Leaders
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at the University of California, Berkeley is excited to announce a new partnership with The Purpose Academy, a program by 1M1B (One Million for One Billion) in partnership with the Innovation Acceleration Group (IAG) to engage the brightest young minds to solve the world’s most complex problems,…
Read MoreShomit Ghose discusses cognitive security on The Cognitive Crucible podcast
SCET is Celebrating Fifteen Years with Ikhlaq Sidhu
SCET Faculty Director and Chief Scientist, Ikhlaq Sidhu, has created a new model for the academic innovation center that embraces innovation in both academia and industry. This model has led to new ways of teaching and practicing technology innovation for university students and professionals that includes frequent interaction between academia and industry, learning of entrepreneurial…
Read MoreInnovating through crisis: why now is the best time to start a company and positively change the world
In Spring 2021, SCET will offer a new course, Challenge Lab – Innovating Through Crisis (INDENG 185-002), that will help students create new startups focused on helping to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Is starting a new company in the midst of a global pandemic really the best time? Yes, if we use history as a…
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