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Ikhlaq Sidhu Gives His Thoughts On the Key to Successful Data Analytics Projects in Foreword for New Book

By Keith McAleer / June 21, 2022 / Comments Off on Ikhlaq Sidhu Gives His Thoughts On the Key to Successful Data Analytics Projects in Foreword for New Book

Recently, SCET Founding Director, Ikhlaq Sidhu, wrote the foreword for the new book Data Analytics Initiatives: Managing Analytics For Success authored by some of SCET’s long-time collaborators at the Prague University of Economics and Business, including Ota Novotný, Martin Potančok, Ondřej Bothe, Ondřej Kubera and David Bednář. The new book aims to support a wide…

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SCET Announces Collider Cup X Winners and Celebrates Outstanding Faculty, Students, and Staff

By Keith McAleer / May 13, 2022 / Comments Off on SCET Announces Collider Cup X Winners and Celebrates Outstanding Faculty, Students, and Staff

Contributions by Michelle Lee, photography by Daniel Rozenblit & video editing by Vicky Liu SCET’s all-star showcase, the Collider Cup, held its tenth pitch competition on Friday May 6, 2022 in Berkeley’s brand new innovation center, the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub. The top student teams from twelve SCET classes presented their venture projects to an esteemed…

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Announcing Collider Cup X, SCET’s All-Star Showcase Returns In-Person at Bakar BioEnginuity Hub

By Keith McAleer / April 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Announcing Collider Cup X, SCET’s All-Star Showcase Returns In-Person at Bakar BioEnginuity Hub

Join us to see pitches from the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology’s top venture projects from the Spring 2022 semester. UC Berkeley’s brightest students will be showcasing their latest innovations for solving some of the world’s most challenging problems. Get ready for the Collider Cup, UC Berkeley’s premier technology entrepreneurship showcase, hosted by the…

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Alums, faculty, and students share how SCET impacted them in honor of Big Give 2022

By Keith McAleer / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Alums, faculty, and students share how SCET impacted them in honor of Big Give 2022

Big Give is Cal’s annual giving day where alumni, students, faculty, and community members have the opportunity to share how Berkeley made an impact on their careers and personal lives. Below we share some perspectives of alumni, faculty, and students who share how SCET impacted them. Supporters can donate directly to SCET for Big Give…

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NovaXS Biotech Takes Top Spot at Collider Cup IX

By Keith McAleer / December 16, 2021 / Comments Off on NovaXS Biotech Takes Top Spot at Collider Cup IX

The UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) held Collider Cup IX, its innovation showcase featuring Fall 2021’s top student venture projects, on Dec 10, 2021 in-person in the Bechtel Engineering Center. Ten teams pitched their venture projects to an esteemed panel of investors to have the opportunity to receive feedback, connect with…

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Ikhlaq Sidhu named Dean at IE School of Technology

By Keith McAleer / December 13, 2021 / Comments Off on Ikhlaq Sidhu named Dean at IE School of Technology

Professor Ikhlaq Sidhu, chief scientist and faculty director of UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology since its founding 16 years ago, has been appointed dean and professor of IE School of Technology. Focused on STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Math), IE School of Technology strengthens IE University as an international hub, and generates…

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Data X Mentor Spotlights: Recognizing the Pivotal Role Mentorship Plays in our Programs

By Keith McAleer / December 3, 2021 / Comments Off on Data X Mentor Spotlights: Recognizing the Pivotal Role Mentorship Plays in our Programs

With the semester coming to an end, SCET would like to recognize the incredibly valuable role that mentors play in our courses. To help students develop cutting-edge venture projects, SCET recruits alumni and friends with industrial and startup roles to provide feedback and advice. Below we highlight mentors from the Fall 2021 Applied Data Science…

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UC Berkeley No. 1 public school for startup founders in Pitchbook rankings

By Keith McAleer / November 19, 2021 / Comments Off on UC Berkeley No. 1 public school for startup founders in Pitchbook rankings
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At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs

By Keith McAleer / October 21, 2021 / Comments Off on At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs
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CoinDesk Ranks UC Berkeley #1 Blockchain University in the US, #3 Overall

By Keith McAleer / October 7, 2021 / Comments Off on CoinDesk Ranks UC Berkeley #1 Blockchain University in the US, #3 Overall
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