The zoom link for this meeting is https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/94940078122?pwd=NmFIbVg2bC9selhNSGtrdjFBM0h4dz09 In this talk, we show the development of bioengineered nanoscale interfaces that can be used to communicate with immune cells. Abnormal immune cell behaviour is implicated in a wide variety of diseases from cancer, to infection, to auto-immune destruction of host tissue. T cells...

Please join BESAC for our virtual Black History Month Panel to discuss COVID-19 vaccines with an in-depth look at the science behind the technology to dispel myths and misconceptions. We are very honored to feature Dr. Mysheika Williams Roberts (Cal '92), Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health; Terrence Satterfield, Ph.D., Sr. Scientist at Maze Therapeutics; and returning from our homecoming...

Samuel Markolf is an assistant professor within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Merced, where his research broadly focuses on applying systems-thinking to sustainability and resilience challenges facing cities and infrastructure systems.

The zoom link for this meeting is https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/99558386700?pwd=NjVKTGdmc2lPSFJiNVM3YzNNMnpnQT09 The invasion of solid tumors is a highly physical process involving adhesion and transmission of mechanical force against the solid-state tumor microenvironment. Here I describe our group’s efforts to use microscale engineering approaches to model and mechanistically dissect tumor...

While modular reconfigurable robots hold many promises for being adaptable for planetary exploration, they tend to be expensive. A theme has emerged in my lab - that of aiming for low-cost (loco) systems. This talk will present some general principles towards designing low cost systems while also presenting specific examples of novel devices ranging from mechatronic components (sensors and...

Cal Civic Hacks presents... Ideathon 2021 Interested in applying technology to solve real-world problems facing real-life people right now? Have we got an event for you. UC Berkeley fosters incredible talent across various disciplines - engineering, public policy, city planning, business. But these communities are siloed. Together, the knowledge and skills we hold can solve critical...

Registration for the Women in Tech Initiative at the University of California’s flagship event is now open! About this Event Now in its fifth year, this major annual event will showcase issues, sector opportunities, and the career paths of experts in human-computer interaction (HCI). Now entering a new era, human-computer interaction is a multidisciplinary field that combines new technology in...

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Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the principal way we estimate the effectiveness of new medications, procedures, policies, and interventions. In a typical medical trial, the subjects are divided into two (or more) groups. One group of subjects is given the new medicine, and the other is given a placebo or old medicine. Randomization is used to ensure that these test and control groups are...

The zoom link for this meeting is https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96501977400?pwd=RUVhZGpHSk5wOUJHWnJSYlFjZUs0UT09 Van der Waals heterostructures of atomically thin crystals offer an exciting new platform to design novel electronic and optical properties. In this talk, I will describe a general approach to engineer correlated and topological physics using moire superlattice in two dimensional...