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Ken Goldberg named to National Academy of Engineering

By Goldie Negelev | February 10, 2026

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Ken Goldberg, a professor of industrial engineering and operations research (IEOR) at the…

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UC Berkeley professor flips the script on classroom AI

By Goldie Negelev | February 10, 2026

PupilBot pilot applies learning science to rethink how AI fits into undergraduate education As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in…

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When AI Image Generators Refuse

By Goldie Negelev | February 9, 2026

New UC Berkeley benchmark examines the trade-off between safety and usability in text-to-image models Text-to-image (T2I) models have become a…

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Announcing the 2026 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World

By Goldie Negelev | February 6, 2026

Announcing the 2026 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World   The 2026 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a…

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UC Berkeley’s New Energy Analytics Course Bridges Data, Engineering and Policy

By Goldie Negelev | February 5, 2026

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at University of California, Berkeley has launched a new graduate course this…

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How AI prompting shapes accuracy, efficiency and cost

By Goldie Negelev | January 27, 2026

New UC Berkeley research maps how AI reasoning strategies affect accuracy, efficiency As large language models (LLMs) move from research…

The Optileague: 5 IEOR-Powered Superheroes

By Henry Collins | January 20, 2026

In this feature, Class of 2026 UC Berkeley undergraduate Henry Collins shares how IEOR concepts—stochastic models, optimization, automation, data science,…

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In Her Words: Professor Xin Guo, UC Berkeley IEOR’s New Chair, on Growth, Community and Discovery

By Henry Collins | January 20, 2026

In a wide-ranging Q&A, the new chair of UC Berkeley IEOR discusses leadership, the evolving role of IEOR in today’s…

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On Sustainability, Scholarship and Leadership: Q&A with Alum and INFORMS President-Elect Wedad Jasmine Elmaghraby

By Henry Collins | January 20, 2026

Wedad Jasmine Elmaghraby examines how markets, incentives and human behavior intersect — from electricity and procurement auctions to retail supply…