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Fostering Community and Success: How Berkeley IEOR’s PhD Mentorship Program Empowers First-Year Students
In this interview, third-year PhD student Hannah Davalos explores the PhD Mentorship Program at Berkeley IEOR—an initiative designed to create a supportive and inclusive environment for first-year PhD students. By pairing newcomers with experienced PhD candidates, the program offers valuable…
This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest
By Oliver Haug Growing up as the only hearing child in an all-Deaf family — a circumstance he says is rarer than being struck by lightning twice — Thibault Duchemin was always translating. From phone calls to doctor’s appointments, he often…
Robots could help close surgeons’ skill gaps and improve patient outcomes
by Rachel Level, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts said in a new Science Robotics paper published today. Advances in generative AI and other…
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Navigating High-Tech Ethics: Berkeley’s Changemaker Course Challenges Future Innovators
Professor Lee Fleming’s course, “Ethical and Effective Entrepreneurship in High Tech,” part of the UC Berkeley Changemaker® program, engages students in rigorous debates and case studies that probe the ethical and strategic dilemmas facing today’s business leaders. Each class centers…
Berkeley IEOR Shines at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Berkeley IEOR faculty and students brought home several awards and honors at The 2024 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting. Below is a list of notable achievements: Shuo Sun, PhD candidate, was named a finalist…
Ronald W. Wolff: A Legacy of Scholarship and Generosity
Ronald W. Wolff, distinguished professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley, passed away on October 24, 2024, at the age of 90, leaving a profound legacy of academic excellence and…
UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for generating startup founders, companies and female entrepreneurs
UC Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other university in the world, according to the 2024 PitchBook university rankings. The data released last month (Aug. 30) also shows that Berkeley took the top spot…
Professor Dorit Hochbaum Honored with 2024 Khachiyan Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Optimization
Professor Dorit S. Hochbaum of UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) has been awarded the 2024 Khachiyan Prize by the INFORMS Optimization Society. This award recognizes her extensive contributions to optimization, including her work on…