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Alumni gather for spring 2016 alumni social

By Eugene Pang | March 10, 2016

Last night, IEOR alumni convened at ThirstyBear Brewing Company in San Francisco to see old friends and professors, meet the IEOR staff, and get re-connected with UC Berkeley. Thanks to everyone who participated! We look forward to seeing you at the…

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Berkeley IEOR Now Ranked #2 In The Country

By Eugene Pang | March 2, 2016

The latest U.S. News rankings have just been released and the UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR) department is now ranked #2 (tied) overall for IEOR graduate programs.  Congratulations to the IEOR faculty, students, and staff for their hard work…

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Students Connect through ‘Lunch and Learn’

By Eugene Pang | February 26, 2016

Keith McAleer Back row: Cheng Lyu, Mo Zhou, Dean Grosbard, Salar Fattahi, Alfonso Andres Lobos Ruiz, Quico Spaen, Kevin Li, Tugce Gurek, Wei Qi, Sheng Liu Front row: Dimin Xu, Shiman Ding, Amber Richter, Xu Rao, Mengyu Li, Haoyang Cao,…

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Cockroaches inspire life-saving robots

By Eugene Pang | February 12, 2016

The cockroach — elusive, prolific, and disgusting. Most would be happy to never see the little pest again. But what if cockroaches, (or what we can learn from them), could actually help humanity? That is the idea behind research being published…

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Spring 2016 Engineering Commencement Announcement

By Eugene Pang | February 11, 2016

The UC Berkeley College of Engineering has announced that the spring 2016 commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 16. The undergraduate ceremony will start at 9 a.m. and the masters and Ph.D. ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. Online registration for graduates begins…

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Ben Horowitz Talks Honesty, Failure, and Secrets

By Eugene Pang | February 8, 2016

Be honest with yourself and others (i.e. don’t just say what you think others want to hear). Work hard on a problem to reveal its secrets. Failure is an essential part of the innovation process — but make only new…

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Shmuel Oren Elected To National Academy Of Engineering

By Eugene Pang | February 8, 2016

We are pleased to announce that Shmuel Oren, the Earl J. Isaac Professor in the Science and Analysis of Decision Making, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his contributions ‘to the integration of decisions and cooperative market mechanisms for adaptive multisource…

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Etcheverry Renovations Update

By Eugene Pang | January 22, 2016

Etcheverry Renovations Update Keith McAleer January 22, 2016 The first phase of our Etcheverry renovations campaign is nearly complete! The goal of the campaign is to upgrade the environment in Etcheverry Hall to make it easier for everyone to collaborate, work, and…

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Operations Research Analyst One Of The Most Popular STEM Jobs For Women

By Eugene Pang | January 13, 2016

According to an analysis published in a recent article in USA Today, operations research analyst ranks as the #3 most popular STEM job for women after health services manager and psychologist. Read more at usatoday.com.