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IEOR Alum Tony Xu Featured in Fortune Magazine

By Henry Collins | January 9, 2026

DoorDash CEO and co-founder Tony Xu (IEOR ’07) was recently featured in Fortune magazine, reflecting on his journey from UC…

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The innovation power couple: Study shows how patenting boosts pure research

By Goldie Negelev | December 8, 2025

The new study, published in the journal Science, reveals that researchers who both publish papers and file patents—dubbed “Pasteur’s quadrant…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Student Elise Vambenepe Receives 2025 Women in Logistics Award

By Goldie Negelev | November 18, 2025

Elise Vambenepe, a third-year bachelor of science student in UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, has been…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Hosts Inaugural Tesla Case Competition on Global Sourcing Strategy

By Henry Collins | November 18, 2025

UC Berkeley IEOR Hosts Inaugural Tesla Case Competition on Global Sourcing Strategy The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research…

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Distinguished Professor Dorit Hochbaum Featured on ‘Subject To’ YouTube Series

By Goldie Negelev | November 17, 2025

The latest episode of the “Subject To” podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with Dorit S. Hochbaum, a distinguished professor of…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Advisory Board Welcomes Three New Members

By Goldie Negelev | November 14, 2025

UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research has appointed three alumni and industry leaders to its Advisory Board.…

UC Berkeley IEOR-led Team Takes Second Place for Predictive Model Aiming to Improve Rail Safety

By Goldie Negelev | November 13, 2025

UC Berkeley IEOR PhD student Alberto Gennaro and his team are applying data-driven modeling to a problem that directly affects…

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UC Berkeley IEOR at the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting

By Henry Collins | November 5, 2025

UC Berkeley IEOR faculty, students, and alumni brought home several awards at the 2025 Institute for Operations Research and the…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Undergraduate Program Ranked No. 4 in the Nation by U.S. News

By Goldie Negelev | September 23, 2025

Berkeley IEOR undergraduate program climbs one spot in 2025 rankings The undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR)…