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Startup Law Initiative – Client Application Form Spring 2021

Through the Startup Law Initiative (SLI), law students team up with law firms to provide free legal incorporation services to local entrepreneurs. SLI’s services allow Bay Area founders to overcome…

Startup Fundamentals: FORM+FUND

Apply Now for Berkeley Law’s Startup Program! APPLICATIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Startup Fundamentals: FORM+FUND Applications for FORM+FUND Fall 2020 — Berkeley Law’s workshop series for Berkeley-affiliated entrepreneurs — close…

Have a startup idea? Bay Area I-Corps can turn this idea into a reality! Deadline – 3/26

The Bay Area Regional I-Corps Node offers a one-week course based on Steve Blank’s Lean LaunchPad (Business Model Canvas + Customer Discovery). The three evening sessions will teach you to…

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Fall 2026 UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Mixer

UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Mixer is back! 🐻🚀 ​Hosted by UC Berkeley SCET, Big Ideas Contest, and Berkeley Changemaker(R), this mixer is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow students, explore…

NEWTON LIVE: Eric Ries at UC Berkeley | The Lean Startup & Innovation | A. Richard Newton Lecture Series

Join Eric Ries live at UC Berkeley for the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series, presented by the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) and Berkeley Changemaker. ​Eric Ries is…

NEWTON LIVE: Freada Kapor Klein & Mitch Kapor at UC Berkeley | Equity in Tech | A. Richard Newton Lecture Series

​Join Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor live at UC Berkeley in conversation with UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons for the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series. ​Freada Kapor Klein and…

NEWTON LIVE: Scott Galloway at UC Berkeley | A. Richard Newton Lecture Series

​Join Scott Galloway live at UC Berkeley for the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series, presented by the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) and Berkeley Changemaker. ​Scott Galloway is…

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CITRIS researchers monitor Yuba County’s flood barriers

August 27, 2026

CITRIS researchers monitor Yuba County’s flood barriers

We’re hiring: Program Manager for Tech Policy & Workforce Development

August 25, 2026

We’re hiring: Program Manager for Tech Policy & Workforce Development

Who should pay for utility-ignited wildfires?

August 24, 2026

The post Who should pay for utility-ignited wildfires? appeared first on Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas. Source link

California Legislature honors Dado Banatao 

August 24, 2026

California Legislature honors Dado Banatao 

Patrick O’Connor, EWMBA 28, an AWS prototyping engineer, is building what’s next

August 20, 2026

In Brief Patrick O’Connor, EWMBA 28,  spent his first 11 years in Ireland before he moved to Australia, where he lived until he was 23. An interest in pure innovation…

Falling wages, not rising prices, drove the 2024 election

August 20, 2026

In Brief People line up to vote outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/John Locher). Voters didn’t punish incumbent politicians for inflation in 2024. They…

Emergency room study upends traditional thinking about doctors versus nurse practitioners

August 18, 2026

In Brief In emergency departments, doctors outperform nurse practitioners (NPs) on average, but NPs beat doctors in about 38% of random head-to-head comparisons. The gap narrows for simpler cases and…

A different world beneath the Gobi

August 18, 2026

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How FeatureBox AI is helping brands stop losing money they don’t know they’re losing

August 18, 2026

Kurapati founded FeatureBox, which helps CPG companies recover lost revenue. Throughout his career, Bharath Kurapati, EWMBA 26, watched consumer packaged goods companies post millions in sales through big box retailers,…

Development is at a crossroads. Here’s how Blum Center students are charting a path forward.

August 17, 2026

The United States was and still remains the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in the world. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the country accounted for 43% of all government…

Going to a Party? Big Ideas Winner Yasha Zink Believes ‘You Have a Right to Know What’s in Your Cup’

August 17, 2026

Before Yasha Zink became a UC Berkeley entrepreneur, she was a friend looking for answers.  The summer before her freshman year, one of her closest friends had confided that she…

How to prevent Biofuels from causing deforestation

August 17, 2026

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Genomics Institute receives funding for nine projects

August 13, 2026

Genomics Institute receives funding for nine projects

Making waves in Reykjavík!

August 12, 2026

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Flexibility, accessibility, ease: Armando Fox transforms traditional test–taking

August 11, 2026

Flexibility, accessibility, ease: Armando Fox transforms traditional test–taking

Who Killed Offshore Wind?

August 10, 2026

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C-suite diversity is not gender parity

August 6, 2026

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Former NVIDIA exec Amulya Vishwanath, EMBA 25, launches Techable Ventures

August 4, 2026

Amulya Vishwanath, EMBA 25, left Nvidia after seven years to found Techable VC, an early-stage venture capital firm. When Amulya Vishwanath enrolled in the UC Berkeley Haas Executive MBA program…

Daniel Fletcher among fifteen visionary scientists named 2026 ASCB Fellows

August 3, 2026

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the election of 15 outstanding scientists as 2026 ASCB Fellows—a prestigious honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to cell biology…

California’s Electricity Imports Are Much Cleaner. How Much of it is Real?

August 3, 2026

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