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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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Master of Translational Medicine Symposium

The Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) Program cordially invites you to attend our 16th Annual Symposium! ​ This event will highlight the capstone projects of the MTM Class of 2026,…

News

Big Ideas Grand Prize Announcement 2026

May 13, 2026

SipDisk Wins 20K and the ‘Biggie’ Trophy at the UC Berkeley Big Ideas 20th Anniversary Celebration Professionals, non-profit CEOs, mentors, student innovators and “Day one” supporters–including parents, partners and friends,…

The Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award Presented at Collider Cup XVIII

May 12, 2026

The annual Collider Cup XVIII served as the distinguished venue for presenting the Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award and celebrating the legacy of Anthony DiPrinzio, a 2019 alumnus. The award…

Collider Cup XVIII Wrap-Up: Meet the Student Teams Building Bold Solutions Berkeley’s Premier Pitch Event

May 12, 2026

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley hosted Collider Cup XVIII on May 8, 2026. Hosted by student emcees Anika Kesavalu (’26 Business Administration and Data…

Collider Cup XVIII Winners Announced, with Three Teams Advancing to PAD-13

May 12, 2026

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley hosted Collider Cup XVIII on May 8, 2026. Hosted by student emcees Anika Kesavalu (’26 Business Administration and Data…

Dean’s Speaker Series: CEO Elliott Hill’s vision for a reinvigorated Nike

May 12, 2026

When Elliott Hill retired from a 32-year career at Nike in 2020, he didn’t expect to return just four years later as the company’s president and CEO.  Hill joined Nike…

Back to the elements

May 11, 2026

Seung-Wuk Lee, professor of bioengineering, has genetically engineered viruses to extract rare earth elements. (Photo by Yungyu Lee) Today’s high-tech electronics and green energy technologies would not function without rare…

Apply now: Graduate course—Engineering Responsible Systems and Global Technology Policy

May 11, 2026

Apply now: Graduate course—Engineering Responsible Systems and Global Technology Policy

Exploring careers in biotech with Professional in Residence Aaron Nile

May 11, 2026

Aaron Nile is a principal investigator at Calico Life Sciences where his group identifies exploitable oncology targets and develops novel therapeutics. Prior to Calico, Aaron completed his postdoctoral fellowship at…

Meet Debasish Behera, the Founder Making Global Payment more Accessible

May 6, 2026

Debasish Behera, originally a student from India, joined the SCET community after participating in the Startup Semester at Berkeley in the spring of 2025. Since then, he has immersed himself…

In Memoriam: Dr. YangQuan Chen

May 6, 2026

In Memoriam: Dr. YangQuan Chen

New AI Entrepreneurship course is a hands-on startup accelerator for MBA founders

May 6, 2026

Alex Zekoff, MBA 17, who co-teaches AI and Entrepreneurship with Professor Omri Even-Tov, posing a question about fundraising to the class. Photo: Noah Berger On a recent Thursday afternoon Alex…

Traffic Signals

May 5, 2026

With e-commerce projected to account for 40% of global retail sales by 2027, a new study from UC Berkeley Haas and Stanford GSB uncovered something Wall Street has been missing:…

Code Blue

May 5, 2026

As hospitals nationwide struggle with a physician shortage, states are debating if nurse practitioners (NPs) can fill the gap. But a new study by researchers at Haas and the University…

Teed Off

May 5, 2026

Is America’s deepening political polarization affecting worker productivity? To find out, two researchers turned to a unique job site: the PGA Tour, where groups of two to three golfers navigate…

Talk Is Deep

May 5, 2026

Before you fire off that carefully worded email to a colleague you disagree with, consider this: Your written precision may sabotage a chance at greater understanding. In a paper forthcoming…

Green Empowerment

May 5, 2026

The Carbon Plus team (from left): Grant Thorne and Lu Wang, both MBA 26; Mohamed Kante, MCS 26 (climate solutions); Ali Najam Mian, MDP 26 (development practice); and Walter Russ,…

Paying Tribute

May 5, 2026

Spring is a time of celebration here on campus: commencement, MBA reunions, our annual Alumni Conference. This year, we’re pleased to add a celebration of our 2026 alumni award winners…

Built for Impact

May 5, 2026

It’s hard to convince decision-makers to invest in preventing problems. They often favor immediate crisis response over long-term risk reduction. Katie Albright saw this firsthand as president and CEO of…

Adaptive Leadership

May 5, 2026

Léonard Boussioux, assistant professor at the University of Washington, leads attendees in creating personalized anthems. How can leaders guide their teams through volatility while preserving their culture, mission, and humanity?…

Distorted Reality

May 5, 2026

Even though U.S. Census data shows no systematic age differences between men and women in the workforce, that’s not what you’ll see if you search Google or YouTube or query…

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