Keith McAleer

Left to right: Toby Lai, Trey Paster, Gabe Abbes, Jai Williams, Björn Seeliger and Kuany Kuany were among the Cal student-athletes who thrived in the “Sports Tech: Entrepreneurship & The Future of Sports” class, part of the Berkeley Changemaker suite of courses.

Champions & Changemakers

By Keith McAleer / August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Champions & Changemakers
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Portrait of Adam Cheyer, Creator of Siri standing in front of a whiteboard with text.

Berkeley Talks: Siri creator Adam Cheyer shares secrets of entrepreneurship

By Keith McAleer / July 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Berkeley Talks: Siri creator Adam Cheyer shares secrets of entrepreneurship
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UC Berkeley's SCET and Cherwell College Oxford

UC Berkeley’s SCET and Cherwell College Oxford collaborate to enhance entrepreneurship training

By Keith McAleer / June 23, 2023 / Comments Off on UC Berkeley’s SCET and Cherwell College Oxford collaborate to enhance entrepreneurship training

The University of California, Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) is excited to announce a new partnership with Cherwell College Oxford (an educational arm of Oxbridge College), an institution specializing in pre-university education. This collaboration aims to focus on executive and student development and training at both institutions to further enhance their educational…

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Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology’s Collider Cup XII at UC Berkeley’s Sibley Auditorium in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, May 5, 2023. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Uncracked profile: a values-led startup takes on seafood sustainability

By Keith McAleer / June 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Uncracked profile: a values-led startup takes on seafood sustainability

Team Uncracked’s journey from a group of likeminded students to the winner of the Collider Cup XII, Berkeley’s prestigious technology showcase and startup pitch event, is a testament to their shared values. Using what they learned in the SCET course AltMeat: Product Design of Plant-Based Foods (ENGIN 183C-001), they created a plant-based crab meat product…

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Course coordinators Rene Martinez Doehner and Aria Yang facilitating rotating mentorship with student product teams in Product Management course

SCET course coordinators put Berkeley Method into action

By Keith McAleer / May 9, 2023 / Comments Off on SCET course coordinators put Berkeley Method into action

• INNOVATOR PROFILES   SCET course coordinators put Berkeley Method into action Keith McAleer   |   May 10, 2023 Course coordinators Rene Martinez Doehner and Aria Yang facilitating rotating mentorship with student product teams in Product Management course What’s the best way to learn entrepreneurship? Everyone’s journey is different, but to help aspiring entrepreneurs have the best…

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Collider Cup XII wrap-up – Winners announced and SCET recognizes its teaching staff

By Keith McAleer / May 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Collider Cup XII wrap-up – Winners announced and SCET recognizes its teaching staff

On May 5, 2023, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at the University of California, Berkeley held Collider Cup XII, its competitive venture showcase for promising student venture projects. Students presented a wide range of new venture ideas, from personalized nutrition for athletes to a new kind of biodegradable band-aid aimed to reduce…

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Thomas Azwell

Disaster Lab Director Dr. Thomas Azwell honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service

By Keith McAleer / April 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Disaster Lab Director Dr. Thomas Azwell honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service

Dr. Thomas Azwell, UC Berkeley faculty and director for the Disaster Lab, has been honored with the prestigious Chancellor’s Award for Public Service. The award celebrates his substantial contributions to diversifying the firefighting industry through the FIRE Foundry program. Dr. Azwell initially launched the program to serve communities in Marin County, with a keen focus…

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Berkeley’s new Neurotech Collider Lab to harness interdisciplinary synergy for breakthrough innovations

By Keith McAleer / April 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Berkeley’s new Neurotech Collider Lab to harness interdisciplinary synergy for breakthrough innovations
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The Biggest Innovation in ChatGPT? It’s the “T”, Not the Chat

By Keith McAleer / March 29, 2023 / Comments Off on The Biggest Innovation in ChatGPT? It’s the “T”, Not the Chat
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From left to right: Mcebo Vincent Hlanze, Judercio Nhauche, Abigail Efua Tetteh, Sandra Nettey, and Styve Zeumo Lekane

New collaboration enables SCET to bring African student innovators to Berkeley

By Keith McAleer / March 7, 2023 / Comments Off on New collaboration enables SCET to bring African student innovators to Berkeley

The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET), Center for African Studies, and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program are playing a vital role in helping Africa grow by providing valuable training for Africa’s youth. Five students from Ashesi University in Ghana ventured to Berkeley for the Spring 2023 semester to take classes and gain entrepreneurship…

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