Spring-Fall, 2016 highlights of TV news coverage of UC Berkeley.
Psychology professor, Dacher Keltner, discusses his book on how people gain power, then lose influence; Food insecurity on campuses and how Berkeley is trying to alleviate it; Professor Jennifer Doudna describes the far-reaching implications of her gene-editing technology; Civil & Environmental Engineering professor, Arpad Horvath, on the future of sustainable transportation; Alums, Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez, talk about their “Back to the Roots” food line, born at Berkeley; and more.
PBS Newshour, “Power,” Dacher Keltner
PBS Newshour “Economics 101,” Fabrizio Mejia, Student Equity & Success
ABC Australia, Catalyst – “Gene Editing” Professor Jennifer Doudna
CNBC Sustainable Energy, “Sustainable Transportation,” Arpad Horvath, Civil Environmental Engineering
CNBC Mad Money, “Back to the Roots,” Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez
KQED Spark, “3D Printed Buildings,” architecture professor Ron Rael
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The UC Berkeley Engineering Leadership Professional Program (ELPP) is designed for top performing engineers, scientists and engineering managers who are seeking to develop professional and leadership skills to contribute to their companies at a higher level.
Program participants include top performer engineering professionals nominated by their companies and outstanding self-nominated individuals. Current ELPP participants come from top-name Silicon Valley firms, including Applied Materials, Cisco, Facebook, Lam Research, National Semiconductor, NetApp, and Yahoo!.
UC Berkeley offers two tracks for professional leadership education: business leadership (through the MBA program) and engineering leadership. The traditional MBA may not be the best option for engineers and scientists seeking to advance within a technical career or within R&D management. The UC Berkeley Engineering Leadership Professional Program is a designed for working professionals and can be completed in approximately six months in weekly three-hour evening sessions.
After completing the program, participants will be better prepared to:
• Expertly manage technical teams,
• Influence top-level strategy as a technical lead or senior manager,
• Amplify the inherent value of R&D.
• Provide leadership within their firms and to the greater engineering profession.
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