Plastic pollution is a critical issue, with only 9% of plastic recycled. As part of UC Berkeley’s “Deplastify the Planet” course, the team designed a 100% plastic-free, circular spray bottle for Grove Collaborative using stainless steel and silicone. This innovative solution won the Collider Cup X and is being prepared for mass production.
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Food sovereignty: Working with the Native American community in Ukiah
On November 1, 2021, our CARES team visited the Pinoleville Pomo Nation (PPN) in Ukiah, California, collaborating on sustainable Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS). Through co-design principles, we supported PPN’s food sovereignty efforts, cultural reclamation, and youth education, fostering trust and inspiring future sustainable innovations in marginalized communities.
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Meet the Inaugural M.DevEng Cohort
Students from around the U.S. and the world — coming from the fields of finance, electrical engineering, nursing, and beyond — make up the inaugural cohort of the three-semester professional master’s program in development engineering, a transdisciplinary field founded at UC Berkeley that creates technology interventions in accordance with and for individuals living in low-resource settings.
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DevEng BlogPosts – Guidelines
The DevEng Blog invites contributions from students, professors, and authors on development engineering topics. Articles should offer fresh perspectives, explore challenges, and connect local issues to global concerns. Submissions of 1,000-1,500 words with author details and source links can be emailed to samuelgoldman@berkeley.edu.
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