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How to Attract Female Engineers
New York Times
By Lina Nilsson, DIL Director of InnovationWhy are there so few female engineers? Many reasons have been offered: workplace sexism, a lack of female role models, stereotypes regarding women’s innate technical incompetency, the difficulties of combining tech careers with motherhood. ... But maybe one solution is much simpler, and already obvious.
Engineering improvements for the world
Washington Post
Defining Development Engineering
Berkeley Engineering
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Five Questions for Daniel Wilson, DIL Researcher and Founder of Geocene
April 28, 2017
By Kevin McCarthy // April 28, 2017 Daniel Wilson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He recently launched a social enterprise, Geocene, based on his research funded by …
Press Coverage
CEE Grad Students Take First Place in Big Ideas@Berkeley Competition
UC Davis College of Engineering, July 12, 2015
Improving Lives with Physics
APS Physics, July 1, 2015
An iPhone Microscope to Help Eradicate River Blindness
Bloomberg, June 25, 2015
CITRIS Featured Blog: Assessing Family Planning Training in Uganda using CAFE
CITRIS News, June 24, 2015
More women in engineering – whats working?
Berkeley Engineering, June 17, 2015
Enhanced microscopic resolution for improved diagnostics
Berkeley Engineering, June 17, 2015
Earthquake Recovery: 21 Healthcare Companies Making a Difference in Nepal
DirectRelief, June 16, 2015
Democrative Accountability Made as Simple as an App
Reason.com, June 14, 2015
Keeping it simple: The next technology revolution
ExtremeTech, June 12, 2015
A new journal covers engineering for global development
Engineering for Change, June 10, 2015
New field of development engineering sparks co-mentorship program
Elsevier, June 9, 2015
Innovative desalination technologies to solve one of the world’s biggest problems
devex, June 5, 2015
This Startup Gives Poor People A Year’s Income, No Strings Attached
Huffington Post, June 4, 2015
Four students carry ‘Big Idea’ to Haiti
College of William & Mary, June 4, 2015
UC Berkeley sudents provide solar energy to Ugandans
Daily Cal, June 1, 2015
Smartphones are so smart they can now test your vision
NPR, May 28, 2015
Old problems, new solutions: Startups solving India’s infrastructure problems
Economic Times, May 22, 2015
Something from Nothing: Lessons from Two Years on the DIL Idea team
Lift@ERG (Student-run Blog), May 21, 2015
Smartphone microscope uses video spot moving parasites
Smithsonian, May 19, 2015
The Economics of Change
Berkeley Research, May 15, 2015
Big idea boosts children’s reading
Monash University, May 13, 2015
Smartphone ‘scans’ blood for parasites
BBC News, May 7, 2015
Using a Smartphone Microscope to Detect Parasites in Blood
Associated Press, May 6, 2015
Smartphone video microscope automates detection of parasites in blood
Berkeley NewsCenter, May 6, 2015
Mobile-phone microscope detects eye parasite
Nature, May 6, 2015
Smartphones Can Be Smart Enough to Find a Parasitic Worm
NPR, May 6, 2015
Off the grid, but not powerless
Business Standard, May 2, 2015
CAL-RAE and New Sun Road deliver solar power from Oakland to Uganda
Oakland North, April 30, 2015
How to Attract Female Engineers
New York Times, April 27, 2015
UC Berkeley Team Raising funds to Set Up Solar Grid in Rural Uganda
ABC 7 News, April 26, 2015
Now, SMS on Water Supply Schedule
New Indian Express, April 21, 2015
Can social enterprise help 700 million who lack access to clean water?
The Guardian, March 22, 2015
Water Access Improvements Will Improve Global Productivity
Forbes, March 20, 2015
How empirical studies of political violence (can) help policymakers
Washington Post, March 16, 2015
DIY Telecoms
Economist, March 7, 2015
Gram Power: Smart Affordable Power for All
Virgin Unite, March 3, 2015
Ashok Gadgil: The Humanitarian Inventor
IEEE Spectrum, February 28, 2015
Five questions with Yashraj Khaitan
Engineering for Change, February 25, 2015
Designing more efficient programs to combat global poverty and disease
LA Times, February 23, 2015
A drop to drink
Berkeley Engineering, February 18, 2015
The 50 Most Effective Ways To Transform The Developing World
NPR, February 11, 2015
Berkeley Lab Identifies Game-Changing Technologies
NPR, February 11, 2015
Edward Miguel on the Untidy (but Important) Link between Climate and violence
Blum Center, January 26, 2015
Researchers pick ‘breakthrough’ technologies for growth
SciDevNet, January 23, 2015
BWSSB to Extend SMS Facility on Water Supply Timings Across the City
The New Indian Express, January 15, 2015
Remote Sensing: Welcome to the New Data-Enhanced Era of M&E Tech
Inveneo, January 14, 2015
Berkeley Lab’s List of Top 50 Game-Changing Technologies for Defeating Global Poverty
Berkeley Lab, January 14, 2015
How behavioural science could revamp development
SciDevNet, December 22, 2014
In the charity world, cash is the new goat
The Globe and Mail, December 18, 2014
Got an earache? S.F. startup says a smartphone’s the cure
SFGate, December 9, 2014
Project uses tech to help boost vaccination rates in India
UC Berkeley NewsCenter, December 2, 2014
Why the phrase ‘energy leapfrogging’ is misleading
Berkeley Blog, November 24, 2014
This Cook Stove Cleanly Burns Plastic Bags and Generates Enough Electricity to Charge a Phone
TakePart, November 14, 2014
TechCon 2014: University Innovators Transcend Academic Silos to Present Cutting-edge Collaborations for Global Development
DIL, November 13, 2014
Cookstove Case Study
Berkeley Engineering, November 7, 2014
Medicine: Diagnostics and Delivery
BBC World News, November 1, 2014
Outback technology
Berkeley Engineering, October 29, 2014
Electrification for “Under Grid” Households in Rural Kenya: Five Questions for Ken Lee
Blum Center, October 22, 2014
Shedding New Light on the Off-Grid Debate in Power Africa Countries
Center for Global Development, October 16, 2014
A New “OnRamp” Class for Social Innovators
Blum Center, October 15, 2014
Engineering improvements for the world
Washington Post, October 5, 2014
$4.5 million for big-data projects in ecology, astronomy, microscopy
Berkeley NewsCenter, October 2, 2014
Cybertools offer new channels for free speech, but grassroots organizing still critical
Berkeley NewsCenter, October 2, 2014
Ashok Gadgil, Director of Environmental Energy Division, to Receive the 2015 APS Szilard Award
Berkeley Lab, October 1, 2014
Bay Area Start-up Creates Filtration System for Arsenic-Concentrated Water
ABC7, September 16, 2014
Federal agency funds UC Berkeley alumni’s startup
Daily Cal, September 16, 2014
Campus interdisciplinary program brings innovative perspective to engineering doctoral students
Daily Cal, September 16, 2014
USAID is incubating start-ups to tackle poverty problems
LA Times, September 13, 2014
What we are learning about reading on mobile phones and devices in developing countries
EduTech, World Bank, September 12, 2014
Defining Development Engineering
Berkeley Engineering, September 12, 2014
Accounting for the Expanding Carbon Shadow From Coal-Burning Plants
New York Times, September 3, 2014
“Toward a New Field of Development Engineering Linking Technology Design to the Demands of the Poor”
Procedia Engineering, September 1, 2014
Professor Ray & Team Selected For 2014 Obama-Singh Award
Energy & Resources Group, UC Berkeley, August 25, 2014
Young Berkeley engineers recognized as innovators, humanitarians
Berkeley Engineering, August 20, 2014
Inexpensive boxes could help bring mobile coverage to the billion people who lack it
MIT Tech Review, August 19, 2014
Kurtis Heimerl Named MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35
Blum Center, August 19, 2014
5 Q’s for CITRIS Deputy Director Camille Crittenden
Center for Data Innovation, August 13, 2014
Orange Uganda Reiterates Commitment to Supporting Local Innovation
PC Tech Magazine, August 12, 2014
Saved By a Solar Suitcase
Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2014
Identifying the Best Ways to Increase Energy Access
Energy Institute at Haas, August 4, 2014
Inventor’s projects serve the neediest
University of California Newsroom, July 23, 2014
“Big Ideas” Contest Goes Open-Source
HESN Newsletter, July 21, 2014
Q&A With NextDrop Founder Anu Sridharan
Forbes, July 11, 2014
Mobile Microscopes: Snapping The Future Of Health Care
Forbes, July 1, 2014
Holistic development engineering on the upswing
SciDevNet, June 24, 2014
Smart Sensors in Rwanda Warn Engineerings in Oregon when Water Pumps Fail
Forbes, June 22, 2014
New Eavesdropping Equipment Sucks All Data Off Your Phone
Newsweek, June 22, 2014
Featured Blog: Assessing Family Planning Training In Uganda Using Cafe Platform
CITRIS News, June 16, 2014
Let’s amplify California’s collective intelligence
SF Gate (Chronicle), June 10, 2014
NextDrop: a Smart Solution to Water Problems in India
New Cities Foundation, June 4, 2014
Show Them the Money: Why Giving Cash Helps Alleviate Poverty
Foreign Affairs, June 1, 2014
Solar Suitcases Light Up Maternal Health Care
Sustainia 100, June 1, 2014
Ashok Gadgil Inducted into National Inventor’s Hall of Fame
LBL, June 1, 2014
DIL Postdoc Imran Ali: Research in settings of emergencies, violence and conflict
MSF Scientific Day 2014, May 23, 2014
Trends, Tensions, Take-Aways, and Tweets from Humanitarian Technology 2014
Engineering for Change, May 20, 2014
Texas A&M Team Wins BigIdeas@Berkeley Competition
Texas A&M News, May 16, 2014
Five questions with Evan Thomas
Engineering for Change, May 14, 2014
Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014: Launching new generations of social innovators
UC Berkeley Newscenter, May 14, 2014
How a Yellow Suitcase Saves Moms and Babies
Huffington Post, May 12, 2014
Novel Information System Addresses Unemployment in India’s Informal Labor Market
UC Berkeley ISchool, May 9, 2014
Evan Thomas: Technology and Global Health
Ted Talk - Youtube, May 1, 2014
From balloons to shrimp-filled shallows, the future is wireless
Reuters, April 27, 2014
USAID and 32 Partner Organizations Launch US Global Development Lab to Help End Extreme Poverty by 2030
DIL, April 3, 2014
Berkeley Lab’s Ashok Gadgil Develops Arsenic-Free Water Technology
India West, April 3, 2014
Open 2014 – Carson Christiano (Hindsight Session w/ IDIN: http://nciia.org/open/sustainable-vision-connect-agenda/)
NCIIA Open 2014, March 21, 2014
Opportunities for Improving Panama’s Potable Water
UCB Center for Latin American studies, March 20, 2014
Arsenic-free water – aided by Bay Area team’s technology
SF Gate, March 9, 2014
Indian Company Licenses Berkeley Lab Invention for Arsenic-free Water
LBNL Newscenter, March 5, 2014
ASME Demand Magazine: Ashok Interview
ASME Annual Review, March 1, 2014
Beyond Opinion: Understanding Consumer Demand in Developing Countries
NextBillion, February 28, 2014
Cellular’s open source future is latched to tallest tree in the village
Ars Technica, February 27, 2014
Cancer diagnosis as simple as a pregnancy test
NewScientist, February 24, 2014
A ‘game-changer’ for HIV/AIDS
Innovate, February 8, 2014
Strengthening the Sanergy Movement
Sanergy Blog, January 23, 2014
How Democracy International Collected and Mapped Election Data in Real-Time
TechChange, January 17, 2014
Five Questions with Lina Nilsson
Engineering for Change, December 19, 2013
How Remote Places Can Get Cellular Coverage by Doing It Themselves
MIT Tech Review, December 11, 2013
CNN Heroes 2013: Laura Stachel, We Care Solar
CNN, December 1, 2013
A Carbon-Map to Development, Shankar Sastry
Daily Cal, October 15, 2013
Why your iPhone Upgrade is Good for the Poor
Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2013
Solving the Roofing Problem for Rural India?
300 House, September 19, 2013
NextDrop Uses Big Data, Texting To Improve Water Distribution
Huffington Post, September 9, 2013
Mobile Money: Technology to Transform Transactions
NextBillion, August 29, 2013
MIT review names Blum Center director one of 35 Innovators Under 35
Daily Cal, August 22, 2013
UC Berkeley students form local mentoring organization
Daily Cal, August 21, 2013
Science for All
Science Magazine, May 31, 2013
Haas Innovations Shine in Big Ideas @ Berkeley
Haas Achieves, May 22, 2013
Secretary of State Clinton Delivers Remarks on USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network
DIL, April 27, 2013
HESN Partner William and Mary’s AidData Works to Improve Public Aid Data in Nepal
DIL, April 26, 2013
UC Berkeley student group takes first place in mobile tech competition
Daily Cal, March 6, 2013
Why Clean Water is Key to Keeping Girls in School
The Girl Effect, February 21, 2013
When E.T. and I.T. Meet ID
NY Times, February 12, 2013
USAID invests up to $20 million UC Berkeley’s global development initiatives
UC Berkeley NewsCenter, November 11, 2012
Indian blackout held no fear for small hamlet where the power stayed on
The Guardian, November 10, 2012
USAID chief lauds Blum Center as model in search for global solutions
UC Berkeley News Center, October 11, 2012
Gram Power: Yashraj Khaitan’s ‘smart microgrid’ produces, stores renewable energy on location
Economic Times, July 6, 2012