DIL connects a global network of academic labs, industry partners, development organizations and other NGOs, and USAID. The directions below are for the Lab’s physical headquarters at the UC Berkeley Blum Center for Developing Economies.
For direct contact with DIL partners and network members, explore our collaborations.
DIL Headquarters at the Blum Center
Development Impact Lab
Blum Center for Developing Economies
The University of California, Berkeley
Blum Hall #5570
Berkeley, CA 94720-5570
(510) 643-5316
dil@berkeley.edu
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
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Directions to UC Berkeley
From Northbound Highway 101 (Daly City)- Exit to San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
- Exit to I-80 East (Berkeley/Sacramento)
- Exit University Avenue. Veer to your right, heading East, towards the Berkeley Hills
- Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street.
- See Directions to Blum Hall
- Take 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel to Highway 13 Berkeley exit
- Continue on 13, Hwy 13 becomes Ashby Avenue near the Claremont Hotel
- Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
- Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street
- See Directions to Blum Hall
- Highway 13 becomes Tunnel Road
- Continue on Tunnel Road. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby Avenue near that Claremont Hotel
- Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
- Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street
- See Directions to Blum Hall
- Exit University Avenue
- Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
- See Directions to Blum Hall
- Exit I-80 East (Berkeley/Sacramento)
- Exit at University Avenue
- Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
- See Directions to Blum Hall
- Head north on I-880
- Exit 80 East (to Berkeley-Sacramento)
- Exit at University Avenue
- Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
- See Directions to Blum Hall
Directions to Blum Hall
Once you get to Oxford Street from University:
- Take a left (North) onto Oxford
- Take a second stoplight right (East) onto Hearst
- Follow Hearst along the north side of campus past the stoplight at Euclid Avenue
Blum Hall is located about 100 yards past Euclid Avenue on the right (south) side, across from Etcheverry Hall, at the north-east end of campus. The closest parking structure to Blum Hall is the Upper Hearst Lot at the north-east end of campus.
If you need information or further directions, contact the the Blum Center at (510) 643-5316 or blumcenter@berkeley.edu