Members of Pi Tau Sigma, the ME honors society, participated in the Berkeley Engineering Fund Fall 2003 Blue and Gold Thank-a-Thon. Twice a year students from different engineering societies write notes to alumni, parents and friends of the college thanking them for their generous contributions to the College. If your Engineering Society would like to participate, please contact Karen Boehnke at 643-8464 or kboehnke@coe.berkeley.edu.

IEEE students fix computer network for local high school

Civil engineering students aren’t the only ones building bridges. Members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are building digital bridges they hope will help financially strapped communities and schools straddle the digital divide, that rift of opportunity created between those who do and don’t have access to technology.

Today, students with restricted access to the Internet or limited exposure to technology are dramatically hampered in their educational and professional growth... [FULL STORY]

EECS student’s project attempts to make technology intuitive for the elderly

Strides in technology have made it possible for people who are far away from each other to stay in constant contact.

Keeping tabs on an elderly parent can be as easy as logging onto a Web site that’s connected to an interactive communication system. However, the problem often occurs on the other end, as most elderly people are not comfortable communicating on computers...[FULL STORY]

ME trade show spotlights student ingenuity

At the end of every fall semester the second floor of Etcheverry is transformed into a student showcase of cutting- edge technology and inventions, all based on the tiny sensors and motes under development at Berkeley.

Student groups had a month and a half to conceptualize and implement a new product for an ME graduate class. Funding was provided by Ford Motor Co., and the work was carried out in Etcheverry’s Ford Prototyping Lab...[FULL STORY]

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