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Joined August 2014
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We look forward to welcoming both new and returning members of the campus design community to Jacobs Hall for the start of the 2022-2023 school year. More information about upcoming events in the link below. shorturl.at/eny35
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My recent talk "Plastic Dynamism: Delightful Decomposition, Destruction, Decay, Deformation, and Digestive Designs" at Stanford's People Computing Design Seminar is now online –  youtube.com/watch?v=ND4IZFXn…

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Today is #CalBigGive! For 24 hours, you can give to the Jacobs Institute and support student innovation. givingday.berkeley.edu/givin…

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BIG CHALLENGES & BIG MATCHES! If you donate to one of these funds you’ll #FundFutureEngineers by encouraging more gifts to benefit our students! Donate today: bit.ly/3Mz5fDk #CalBigGive #BerkeleyEngineering #FundFutureEngineers
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Apply to the Jacobs Maker Launchpad, a six-week comprehensive prototyping program this summer. The Maker Launchpad is the perfect way to dig deeper into design methodologies and prototyping skills. July 5–August 12, 2022. jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu…

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February Talks & Lectures at Jacobs - mailchi.mp/2b5fcc292f03/desi…

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For the first time ever, a robot managed to successfully perform keyhole surgery without assistance from, like, a real life human being 😮 It’s a significant step forward for robotics🤖 👇🧵 metro.co.uk/2022/01/27/robot…
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Design Field Notes, Spring 2022 - mailchi.mp/0e0614cd5151/desi…

Tomorrow's Design Field Notes will welcome Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, Co CEO and Founder of @notpla This talk is free and open to the public and can be joined using the following Zoom link. 2–3 PM PT, January 25 berkeley.zoom.us/s/914147764…
Design Field Notes is back for the spring semester. Join us each Tuesday for our public lecture series featuring a dynamic group of artists, designers, and academics in design-related fields. The current schedule of events can be found on our DFN page jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu…
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Berkeley A D welcomes spring 2022 with our new Friday Lecture Series! Join us this semester as we present creative voices of educators and innovators every Friday @ 12:30pm PT located in the BAMPFA theater For more information, visit bit.ly/3fI9JbD
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Our Winter Design Showcase begins tomorrow, December 8. This event is open to all UC Berkeley students and campus affiliates. Please visit our Design Showcase page to learn more about participating courses! jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu…
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Jacobs Institute retweeted
14 Nov 2021
Vintage me! Picture from grad school at UC Berkeley in front of RobotWorld robot in Jan 1993 in 330 Cory Hall. Don’t know why I remember all those details.
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Next Friday: Design Conversations with Rosten Woo - mailchi.mp/e5f747963f07/next…

Save the date for our second Design Conversations speaker of the fall semester, Rosten Woo @rstnrstn. Friday, November 5, 2021. Learn more about Rosten's work and register for the event here: jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu…
Join us tomorrow for @UCBerkeley's annual Homecoming Weekend! We will be hosting an open house from 11–1 PM, with timed tours at 11:30 and 12:30. Learn more: jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu…
Join us this Friday, 9/24, for Design Conversations with @elizgerber. This talk is free and open to all! 12–1 PM. Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/reg…

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