The United States was and still remains the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in the world. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the country accounted for 43% of all government funding donated to humanitarian causes across the world — including $43.8 billion from federal programs like USAID to help combat Read more
Before Yasha Zink became a UC Berkeley entrepreneur, she was a friend looking for answers. The summer before her freshman year, one of her closest friends had confided that she had been drugged and assaulted by two men at a party. Realizing how easily drink spiking can occur, Zink was Read more
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When Anthea Guo was a sophomore at UC Berkeley, she developed eczema so severe that she could not sleep for months. Sweat triggered her skin. Rough surfaces could cause a reaction. Swimming became difficult. Waiting for answers was even harder. “I was just so frustrated at the system,” Guo said. Read more
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A new member of the Graduate Group in Development Engineering, Ceferino and his team move in after disasters, working on the ground to understand how and why infrastructure fails — and how governments can build city systems that are better equipped to withstand the next one. The post Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Read more
Casillas Rios, a three-year student fellow at the Blum Center, graduated this May from the Global Poverty & Practice minor. Since high school, she’s been committed to enhancing the quality and availability of public green spaces in her community. The post How GPP Graduate Yesenia Casillas Rios Molds the Public Read more
Areas around Lake Tanganyika in Uvira, DR Congo are prone to flooding (courtesy photo) In regions upended by conflict and climate threats, how do you devise health systems and strategies for groups that don’t access formal health systems or show up in existing data? It’s a challenge that Sonia Navani, Read more
The annual Collider Cup XVIII served as the distinguished venue for presenting the Anthony DiPrinzio Innovation Champion Award and celebrating the legacy of Anthony DiPrinzio, a 2019 alumnus. The award is supported by the Anthony DiPrinzio Entrepreneurship Endowment, established in 2025 to foster innovation initiatives at Berkeley. This honor recognizes Read more
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley hosted Collider Cup XVIII on May 8, 2026. Hosted by student emcees Anika Kesavalu (’26 Business Administration and Data Science), Daniella Spero (’26 Political Science and Government) and Nithyashree Prabhu (’27 Data Science & Cognitive Science), the biannual event Read more