Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Two people walk next to a long set of solar panels over a canal

Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California

UC Newsroom

November 25, 2025

California’s first solar-over-canal project goes online with the commissioning of the narrow and wide span arrays in the Turlock Irrigation District, bringing to life the ultimate “why didn’t I think of that!” idea.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

List Grid

Preventing disease with the help of social media

Eleni Linos focuses on how technology influences our behaviors to make an impact on health.

Battling the bots Twitter won't

Two undergrads launch a browsing tool to help people check if they're communicating with a fake account.

UC Berkeley’s first campuswide tech club for women

Student-powered FEMTech runs workshops, provides tutoring, even builds robots — all to make women feel at home in STEM.