Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter: April 24th, 2025
Sabrina Merlo
UPCOMING@JACOBS
Jacobs Institute-organized events, news, and announcements—straight from the source.
OPSEC: Protecting Your Privacy in a Data Driven World
Friday, April 25, 10-11:30 AM
Jacobs Design Specialist Chris Parsell leads this free workshop. Explore how your data is collected, used and the risks it can pose. Learn how to opt out, secure your devices and take back control of your digital presence. Open to all!
Autodesk Fusion Workshop
Thursday, May 1, noon-2pm, Jacobs 310
Learn Autodesk Fusion 360! The session will provide hands-on experience in 3D modeling, preparing students for future design and engineering projects. Autodesk Ambassadors will support attendees in learning the software’s interface, key design tools, and best practices for creating 3D models. Lunch provided plus a merch giveaway!
Jacobs Spring Design Showcase
Wednesday-Friday, May 7-9
Take a break during dead week and stop by the Jacobs Showcase for some fun and inspiration!
Interact with and explore what Cal students have been creating in the following classes:
WEDNESDAY noon - 5:30PM
DES INV 21: Visual Communication & Sketching
DES INV 10: Discovering Design
DES INV 15: Design Methodology
ME 130: Design of Planar Machinery
COMPSCI 160/260A: User Interface Design & Development
DES INV 22: Prototyping & Fabrication
DES INV 23: Creative Programming and Electronics
THURSDAY noon - 5:30PM
Innovation Catalyst Grantees
CE 186: Design of IoT for Smart Cities
ENGIN 29: Manufacturing and Design Communication
NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making
ME102B: Mechatronics Design
FRIDAY 5:30 - 7PM
DESINV 211: Designing Emerging Technologies I (DET @Berkeley MDes)
PLUS TOURS AND A ROTATING ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT PROJECTS, RESEARCH AND CLUBS!
DEADLINE EXTENDED for Call for Papers for ISAM 2025
Draft Papers Due 5/2; Posters and Demos Due 5/23
The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and UC Berkeley are the proud hosts of the 9th annual International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) 2025 this coming August 6-8, 2025. Over a span of 3 days, 300+ faculty, staff, student, and industry leaders from across the globe will gather to share makerspace knowledge, experience and inspiration in order to maximize impact on the student learning experience and alumni success. Have knowledge to share? The Call for Papers, Posters and Demonstrations is open now! Find out more & register to attend at https://isam2025.hemi-makers.org.
DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST
Non-Jacobs Institute-affiliated events, opportunities, and programs.
Climate Week/Bay Area
April 19-27
From finance to building materials to energy to carbon capture to AI to bio materials to start up guidance. There are panels, workshops, hackathons, hikes, networking events… Take a minute and spin through the lineup: https://sfclimateweek.org/
Innovation in Period Product Workshop
TODAY! April 24, 5-7pm | UC Berkeley School of Public Health
More info and RSVP here
Get ready to get busy with your hands because this is going to be an evening for sustainable period product workshop! With materials and step-by-step instructions provided, you will get to know how to make a product comfortable, safe, leak-free, and sustainable. We have speakers who have launched their own products to share their journey (and to get crafty) with you, over 50 brands representing the sustainable period product landscape, and yummy bites for hungry bellies.
Invention Corps Berkeley Designathon
Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 11AM - 6 PM in Jacobs 310
Register
Are you a designer looking for a good challenge? Well, look no further - Invention Corps of Berkeley is hosting a designathon in partnership with Goodnotes, the premier note-taking app for students all across the globe. With everything from guest speakers to 1:1 workshops with Goodnotes designers, opportunities to network and most importantly, a chance to show off your design skills, the Goodnotes designathon has everything you need. There will be prizes and food and merch.
UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2025 is Coming!
June 21-22, 2025
Apply for the one-of-a-kind UC Berkeley AI Hackathon, organized by Hackathons @ Berkeley. For 36 hours, you’ll have access to some of the coolest hacking tools on the planet. The world is at your fingertips… what will you build?
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