Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter: January 21st, 2025
Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter
UPCOMING@JACOBS
Jacobs Institute-organized events, news, and announcements—straight from the source.
MP and JPS registration is now open!
MP: https://jacobsaccess.ist.berkeley.edu/signup
JPS: https://jacobsaccess.ist.berkeley.edu/jps/signup
SP25 Jacobs Hall Drop-in Makerspace Tours
Tuesdays, 1pm-2pm
Wednesdays, 11am-12pm
Thursdays, 12pm-1pm
Jacobs Hall, West Lobby, Student Welcome Center (103 Jacobs)
Curious to learn more about what the Jacobs Institute has to offer? Join us for a building tour to learn about the Jacobs Hall Maker Pass and get a tour of the Jacobs Hall Makerspace. Meet our Design Specialists and learn about upcoming workshops and other opportunities to get involved with the vibrant, interdisciplinary student community that you can take part of at Jacobs.
Please check in at the Student Welcome Center, located in 103 Jacobs in the west lobby of Jacobs Hall. The entrance can be found next to the Etcheverry Hall breezeway. 2530 Ridge Road; Berkeley, CA 94720-1740. Drop-in tours cover the main makerspace, last 10 minutes, and occur every 20 minutes within the hour, starting at the top of the hour.
Please wait for the next tour in the west lobby if you arrive late. View the Jacobs Student Engagement Calendar or the Tours schedule for specific drop-in tour dates and times.
Jacobs Institute Innovation Catalysts Grant Program Applications Open for Spring 2025
Every semester, students bring a wide range of innovative projects to life at Jacobs Hall and throughout Berkeley’s vibrant design ecosystem. The Jacobs Institute Innovation Catalysts, made possible by Deborah Weisser, Ben Gomes, and the Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation, is a student grant program that provides an avenue for these ambitious student innovators to unlock further potential in their projects. Berkeley students are invited to propose projects that they aim to develop over the course of a semester. Selected grantees will work on their projects with the support of resources from the Jacobs Institute and CITRIS Invention Lab, and as part of a cohort of fellow student innovators. Apply today!
Spring 2025 Dates:
Application Opens: Monday, December 9th, 2024
Application Closes: Friday, January 24th, 9AM PST
Program Kick-off: Monday, February 3rd, 10am-12pm
Mid-Term Check-in: Monday, March 17th, 10am-12pm
Program Wrap-up: Monday, April 28th, 10am-12pm
Jacobs Spring Design Showcase: May 5th-May 9th
For more information about our grant program, please visit our webpage and review our information slidedeck. For questions, please reach out to Janrey Javier, janrey...@berkeley.edu.
Rive Workshop: Learn Motion Design with a Cutting-Edge Tool
3 week workshop on 1/31, 2/7, and 2/14 from 10:30-11:30am in Jacobs 10
Dive into the world of motion design with Rive! In this 3-week workshop, we’ll break down animation fundamentals while guiding you through Rive’s powerful tools. You will have three fully completed Rive assets by the end of this course — great to present for your portfolio!
This is perfect for designers trying to expand their skill set, or for those who are interested in motion & animation.
Taught by Abe Yang, a Product & Motion Designer who uses Rive to create fluid animations for the web and other mediums.
RSVP here to participate!
DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST
non-Jacobs Institute-affiliated events, opportunities, and programs—at your fingertips.
New Paper Offers Framework and Tools for Building Human-Centered AI
Dr. Stef Hutka, UC Berkeley instructor and design research practitioner, recently published her paper, Designing AI to Think With Us, Not For Us, at EPIC, the leading conference on ethnography in business and organizations. The paper describes how generative AI is challenging the foundations of how human-centered practitioners work, and offers a new framework and tools for building human-centered AI. Read the paper here: https://www.epicpeople.org/designing-ai-to-think-with-us/ For more content like this, check out Stef's Substack: https://sendfull.substack.com/
Please reach out to Stef Hutka, PhD, shu...@berkeley.edu for questions and concerns.
Tau Mu Lambda
is the National Honors Society for students in Tech, and we are excited to open our Spring 2025 application cycle! We offer members opportunities to participate in coding competitions, industry research projects, technical interview prep sessions, and mentorship programs, all designed to support students in their tech journey during and beyond undergraduate study. If you are interested in Software Development, UI/UX Design, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Product Management, APPLY HERE before the deadline or visit our website at www.taumulambda.com/tech.
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