NextDrop Founder, Anu Sridharan, Featured on Berkeley’s Wall of Fame
Almost everyone in urban India has a cell phone, but few have access to running water. NextDrop, winner of the 2011 Big Ideas@Berkeley contest, has a simple solution.
Big Ideas Info Session Encourages Students to Pursue Their Passion
“It all starts from one idea,” said Alejandro Velez during the first informational session for the Big Ideas@Berkeley contest.
The Big Ideas@Berkeley Contest Is Open!
The Big Ideas@Berkeley contest is now underway -- offering $300,000 to help you turn your idea into reality.
Using smartphone cameras connected to a web platform, CellScope is creating a modern-day digital first aid kit.
EMS Shirati: Cal Students Address Maternal Health in Rural Tanzania
EMS Shirati aims to reduce the maternal death rate with the MedBike—an innovative, rugged motorcycle that will safely and rapidly transport patients to the hospital.
Big Ideas@Berkeley: An Ecosystem of Social Innovation
Big Ideas@Berkeley held its annual award ceremony earlier this week, just as the $1 billion sale of the popular smartphone application Instagram made international headlines.
Big Ideas@Berkeley: Student-Led Innovations Win Over $200,000
Big Ideas@Berkeley is much more than a prize. It is an entire process for nurturing student-led innovation.
Big Ideas@Berkeley People’s Choice Winner: Pop Up Radio Archive
The Pop Up Radio Archive team is working not only to preserve bits and pieces of culture, but also to make these resources available and easily accessible on the web.
Big Ideas Contest Ends in Popular Split Decision
Two student-led social-enterprise projects — one global in scope, the other hyper-local — shared first place in the 2012 Big Ideas @ Berkeley contest after the final round of judging ended in a popular, if surprising, split decision.
