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Meet the spring 2019 Innovation Catalysts student grant winners

The nine chosen projects sprung from various sources of inspiration, from a classroom to a camping trip, but all are united by a drive to use technology and design to benefit an individual, a community, or society at large.

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Innovation Catalysts program boosts student innovations

This spring, ten diverse student teams unlocked potential in their design projects with support from a new grant program.

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Introducing the inaugural Innovation Catalysts cohort

A diverse group of project teams will receive funding, mentorship, and resources at Jacobs Hall and the CITRIS Invention Lab as they build on their ideas over the spring semester.

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Smart Air Bears

Aiming to empower individuals to monitor and act on local air quality information, Smart Air Bears is a low-cost ambient air quality sensor, with an accompanying mobile app.

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UC Berkeley, UCSF team getting attention for device that helps diagnose pneumonia

ABC7 News Bay Area — A University of California team, Tabla, has just won its second design award for a medical device that could save lives in the developing world.

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Tabla Wins Innovation by Design Award

Student project Tabla has been named the winner of the student category of Fast Company’s 2017 Innovation by Design Awards.

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Auto Syringe

Auto Syringe is a clip-on attachment that provides greater precision and functionality for syringes.