Candid conversations with chief executives in a speaker series were just one of the many unique opportunities campus alumnus Michael Li was able to experience through UC Berkeley’s Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology, or M.E.T., program.
The M.E.T. program, founded in 2017, celebrated its first class of graduates this spring. The cohort of nearly 50 students in the dual-degree program earned degrees in business and engineering, and the entire process was completed in four years.
According to Saikat Chaudhuri, faculty director of the M.E.T. program, students who are equally knowledgeable in technology and business can make smarter decisions that take both technological capabilities and economic sustainability into account.
Penn experts demystify the process of shipping a vaccine and, ultimately, getting it into arms. The first COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Pennsylvania Hospital on Dec. 16.
When Operation Warp Speed launched on May 15, it set out to accelerate the process of vaccine development, manufacturing, and distribution. And it did: By December, Pfizer had published results of its clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness of its mRNA vaccine, and on Dec. 11, the FDA issued emergency approval for its distribution. The emergency-use approval of a second mRNA vaccine, led by Moderna, followed a week later.
But now comes the next step: getting shots in arms.
Tesla Inc. is widely expected to report its sixth consecutive quarterly profit Wednesday and potentially its first $1-billion quarter. That follows a remarkable year when Tesla’s stock split and skyrocketed, the company joined the S&P 500 Index and it sold almost half a million cars.
Two years ago, the world’s leading electric carmaker was going through a rough patch. Elon Musk, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, informed employees in a January 2019 open letter that the company had to reduce headcount by 7% and boost Model 3 production rates to survive. Later that month, the CEO told analysts Tesla needed to cut costs and its vehicle prices to avoid bankruptcy.
Tesla Inc. is widely expected to report its sixth consecutive quarterly profit Wednesday and potentially its first $1-billion quarter. That follows a remarkable year when Tesla's stock split and skyrocketed, the company joined the S&P 500 Index and it sold almost half a million cars.
Tesla Inc. is widely expected to report its sixth consecutive quarterly profit Wednesday and potentially its first $1-billion quarter. That follows a remarkable year when Tesla's stock split and skyrocketed, the company joined the S&P 500 Index and it sold almost half a million cars.