At an exultant commencement ceremony, Google executive Eric Schmidt told UC Berkeley's Class of 2012 that because of computers, their generation is different -- flipping the old order, they will be teaching their elders. With those words, and more from Chancellor Birgeneau, thousands of newly minted graduates headed out into the world.
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> Also: Words to LGBT grads from one who's been there
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UC Berkeley student Alva Gardner hopes to work in the clothing industry, designing for people whose bodies don't fit the "norm." Her concepts include pants with pockets at the knees, where people in wheelchairs, like herself, "could actually use them."
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A fleet of 100 floating robots equipped with GPS-enabled smartphones took a trip down the Sacramento River in a recent field test organized by UC Berkeley engineers. The water-monitoring devices hold the promise of transforming the way a precious resource is tracked.
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