Events

Upcoming Events

Jun 15 2021 - All-day event

Celebrate Pride and the life of I School alumnus Paul Fasana (M.L.S. ’60) with a gift to the Paul Fasana LGBTQ Studies Fellowship Fund.

Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk 2021

Jul 26, 2021, 12:01 am to Aug 1, 2021, 11:30 pm

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School Community! Proceeds benefit Diversity & Inclusion Fellowships.

Cybersecurity Summer 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 4, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Data Science Summer 2021 Capstone Project Showcase for 5th Year MIDS Students

Aug 10, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Graduating 5th Year MIDS students present their data science projects.

Data Science Summer 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Aug 12, 2021, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Previous Events

A Celebration of Mentorship at the I School

Jun 9, 2021, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Celebrate our student and alumni mentors.

School of Information 2021 Virtual Commencement

May 16, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Honor the classes of 2020 and 2021 with keynote speaker Brad Smith, president of Microsoft; faculty tributes; and presentation of capstone awards.

MIMS Final Project Showcase

May 13, 2021, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating master’s students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.

Higher Education Planning Assumptions and Strategies Emerging from the Pandemic

Apr 30, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Privacy and the Future of the Ad-Supported Internet

Apr 28, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

A conversation with Steve Satterfield, director of public policy at Facebook.

Roundtable Discussion: Refusal of Surveillance Tech, Part 2

Apr 26, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:15 pm

“Living Document”: from Mimesis to Indexicality, from Documentation to Documentality

Apr 23, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Rob Day explores the concept of the “living document” as joining knowledge and experience, science and literature.

Data Science Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 22, 2021, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Two Talks: The Elsevier Agreement and Stewardship of the Cultural Record

Apr 16, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Cliff Lynch discusses cultural stewardship & “cancel culture” and Ivy Anderson of CDL discusses UC’s landmark open access contract with Elsevier.

Cybersecurity Spring 2021 Capstone Project Showcase

Apr 14, 2021, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Beyond the Ouch: Activating Anti-racists in Data and Digital Spaces

Apr 14, 2021, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Tawana Petty responds to the racial bias baked into our data, digital, and technological systems

Roundtable Discussion: Refusal of Surveillance Tech, Part 1

Apr 12, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:15 pm

Understanding the recent resistance to facial recognition technologies, to put this moment in conversation and context.

Local to Global: E-Reserves at UC Berkeley

Apr 9, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How Berkeley’s University Library rose to the challenge of providing course materials to all students in a fully virtual global environment.

Values by Design Imaginaries: Exploring Values Work in UX Practice

Apr 7, 2021, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Richmond Wong presents his dissertation researchon the relationships between design practices and social values.

How to Care About Information

Apr 2, 2021, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

Ryan Shaw is an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

I School Faculty Panel: Women in Tech

Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

I School faculty members discuss their research and the importance of including the perspective of women and underrepresented minorities at the frontiers of information technology.