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Events

Upcoming events

Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Friday, October 30, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Mads Rosendahl Thomsen.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

In the United States, the census is democracy’s data. These data make politics — and politics make these data. In this talk, danah boyd discusses what it takes to make democracy’s data — and what those who care about data and democracy should understand about the complexities of making high-stakes data.

Monday, November 9, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Monday, November 9, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speakers Meredith Martin and Wouter Haverals.

Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Stef Hutka draws on decades of lessons from human factors, HCI, cognitive science, and systems thinking to help you automate with intention: setting deliberate direction, sequencing rollout, and making grounded day-to-day decisions.

Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

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

Thursday, December 17, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST

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

Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PDT

Rob Voigt is a computational sociolinguist who applies contemporary natural-language processing methods to questions about the linguistic mechanisms of the social world.

Friday, October 9, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Maria Antoniak.

Friday, October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Maria Antoniak analyzes AI-generated stories, mapping how people use AI for storytelling.

Saturday, September 26, 2026, 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join alumni, faculty, students, and friends as we celebrate a defining milestone in the history of the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Friday, September 18, 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

An in-person, collaborative deep dive with Cultural Analytics speaker Aarthi Vadde.

Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PDT

Fotis Jannidis is a professor of computer philology and history of contemporary German literature in the Institute for German Philology at the University of Würzburg, Germany.

Thursday, September 3, 2026 - Saturday, October 3, 2026

In a neural network, the hidden layers are the unseen strata between input and output. In this exhibit, seventeen international artists make visible what AI keeps out of sight.

Sunday, August 16, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

A festive summer gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

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.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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

Monday, July 20, 2026 - Sunday, July 26, 2026

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School community.

Friday, July 17, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

The Biblioteca Amazónica of Iquitos (BAI) is one of the world’s most important collections of Amazonian history, politics, and culture, yet its archives face a number of threats. 

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Friday, June 12, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

“Data, Power and the Ethics of Knowledge: A Digital Humanities Series” is presented by the Summer Program in Digital Humanities

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Honor the class of 2026 with keynote speaker, student speakers, and student awards.

Friday, May 15, 2026, 2:10 pm - 3:30 pm PDT

Chase Stokes’s dissertation research identifies useful approaches, persistent challenges, and important implications for effectively incorporating text into information visualizations.

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Graduating MIMS 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.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Class projects in information visualization.