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Events

Upcoming events

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. 

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

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

Friday, July 24, 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

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.

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.

Friday, August 14, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:00 pm - 6:30 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, November 29, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Analyses of police misconduct rely heavily on self-reported law-enforcement data. Dean Knox proposes a research algorithm to deal with unreliable and distorted data.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.

Monday, November 27, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Alex Chohlas-Wood demonstrates two ways that data science and information technology can improve outcomes in the criminal legal system.

Monday, November 27, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Try out students’ interactive inventions: whimsical and improbable devices designed to teach, solve problems, provoke thought, or create fun.

Friday, November 17, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeffrey A. Hart presents an overview of his new book, Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet: Cyberpolitics.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Jennifer Allen estimates how much curbing misinformation could benefit public health.

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Jeremy Gordon presents his dissertation research.

Monday, November 6, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

MK Palmore is director of the office of the CISO at Google Cloud.

Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cybersecurity Futures 2030 is a foresight-focused scenario-planning exercise considering how cybersecurity is set to transform over the next five to seven years.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Daniel S. Weld outlines the principles and pitfalls of effective human-AI interaction.

Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 105th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Friday, October 13, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Johanna Drucker is a Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at UCLA and is internationally known for her work in digital humanities.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Tadayoshi Kohno charts the evolution of computer security over the past 20 years and makes some predictions for the future.

Friday, October 6, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Greenpeace recently declared that we are living in “the golden age of greenwashing.” Paul Duguid looks at how we got there.

Monday, October 2, 2023, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

John deCraen explores the ethical, security, operational, and competitive issues that organizations face with the spread of artificial intelligence.

Friday, September 29, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Comparing the difficulty in measuring “relevance” in information science and “innovation” in economics.

Friday, September 22, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Findings from Ithaka S+R’s research into the successes, needs, and gaps in the publishing community’s shared infrastructure

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10:10 am - 11:30 am

Alessandro Acquisti’s research estimates how much consumer data is worth, who profits from it, and what difference privacy laws make.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How Twitter’s recent changes might affect reproducible research and good research practice.