The Berkeley School of Information is a global bellwether in a world awash in information and data, boldly leading the way with education and fundamental research that translates into new knowledge, practices, policies, and solutions.
The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.
The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.
I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 5:00 pm
- 7:00 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.
Cybersecurity Clinic students share their experiences supporting environmental justice, trans community support, reproductive rights, and disability justice organizations.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 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.
The death by suicide of disabled Black teen Sewell Setzer III and his family’s lawsuit against chatbot company Character.AI have opened up renewed debate and uncertainty about AI safety.
Algorithms and AI impact access to work and other essential resources, especially for low-income people. Lily Irani describes the policies, practices, and algorithms of suspicion that control workers’ access to wages and work on digital platforms.
Nicole S. Kuhn uses community-engaged research to understand how American Indian and Alaska Native communities leverage social media to deliver health information.
Venture capital investors push nascent tech firms to scale as quickly as possible to inflate the value of their asset. The gains generated by tech startups are funneled into the pockets of a small cadre of elite investors and entrepreneurs, leaving workers and users to bear many of the costs and risks.
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 2:15 pm
- 3:25 pm PST
Biobanks and electronic health records systems are increasingly used to train and develop machine learning and artificial intelligence models, raising concerns for social equity and justice.