News

Jan 17, 2020

The School of Information is sad to announce the passing of long-time professor Doug Tygar. He will be deeply missed at the School of Information and across the Berkeley campus.

MIDS and MICS graduates from the Class of 2019

Winter Commencement Celebrates I School Philosophy and Culture

Jan 14, 2020

The January 2020 School of Information Commencement looked to the future: we conferred a new degree for the first time, introduced a new dean, and welcomed a first-time graduation speaker.

January 2020 Commencement Awards Honor Graduates

Jan 13, 2020

The School of Information January 2020 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MICS and MICS capstone projects and outstanding faculty and students.

New California Promise Scholarship for MIMS Students

Dec 17, 2019

The California Promise Scholarship supports students who show potential as leaders in technology and information science in the state of California.

The outgoing 2018-2019 IMSA co-presidents (Daniel Rincon and Meena Kaushik), with the newly elected 2019-2020 president (Jyen Yiee Wong) and vice president (Max Ingraham-Rakatansky)

Meet the 2019-2020 Information Management Student Association

Dec 17, 2019

In late October, the Information Management Student Association (IMSA) held elections to select its new officers for the 2019–2020 academic year.

I School Innovators, Holly, Prayag, & Thejo

Funding Future I School Innovators

Dec 17, 2019

A trio of I School founders are giving back to Berkeley and inviting others to join them in supporting new generations of “I School Innovators.”

MICS students with Oski at Immersion in April 2019

Lily L. Chang Establishes Capstone Award for Inaugural Class of MICS Students

Dec 16, 2019

This January, the first class of Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) students will graduate from the I School, and for the first time, one outstanding MICS Capstone project will be awarded the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

“Data for Good” Fellowship Awardee Fights Climate Change with Data Science Communications

Nov 6, 2019

MIDS student Ben Arnoldy has been awarded the Fall 2019 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work involving the use of data science to educate the public on climate change and pollution.

Opinion: Facebook’s Encryption Makes it Harder to Detect Child Abuse

Oct 25, 2019

Hany Farid says Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is set to grow the digital realm where images of child sexual abuse can spread freely.

Bloc by Bloc. Image courtesy of Harvard University Press.

Steven Weber Deconstructs the Future, Bloc by Bloc

Oct 22, 2019

In his newly published book, Bloc by Bloc, Professor Steven Weber explores the future of the global enterprise as international tensions reach new heights.