MIDS Student News

Faculty on stage at Hertz Hall
January 2020 Commencement Awards Honor Graduates
The School of Information January 2020 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MICS and MICS capstone projects and outstanding faculty and…
Ben Arnoldy
“Data for Good” Fellowship Awardee Fights Climate Change with Data Science Communications
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…
Santamaria Ots locating cities in need of relief supplies.
“Data for Good” Fellowship Awardee Aims to Empower Puerto Rican Citizens
In the summer of 2019, Daniel Santamaria Ots received the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for his research in Puerto Rico.
group of professional students
Immersion Program Brings Data Science Students to the Bay Area
August 18–22, 2019, 89 Master of Information and Data Science students joined the I School community in the Bay Area for the School’s 13th MIDS…
graduating students
Commencement Speakers Define the School of Information
Now, more than ever, a commitment to a human-centric approach to information, technology, and data science is critical.
group photo the class of 2019
Commencement Awards Honor May 2019 Graduates
The School of Information 2019 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MIMS and MIDS capstone projects and outstanding faculty and students.
Christina Papadimitriou at MIDS Immersion with Oski
Fellowship Recipient Uses Data Science to Fight for LGBTQ Rights
MIDS student Christina Papadimitriou received the Spring Paul Fasana LGBTQ Studies Fellowship for research using data science for LGBTQ rights.
Sudha Subramanian
Fellowship Recipient Addresses Homelessness in Bay Area and Beyond with Data Science
MIDS student Sudha Subramanian received the Spring 2019 Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her research using data science to understand…
Anna Jacobson's data visualization "The Building Blocks of Gender Equality"
MIDS Student’s Feminist Visualization wins Data Science Challenge
“What would it mean to do feminist data science?” This question, raised by a fellow MIDS classmate, sparked the idea for Anna Jacobson’s award-…
Group of graduates with faculty
Commencement Speakers Address the Humanity Behind Data Science
On January 12, 2019, 129 students in the Master of Information and Data Science program graduated from UC Berkeley.

News

MIMS Grad’s AgTech Project Earns $20K to Fund Big Idea
Commencement Speaker and Executive Fellow Arati Prabhakar Encourages Graduates To Live “Bold” and Build a Greater Future
At 2025 Commencement, Speakers Call for Collective Action and Embrace Ambiguity
AnnaLee Saxenian Retires After Almost Four Decades at UC Berkeley
Awards Honor May 2025 Graduates

Press coverage

Hany Farid Discusses Movie Magic and Deepfakes in the Chicago Tribune
After Google Adds a Small Veo Video Watermark, Hany Farid Gives His Opinion
Executive Fellow Merici Vinton Reflects on Musk Leaving the Government
Hany Farid Explains Why Video From Gaza Is Not AI-Generated
Hany Farid Writes Op-Ed in Cairo Review About Democracy in the Age of Deepfakes

Alumni News

MIMS Grad’s AgTech Project Earns $20K to Fund Big Idea
At 2025 Commencement, Speakers Call for Collective Action and Embrace Ambiguity
MIMS ’25 Alum Yvette Vargas Speaks on Her Experience with the Cybersecurity Clinic and Human Rights Center
MSCA Fellowship Brings Berkeley Researcher to TU Dublin for Pioneering AI Ethics Project
UC Berkeley Honors Alum Elaine Sedenberg with 2025 Mark Bingham Award