MIDS Student News

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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.
MIDS students with awards in front of Campanile
Commencement Awards Honor Winter Graduates
The School of Information January 2019 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MIDS capstone projects and distinguished faculty and students.
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Immersion in Denver Brings MIDS Students, Staff, and Faculty Together
This month, MIDS students from all over the country and around the world attended a special Denver Immersion, along with staff and faculty.
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“Data for Good” Fellowship Helps Recipient Improve Education Outcomes Across the Global South
Timothy Slade believes data science should be used to facilitate the democratization of opportunity.
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I School Programs Welcome Student Veterans
The Master of Information and Cybersecurity provides the technical skills and contextual knowledge students need to assume leadership positions in…
May 2018 commencement
Commencement Speakers Call on Graduates to Better Society
Throughout the Spring 2018 commencement ceremony, speakers asked the graduates to use what they’d learned at the I School to improve the world.
MIDS commencement January 2018
Winter Commencement: A Family Affair
The School of Information Winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, January 21, 2018 was an emotional celebration of the 101 Summer and Fall 2017…
DeepJams allows users to augment traditional music compositions with model-generated extensions. We use a neural network trained on a genre corpus to extend the gist of the user’s composition with the inspiration of a thousand others.
Commencement Awards Honor Graduates
The School of Information January 2018 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MIDS capstone projects and outstanding faculty and students.
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Berkeley MIDS in Action
Watch our new video for an insider’s view of our Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) degree program. Hear from faculty, get an glimpse…
MIDS Immersion reception Siu Yung
Fall Immersion Program Brings 100 Data Scientists to Berkeley
One hundred MIDS students joined the I School community for an on-campus immersion program, an opportunity for our online degree students to…

News

Award-Winning Master’s Project Makes Navigating Flood Conditions Easier
Data Science Master’s Students Build Tool To Help Visually Impaired People Navigate the Streets Safely
UC Berkeley Master’s Students Build Arcade Game to Spark Social Interaction in Communities
Berkeley Cybersecurity Master’s Alums Secure Scannable QR Codes
MIMS Grad’s AgTech Project Earns $20K to Fund Big Idea

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