MIMS Student News

Ruchi Kumar (MIMS ’09) represented SAP Labs to recruit current I School students.
Companies — and Alumni — Flock to Career Fair to Hire School of Information Students
Bailey Smith & Anne Wootton receive the Knight News Challenge award at the Online News Association Conference.
I School Alums Win Prestigious Knight News Challenge
The Pop-Up Archive, first developed as a 2012 MIMS final project, is an open-source software system to streamline the entire workflow of a radio…
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I School's Largest-Ever Entering Class Includes Students from Five Continents
The School of Information kicked off the 2012–2013 academic year by welcoming 60 new students to South Hall — the largest entering class in the…
Dave Lester is a software engineer intern at Common Crawl.
I School Students Pursue Non-Profit Internships
Internships at non-profit & public interest organizations complement master’s studies, thanks to support from the School’s non-profit internship…
Ariel Chait demonstrates the Acopio prototype for a grower from a Peruvian coffee cooperative.
Student Project “Acopio” Builds Information Management Tools for Latin American Coffee Producers
Acopio tracks coffee growers’ harvests and business transactions, replacing a hodgepodge of paper-based records and handwritten receipts, and…
Bailey Smith, Christen Penny, and Anne Wootton, with Davia Nelson (one of the Kitchen Sisters)
How the Pop-Up Radio Archive Is Saving Culture
Three School of Information master’s students are working with a pair of independent radio producers to solve a longstanding information-management…
Toronto, Canada<br />(Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexxus/2624265878/">Paul Bica</a>)
I School Students and Faculty Prepare for iConference
Annual iConference will be held in Toronto, Canada, February 7–10.
Travis Yoo, Ariel Haney, and Bailey Smith (left to right)
I School Students Lead UI Prototyping Course
Ariel Haney had been hoping to take the UI Prototyping Design Clinic course before graduating this spring. When she discovered that the course wasn’t…
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Vimal Kini Awarded 2012 Mayfield Fellowship
Fellowship includes a year of mentoring in technology entrepreneurship and connections with leading Silicon Valley technology companies.
Leslie Tom (photo: Matthew Roth / Wikimedia Foundation)
AIA Knowledge Scholar Leslie Tom Combines Skills In Architecture & Information Management
I School master’s student Leslie Tom was recently named one of the American Institute of Architects’ inaugural knowledge scholars — a position…

News

Executive Fellows in Applied Technology Policy Bring Expertise to UC Berkeley and Bay Area Policymakers
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
Award-Winning Master’s Project Makes Navigating Flood Conditions Easier
Berkeley Cybersecurity Master’s Alums Secure Scannable QR Codes

Press coverage

Executive Fellow Merici Vinton Appears in Documentary About America, Democracy, and Power
AI-Generated Videos Are Fueling Falsehoods About Iran-Israel Conflict, Says Hany Farid
Hany Farid Takes a Look at Viral Evin Prison Blast Video, Says It’s Likely an AI Fake
Hany Farid Speaks to NPR About Deepfakes During the Iran-Israel Conflict
Hany Farid Explains How Tech-Fueled Misinformation Is Distorting Iran-Israel Fighting

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