MIMS Student News

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Embrace Uncertainty, Speakers Urge at 2023 Commencement
On May 15, 2023, the School of Information welcomed 350 of 608 total graduating students to the UC Berkeley campus from the Master of Information…
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Awards Honor May 2023 Graduates
The School of Information’s May 2023 Commencement presented an opportunity to honor faculty and student achievements.
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MIMS Student Combines Data Science and Entrepreneurship in New Healthcare Start-Up
MIMS student Midori Pierce has many interests. With four associate degrees prior to transferring to UC Berkeley as an undergraduate and traveling the…
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DEIBJ Student Representatives Advance I School’s Mission
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice (DEIBJ) student representatives program at the School of Information, now in its third year…
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Sarah Barrington Presents Research on NFTs at Trust & Safety Conference
MIMS student Sarah Barrington recently presented her research on NFTs at Stanford’s Trust & Safety Conference.
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MIMS Students Win Award at Cal Hacks for Mood Mapping App
During the recent Cal Hacks 9.0 hackathon, a team of I School students won the “Best Hack for Fun” Award with their mood mapping tool.
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Richa Verma Develops Her Skillset as a Product Management Intern at Sisu Data
Richa Verma (MIMS ’23) spent the summer of 2022 as a Product Management Intern at Sisu Data.
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Renad Abdallah Experienced Working in Tech As a Data Governance Analyst Intern at PlayStation.
Renad Abdallah (MIMS ’23) spent the summer of 2022 as a Data Governance Analyst at PlayStation.
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Alyssa Guo Shares Her Experience as a UX Design Intern at Amazon
MIMS student Alyssa Guo spent the summer as a UX Design intern at Amazon.
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Austin Biehl Realized His Technical Ability as a People Analytics Intern
Austin Biehl (MIMS ’23) spent the summer of 2022 as a People Analytics Intern at Klaviyo.

News

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
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