Ph.D. Student News

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New Research Aims to Curb Illegal Sand Mining with Data-Driven Mapping Tools
A group of scholars from the School of Information are tackling the issue of illegal sand mining with the help of a grant from the Mozilla Technology…
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I School Representatives Lead DEIBJ Initiatives
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice (DEIBJ) student representatives program at the School of Information, now in its fourth year…
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Human-Computer Interaction Research De-Centers Humans to Give Nature a Voice
In response to recent calls for researchers to address ongoing environmental crises, School of Information Ph.D. student Yangyang Yang and Professor…
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Celebrating Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research: 3 I School Ph.D. Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Three UC Berkeley School of Information Ph.D. students — Naitian Zhou, Chase Stokes, and Lauren Chambers — were awarded the highly prestigious…
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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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Visualize this! Ph.D. Student Chase Stokes Discusses His Love for Data Vis
Would you prefer a chart or text when being presented with information? Ph.D. student Chase Stokes has dedicated his studies to answering this…
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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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Ph.D. Student Liza Gak Discusses the Harms of Targeted Weight Loss Ads​​​​​​​ on Data Skeptic
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Incoming Ph.D. Student is First Weber Futures Fellow
Susana Constenla-Villoslada is the first recipient of the Steven Weber Futures Fellowship Fund for Digital Security and Trust.
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May 2022 Commencement Speakers Champion Community, Connection, Collective Action
On May 16, 2022, the School of Information celebrated 147 graduates of I School programs, and welcomed students back to the first in-person…

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
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