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Jacob Glad working with the Burp Suite, the main tool used in the Web Application Security Assessment class, on his computer

New Cybersecurity Class Works With Information Security Office To Prevent UC Web Application Data Leaks

Dec 14, 2022

Conceived last September and officially launched this summer, the Web Application Security Assessment class, headed by lecturer Jennia Hizver, is...

Berkeley Students Use Data Science to Model Air Pollution and Pediatric Health Outcomes

Dec 12, 2022

A team of MIDS students recently presented at the Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Symposium.

Ph.D. Alum Doris Lee Selected For Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Dec 12, 2022

Doris Lee (Ph.D. ’21), who is 26, was featured on Forbes’s “30 Under 30” list for enterprise technology in 2023.

Opinion: Text-to-Image AI: Powerful, Easy-To-Use Technology for Making Art — And Fakes

Dec 5, 2022

Seemingly bound by only your imagination, this latest trend in synthetic media has delighted many, inspired others and struck fear in some.

How a Student Found Purpose Using Data Science in Journalism

Nov 28, 2022

Second-year MIMS student Ian Castro shares his experience in the new course Digital Accountability: Exploring Section 230, which ...

MIMS Student Uses Data Science to Develop Eviction Database

Nov 21, 2022

Ian Castro (MIMS ’23) is working with the Eviction Research Network, a project seeking to create an organized database on how evictions are occurring...

This Is the Worst Time for Donald Trump to Return to Twitter

Nov 20, 2022

Apparently, the people has spoken, and they want former President Donald Trump back on Twitter. However, Hany Farid believes that this would be the...

I School Student Sarah Barrington at Stanford conference in front of NFT poster

Sarah Barrington Presents Research on NFTs at Trust & Safety Conference

Nov 16, 2022

MIMS student Sarah Barrington recently presented her research on NFTs at Stanford’s Trust & Safety Conference.

Alex Hanna Considers Impact of Twitter Takeover

Nov 10, 2022

Alex Hanna discusses how social media impacts our democracy; how Twitter has affected past U.S. elections; and how Musk’s most recent changes to the...

Data for Good Fellowship Recipient Strives to Improve Food Production Systems

Nov 9, 2022

Maria Isabel Navarro Sanchez has been awarded the Fall 2022 Data For Good Fellowship for her work using data science to improve the sustainability of...