News

Professor Brian Carver and Alumnus Michael Lissner Honored as Fastcase 50 Legal Innovators

Jul 10, 2014

Carver and Lissner are the co-founders of the non-profit Free Law Project; they were recognized as innovators in the delivery of legal services.

Berkeley I School Team Triumphs in Hackathon for Sustainable Fishing

Jun 16, 2014

When they awoke at the base of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s kelp forest, four School of Information students and alumni knew that this was no ordinary programming project.

Online Data Science Students Meet on Campus in Inaugural Immersion Program

Jun 6, 2014

The four days of intensive workshops and networking captured the disciplinary breadth and leadership focus of the School of Information’s new Master of Information and Data Science program.

New Grads Solicit Cryptocurrency Donations for Serbian Flood Relief

May 23, 2014

In response to the humanitarian crisis in the Balkans, two new grads of the I School are soliciting an unusual kind of support — donations of Bitcoin or Dogecoin cryptocurrencies.

Commencement Ceremony Celebrates the Class of 2014

May 17, 2014

Keynote speaker Nicole Wong and student speakers challenged the class of 2014 to remember their social and ethical responsibilities as information professionals, and awards honored distinguished students, faculty, and projects.

2014 Commencement Award Winners

May 17, 2014

James R. Chen awards for outstanding master’s final projects, distinguished faculty awards, and outstanding project videos.

Novel Information System Addresses Unemployment in India's Informal Labor Market

May 9, 2014

Five School of Information students are developing a system to solve one of the biggest challenges of India’s market for household domestic workers, and to help a whole community that isn’t being served.

Students Win Tech-to-Market Innovation Challenge

May 8, 2014

Two Berkeley School of Information students were awarded the first-place prize this week in the Tech-to-Market Innovation Challenge, competing with other teams from across the Berkeley campus to develop a technology and business strategy to take advantage of the emerging LTE Direct standard.

I School Research on Human-Computer Interaction at CHI Conference 2014

Apr 28, 2014

School of Information faculty and students are presenting their research on human-computer interaction in Toronto this week at the annual CHI conference.

Michael Buckland wins Kilgour Award

Apr 24, 2014

The award honors Buckland’s leadership and research in libraries, information retrieval, translingual search, bibliographic and metadata services, the history and theory of documentation, digital libraries, and the representation of cultural heritage institutions.