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    The School of Information is UC Berkeley’s newest professional school. Located in the center of campus, the I School is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy.

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    The School of Information offers four degrees:

    The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program educates information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.

    The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.

    The Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) is an online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

    Our Ph.D. in Information Science is a research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.

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    The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.

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    Research by faculty members and doctoral students keeps the I School on the vanguard of contemporary information needs and solutions.

    The I School is also home to several active centers and labs, including the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), the Center for Technology, Society & Policy, and the BioSENSE Lab.

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    I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.

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    What the Bots Are Reading: Berkeley Researchers Investigate the Popular Works Memorized by ChatGPT

    In the recently published Speak, Memory: An Archaeology of Books Known to ChatGPT/GPT-4, I School Associate...

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    Alum Nitin Kohli Wins iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award for Outstanding Differential Privacy Research

    Postdoctoral scholar and I School alum Nitin Kohli has been awarded the iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award...

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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...

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    Conquering Algorithms and Borders: Ph.D. Student Seyi Olojo Secures Fulbright Scholarship to Study Activist Data Collection in Germany

    Third-year I School Ph.D. student Seyi Olojo has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Germany, where she...

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    School of Information May 2023 Commencement
    May 15, 2023, 2:00 pm
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    School of Information May 2023 Commencement
    May 15, 2023, 2:00 pm
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    Leading Women of STEM: Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Tech
    May 8, 2023, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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    How Polarization Can Help Solve the Misinformation Problem
    Nov 30, 2022, 4:10 pm to 5:30 pm
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