Larson Data for Good Fellowship News

The Data for Good fellowship supports MIDS students who desire to use data science to benefit society. Successful applicants will have a background working for non-profits, government, or community service organizations or be able to demonstrate how they intend to use the data science skills acquired in the MIDS program for the betterment of society.

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Berkeley Student Uses Data Science to Close the Justice Gap for Marginalized Communities

Apr 19, 2023

Elijah Mercer (MIDS ’25) has been awarded the Spring 2023 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work involving the use of data science...

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...

MIDS Student Uses Data Science in Service of At-Risk Communities

Oct 12, 2022

Lee Gary has been awarded the Summer 2022 Jack Larson Data For Good Fellowship for his work using data science to assist at-risk communities.

Data for Good Recipient Empowers Health Professionals Working With Infectious Diseases

Mar 23, 2022

MIDS student Allison Fox has been awarded the Data For Good Fellowship for her work to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged countries.

Data for Good at the I School: Using Big Data to Change Society for the Better

Dec 17, 2021

Three recent alumni joined current MIDS students at Immersion this November for a series of fifteen-minute lightning talks to showcase their work...

Data For Good Scholar Aims to Bring Data Science Solutions to Humanitarian Causes

Dec 2, 2021

MIDS student Kevin Lustig has been awarded the Fall 2021 Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship.

Data for Good Fellowship Recipient Uses Data Science to Help Fight Human Trafficking

Oct 14, 2021

5th Year MIDS student Ben Chu has been awarded the Summer 2021 Jack Larson Data Science for Good Fellowship for his work on improving supply chain...

Fellowship Recipient Uses Machine Learning to Assist Cancer Research

Jun 7, 2021

Tony Di Sera (MIDS ’21) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her wide-ranging contributions to genomic research using data...