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Predictive medicine; artificial intelligence; machine learning; tele-health; information disclosure; privacy; security.
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Natural language processing, computational social science, machine learning, digital humanities
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Data Science news

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.

Outstanding MICS, MIDS, and 5th Year MIDS capstone projects.

Noor-Ul-Ain Ali, ’22, was chosen to receive the Sharon X. Lin and Andrew R. Bullen Graduate Fellowship in Data Science for 2022–23. This fellowship supports one incoming 5th Year Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) student who shows a commitment to gender equity within the program. 

Berkeley researchers, including Prof. Coye Cheshire, used Google search data to explore interest in at-home abortion and assess its implications.

Jennifer Chayes and Tsu-Jae King author an op-ed for the LA Times: California’s math education needs an update, but not the one proposed.

Ph.D. student Emma Lurie is the recipient of a 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Peer Mentor Award from the UC Berkeley Graduate Division and Graduate Assembly.

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

Her start-up, Ponder, is leading the way with a $7M round of seed financing.