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Giving News

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Data for Good Fellowship Recipient Strives to Improve Food Production Systems
Maria Isabel Navarro Sanchez has been awarded the Fall 2022 Data For Good Fellowship for her work using data science to improve the…
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MIDS Student Uses Data Science in Service of At-Risk Communities
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.
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Incoming Ph.D. Student is First Weber Futures Fellow
Susana Constenla-Villoslada is the first recipient of the Steven Weber Futures Fellowship Fund for Digital Security and Trust.
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Data for Good Recipient Empowers Health Professionals Working With Infectious Diseases
MIDS student Allison Fox has been awarded the Data For Good Fellowship for her work to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged countries. 
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Fellowship Recipient Focused on Design and Values in Cybersecurity
MIMS student Joanne Ma has been awarded the 2021–22 Curtis B. Smith Cybersecurity Fellowship.
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Data for Good Fellowship Recipient Uses Data Science to Help Fight Human Trafficking
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…
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Tremendous Vision: Historic Gift Establishes $1M Ph.D. Endowment at I School
Founding Dean Hal Varian commits $500,000 to establish a doctoral endowment at the UC Berkeley School of Information.
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Celebrating the Legacy of Paul Fasana
Pioneering alumnus Paul Fasana (M.L.S ’60), a champion of LGBTQ causes through his scholarship and philanthropy, has died at the age of 87. In…
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Fellowship Recipient Uses Machine Learning to Assist Cancer Research
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…
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So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?
I School class incentivizes innovation. 

News

Executive Fellows in Applied Technology Policy Bring Expertise to UC Berkeley and Bay Area Policymakers
Data Science Master’s Students Build Tool To Help Visually Impaired People Navigate the Streets Safely
UC Berkeley Master’s Students Build Arcade Game to Spark Social Interaction in Communities
Award-Winning Master’s Project Makes Navigating Flood Conditions Easier
Berkeley Cybersecurity Master’s Alums Secure Scannable QR Codes

Press coverage

Executive Fellow Merici Vinton Appears in Documentary About America, Democracy, and Power
AI-Generated Videos Are Fueling Falsehoods About Iran-Israel Conflict, Says Hany Farid
Hany Farid Takes a Look at Viral Evin Prison Blast Video, Says It’s Likely an AI Fake
Hany Farid Speaks to NPR About Deepfakes During the Iran-Israel Conflict
Hany Farid Explains How Tech-Fueled Misinformation Is Distorting Iran-Israel Fighting

Alumni News

MIMS Grad’s AgTech Project Earns $20K to Fund Big Idea
MIMS ’25 Alum Yvette Vargas Speaks on Her Experience with the Cybersecurity Clinic and Human Rights Center
At 2025 Commencement, Speakers Call for Collective Action and Embrace Ambiguity
MSCA Fellowship Brings Berkeley Researcher to TU Dublin for Pioneering AI Ethics Project
UC Berkeley Honors Alum Elaine Sedenberg with 2025 Mark Bingham Award