Giving News

Tremendous Vision: Historic Gift Establishes $1M Ph.D. Endowment at I School

Jun 29, 2021

Founding Dean Hal Varian commits $500,000 to establish a doctoral endowment at the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Jun 15, 2021

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 celebration of Pride, and Fasana’s life and legacy, we invite you to join the School of Information in contributing to the fund he established and championing LGBTQ scholars of the past and present.

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 science and visualization.

‘I School Innovators’ and alumni Prayag Narula, Holly Liu, and Thejo Kote at an I School event in 2019.

So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?

May 21, 2021

I School class incentivizes innovation.

Tim and Cristina (Courtesy of the couple)

Library School Alumni See a Link Between Yesterday and Today’s I School Students; Establish Fund

Mar 15, 2021

Cristina Campbell (MLIS ’77) and Tim DeWolf (MLS ’80) have established a fund to support I School doctoral students.

Founder of craigslist Renews Support Expanding Cybersecurity Defense for Nonprofits by UC Berkeley Students

Mar 3, 2021

Citizen Clinic program helps organizations defend against cyberattacks and expands participation in cybersecurity among women and under-represented students.

New Award Supports Social Good

Feb 19, 2021

Sekhar and Rajashree Sarukkai have established the Sarukkai Social Impact Award, which will recognize I School master’s degree capstone or final projects with the greatest potential for social impact.

LGBTQ Studies Fellowship Winner Seeks to Challenge Notions of Identity in HCI and User Experience Research

Feb 11, 2021

Tiffany Pham (MIMS ’21) has been awarded the Paul Fasana LQBTQ Studies Fellowship.

Fellowship Awardees Seek to Empower Individuals through Cybersecurity

Feb 5, 2021

Anna Fita (MICS ’20) and Vibhor Seghal (MIMS ’21) have been awarded the Curtis B. Smith Cybersecurity Fellowship for 2020-2021.

Data For Good Fellowship Recipient Wants to Empower Rural Healthcare Providers with AI

Jan 21, 2021

Mahdieh Taher (MIDS ’20) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her work as a data engineer dedicated to improving medical diagnoses in rural areas.