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New research published April 25 in the Journal of Data Science, Statistics, and Visualisation shows the need for changes to federal crop insurance programs that could benefit farmers, companies and the climate. The research team from UC Berkeley and the University of Arkansas also released an open source tool that uses artificial intelligence to depict a likely future of the U.S. corn industry in which...

Berkeley News: UC Berkeley scientists created a new platform called “Oz” that directly controls up to 1,000 photoreceptors in the eye at once, providing new insight into the nature of color vision and vision loss.

Jennifer Chayes, professor and dean of the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, has been recognized by Politico as one the top 20 most influential players in California technology. The announcement was made at an April 8 reception in San Francisco that gathered policymakers, business leaders and tech entrepreneurs.

UC Berkeley’s graduate programs in computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering continue to receive high rankings by U.S. News & World Report, according to 2025 rankings released April 8.

Two members of the Berkeley computer science community have been recognized with 2025 UC Berkeley Achievement Awards: Ion Stoica and John Schulman. These awards will be presented by the UC Berkeley Foundation and Cal Alumni Association at the Berkeley Charter Gala on May 22.

As an undergraduate mathematics student 14 years ago, Jacob Steinhardt began to consider a future where artificial intelligence would automate most cognitive work, which he thought could have an even bigger impact than the Industrial Revolution. “The future of AI seems pretty uncertain,” he remembers contemplating, “maybe by applying my math and computer science background, I could help things go well.” Today, Steinhardt is an...

Marking a breakthrough in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), a team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco has unlocked a way to restore naturalistic speech for people with severe paralysis.

McKalee Steen traces her career in data science to her family's efforts toward environmental justice when the creek running through their farm in northeastern Oklahoma had been polluted by a chicken processing plant and was contaminating their well water. Her community fought to hold the company accountable, and a neighbor who was a scientist helped collect water samples, generating data that led to a legal...

Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks, Perplexity, and Laude Ventures, will speak at UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 22.