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Berkeley’s undergraduate Data Science programs include a requirement for students to learn about the human, social, and ethical contexts in which data analytics and computational inference play a central role. Human Contexts and Ethics ( HCE) classes can be taught by instructors in different areas: Instructors who address contextual and ethical issues directly in the many domain areas where data science is put to work...

In this one-day workshop, graduate students will learn about the pedagogy of the Data Science Education Program. This workshop will cover some of the computational and statistical concepts that students learn in the Foundations of Data Science class (Data 8) and Principles and Techniques of Data Science (Data 100), as well as an overview of the Connector courses and Modules. It will also give experience...

This opinion piece has been contributed by Lucy C. Erickson, Natalie Evans Harris and Meredith M. Lee, three members of the D4GX community. All three authors contributed equally to this piece. With 2.5 quintillion records of data created every day, people are being defined by how they travel, surf the Internet, eat, and live their lives. We are in the midst of a “data revolution,”...

Students and campus student organizations no longer have to search far to find resources, space and a community to answer all of their data science questions. Data Science Nexus is a new program designed to help unite students interested in data science from all across campus. The program, housed on the first floor of Moffitt Library, is a collaborative program between Moffitt Library, the Division...

[[{"fid":"250","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"3":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"3"}}]] The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a one-day meeting and webcast on "Improving Reproducibility by Teaching Data Science as a Scientific Process" on March 23, 2018. The meeting will bring together data scientists and educators in academia and industry to 1) discuss how data science can help understand and improve reproducibility of scientific research, and 2) learn about several...

[[{"fid":"251","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]] Event Information March 19th 6 - 7:30 PM Hearst Field Annex B Registration Link: https://www.tinyurl.com/dscareertalk The Division of Data Sciences, in partnership with Data Science Society at Berkeley, is proud to launch the first in our series of Data Science Info Sessions. If you're interested in data science and want to meet startups disrupting their industries through the use of AI, Big Data...

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:00 pm - 7:15 pm California Memorial Stadium, Field Club See where the cloud can take you at Microsoft’s Azure University Tour, a free learning event for student developers, faculty, and staff where you'll code alongside industry experts, boost your cloud development skills, and test cutting-edge technology. Check out some of the content we'll be featuring at the event: Demos You'll...

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Today, data ties together many pieces of our professional, academic, and everyday lives. This interdisciplinary approach to data science is the cornerstone of the Data Science Modules Program, a collaborative effort between the Division of Data Sciences and D-Lab, which allows faculty across campus to explore unprecedented ways to incorporate data science into their classes. In a classroom integrated with a data science module, students...

The “backbone” courses within UC Berkeley’s Data Science Education Program continue to draw unprecedented numbers of students, as the Foundations of Data Science (Data 8) and Principles and Techniques of Data Science (Data 100) reached record enrollments in Spring 2018. These courses draw students from over 70 majors on campus, welcoming anyone with or without programming experience, and giving them the tools to apply data...