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Seated in small groups with their laptops, students from lecturer Victoria Robinson’s introductory Ethnic Studies course are talking excitedly while poring over data from private immigration detention centers across California. Their work together is part of a data-centric project they will present at the end of the term. Robinson has taught the course for several years, leading students to examine the connections between immigration enforcement...

The Data Science Education Program was featured in the Wall Street Journal in an article about data science on March 13, 2017.

March 10, 2017 A new blog post and video from the Microsoft Research team showcase the Data Science Education Program at Berkeley. Read the article>>

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[[{"fid":"175","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"signature fellows","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"signature fellows"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"signature fellows","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"signature fellows"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"signature fellows","title":"signature fellows","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]] The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research announced that the application deadline for the Signatures Innovation Fellows Program is coming up on February 19, 2017. Awards of up to $100,000 are available to support UC Berkeley researchers in the data science and software areas with a special focus on projects that hold commercial promise. The Program...

[[{"fid":"173","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"data science division announced","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"data science division announced","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"data science division announced","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]] On December 20th, 2016, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carol Christ, and Vice Chancellor for Research Paul Alivisatos announced the establishment of the Division of Data Sciences. The following message was sent to campus faculty: Dear Colleagues: Since the Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) of the Data Science Planning Initiative submitted...

The growing power and applicability of data science has helped to make the field a juggernaut in both industry and academia. To help prepare students of many different interests for a data-rich world, Prof. David E. Culler, former Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, has been working with his colleagues there to build a new...

UC Berkeley’s Data Science education program reached new heights in 2016 and is poised for further growth in 2017. Approximately 500 students enrolled in the entry-level course, Foundations of Data Science, and hundreds more in connector courses spanning topics ranging from neuroscience to media studies. Below are highlights from a semester that helped establish a model for refining and extending the curriculum to a broader...

The University of California, Berkeley, invites nominations and applications for the full-time position of Interim Dean of the newly created Division of Data Science. The term of office commences upon appointment, which may be as early as February 15, 2017. The end date may depend on the appointment of a permanent Dean, but will occur no later than June 30, 2018. This is an internal...

The following email message was sent to campus faculty on Nov. 11, 2015 by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele. Dear Colleagues, Berkeley is developing an ecosystem of data science education and research that reflects the intellectual richness of the entire campus. Building upon our outstanding research and graduate programs in this area, we are announcing the formation of a...