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[[{"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...

[[{"fid":"177","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"data science connector fall 2016","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"data science connector fall 2016"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"data science connector fall 2016","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"data science connector fall 2016"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"data science connector fall 2016","title":"data science connector fall 2016","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]] The Data Science Planning Initiative is soliciting interest in developing and offering Data Science “connector courses” in the coming year. You may convey your interest by filling out the simple form at http://tinyurl.com/berkeley-ds-connector. The Data Science Education Program launched...

An op-ed by a UC Berkeley student arguing for the need for the campus' investment in data science education.

An op-ed from UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks in the Daily Californian student newspaper.

About the Short Course The UC Berkeley Data Science Initiative plans to offer a week-long short course designed to familiarize UCB instructors with the approach, pedagogy, and contents of CS/INFO/STAT C8 - Foundations of Data Science ( http://data8.org) and support them in developing courses that connect with or build upon that foundation. The Foundations course is already serving 1,000 students per year and is augmented...

A team of Berkeley faculty have been awarded a $150,000 Google grant and $30,000 of in-kind credits to further develop the computing environment used in Foundations of Data Science, Berkeley’s pioneering course for lower-division students of all majors. In the Foundations course, as well as the associated “connector” courses, students become proficient with data analysis and computing by working hands-on with real data, addressing real-life...