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Instructors at UC Berkeley are invited to a free June workshop where they can learn pedagogical methods and technical tools for data science, and get help integrating them into their own teaching. This workshop will cover how students in the Foundations of Data Science class (Data 8) have been introduced to computational and statistical concepts through hands-on analysis of real-world data, and it will support...

For the first time, Foundations of Data Science (CS/INFO/STAT C8) will be available during the summer session. Foundations of Data Science, or Data 8, is Berkeley's innovative introduction to core concepts of programming and statistics. Get hands-on experience working with data while exploring real-world issues ranging from racial profiling to social networks to California water usage. The course satisfies the L&S Quantitative Reasoning requirement and...

Instructors interested in learning how to incorporate data science into their courses are invited to come to the Teaching and Research Resource Fair at the Academic Innovation Studio on Tuesday, April 18. The event is open to all faculty, researchers, and graduate students, and is designed to connect instructors with campus resources to improve or refresh their teaching and research. The Data Science Education Program...

The ability to integrate, analyze, and archive mammoth amounts of data has become a mainstay for cutting-edge research and teaching across many academic disciplines. As data science takes root, the D-Lab has emerged as a nexus for the support that the campus’ faculty and researchers need to take advantage of the latest methodologies. Operating out of brightly-painted offices in Barrows Hall, the D-Lab supports data-intensive...

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...