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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...

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...

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...

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...

[[{"fid":"82","view_mode":"width_400","fields":{"format":"width_400","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"background-color: transparent;","class":"width-400 media-element file-width-400"}}]] Dec. 14, 2016: Today the Berkeley Data Science Education Program and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) launched the first issue of the Berkeley Data Science News. The email newsletter provides news and updates about research and teaching in the area of data science taking place in departments across the campus. Subscribe to the newsletter>>

[[{"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...

December 7, 2016 As 2016 draws to a close, a report on the first year of Berkeley's Data Science Education Program has been released as part of the campus' ongoing efforts to integrate data science into the undergraduate curriculum and extend the program to larger populations of students in the future. Co-authored by Bob Jacobsen, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Cathryn Carson, professor of history, and...

[[{"fid":"176","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"DS100","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"DS100 "},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"DS100","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"DS100 "}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"DS100","title":"DS100 ","style":"float: left;","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]The pilot offering of Berkeley’s new intermediate-level data science course, “Principles and Techniques of Data Science,” is now open for students to sign up. Students interested in taking Data Science 100 (cross-listed between Computer Science and Statistics) can register now on Cal Central for CS C100 or Stat C100 (ThTh 12:30-2:00 lecture and a 2-hour lab section). More information, as...