UC Berkeley School of Information
@berkeleyischool.bsky.social
Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data.
⏰ TODAY, 2/11, at 12:10pm, South Hall & Online.
Join us for a Bellwether Lecture with Prof @michamahlberg.bsky.social: "Making Sense of the World through Language and Stories: A Digital Humanities Perspective."
Details: https://bit.ly/4bO6jCv
Join us for a Bellwether Lecture with Prof @michamahlberg.bsky.social: "Making Sense of the World through Language and Stories: A Digital Humanities Perspective."
Details: https://bit.ly/4bO6jCv
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
⏰ TODAY, 2/11, at 12:10pm, South Hall & Online.
Join us for a Bellwether Lecture with Prof @michamahlberg.bsky.social: "Making Sense of the World through Language and Stories: A Digital Humanities Perspective."
Details: https://bit.ly/4bO6jCv
Join us for a Bellwether Lecture with Prof @michamahlberg.bsky.social: "Making Sense of the World through Language and Stories: A Digital Humanities Perspective."
Details: https://bit.ly/4bO6jCv
Brb, going to sit in a tunnel and monologue about all the things we love about our I School 📱
Come to the college 🥰
#heatedrivalry #smiski
Come to the college 🥰
#heatedrivalry #smiski
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Brb, going to sit in a tunnel and monologue about all the things we love about our I School 📱
Come to the college 🥰
#heatedrivalry #smiski
Come to the college 🥰
#heatedrivalry #smiski
Happy MLK Jr. Day! 🎉
Wishing our community a great day full of love, courage, and unity.
Wishing our community a great day full of love, courage, and unity.
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Happy MLK Jr. Day! 🎉
Wishing our community a great day full of love, courage, and unity.
Wishing our community a great day full of love, courage, and unity.
Ph.D. student Lauren Chambers published an op-ed on @thehill.com discussing the administration's creation of a new “Tech Force”.
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ph.D. student Lauren Chambers published an op-ed on @thehill.com discussing the administration's creation of a new “Tech Force”.
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
ICYMI 📰 Andrew Akuaku, MIMS student, launched his first startup, Cultiflow, an AI-powered crowdfarming platform that tracks food demand and enables people to invest in crops facing supply shortages. 👏 👏
https://cultiflow.com/
https://cultiflow.com/
January 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
ICYMI 📰 Andrew Akuaku, MIMS student, launched his first startup, Cultiflow, an AI-powered crowdfarming platform that tracks food demand and enables people to invest in crops facing supply shortages. 👏 👏
https://cultiflow.com/
https://cultiflow.com/
As 2025 comes to an end, we'd love to wish our I School community a very happy new year! 🥰
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
As 2025 comes to an end, we'd love to wish our I School community a very happy new year! 🥰
ICYMI 📰 Jennifer Zhu, lecturer, and former MIDS students Zukang Yang and Zixuan Zhu published a paper titled “CuriousLLM: Elevating Multi-Document Question Answering with LLM-Enhanced Knowledge Graph Reasoning” in NAACL 2025.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09077
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09077
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
ICYMI 📰 Jennifer Zhu, lecturer, and former MIDS students Zukang Yang and Zixuan Zhu published a paper titled “CuriousLLM: Elevating Multi-Document Question Answering with LLM-Enhanced Knowledge Graph Reasoning” in NAACL 2025.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09077
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09077
ICYMI 📰 Harshit Kaushi, MIMS student, was recognized with an Excellence Award by the Senior Equity Director at CME Group during his internship.
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
December 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
ICYMI 📰 Harshit Kaushi, MIMS student, was recognized with an Excellence Award by the Senior Equity Director at CME Group during his internship.
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
He received the award after completing a project on equity markets and co-authoring a white paper scheduled for publication. 👏
It's been an incredible year for the I School, and we're looking forward to all that 2026 has in store for us!
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's been an incredible year for the I School, and we're looking forward to all that 2026 has in store for us!
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Happy Holidays to you and your family from the UC Berkeley School of Information 💌 🫶
Festive fits, full hearts, and holiday vibes all around 🎄✨
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Festive fits, full hearts, and holiday vibes all around 🎄✨
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Thanks for celebrating the holiday season with us! ❄️
Enjoy some of the photos we took during the I School Holiday Party, with more to be found here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCE9nB
Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many don’t trust they are interacting with real people.
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Deepfakes and chatbots are now good enough that many don’t trust they are interacting with real people.
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
“As a general rule,” Prof. Hany Farid says, “this idea that you’re on a video call with somebody, so you can trust that, is over.” @Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
EVENT: Join us next Monday and Wednesday for an interactive student project exhibition of the “Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces” class!
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
EVENT: Join us next Monday and Wednesday for an interactive student project exhibition of the “Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces” class!
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
📅 December 8 & December 10
⏰ 10:00—11:30 am
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/4q9TC95
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Celebrating Thanksgiving the Hogwarts way 🪄✨
Our students put together the coziest, most magical potluck feast — from spellbinding dishes to house-pride vibes all around.
Shoutout to Octavia Smith (MIMS '27) and IMSA! 🧡🤎
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBNXq
Our students put together the coziest, most magical potluck feast — from spellbinding dishes to house-pride vibes all around.
Shoutout to Octavia Smith (MIMS '27) and IMSA! 🧡🤎
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBNXq
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Celebrating Thanksgiving the Hogwarts way 🪄✨
Our students put together the coziest, most magical potluck feast — from spellbinding dishes to house-pride vibes all around.
Shoutout to Octavia Smith (MIMS '27) and IMSA! 🧡🤎
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBNXq
Our students put together the coziest, most magical potluck feast — from spellbinding dishes to house-pride vibes all around.
Shoutout to Octavia Smith (MIMS '27) and IMSA! 🧡🤎
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBNXq
Last month, the Cultural Analytics Lecture series, a collab b/w @ucbids.bsky.social and the I School, kicked off w/ a lecture from @manvir.bsky.social, where he shared his findings on global patterns in music and storytelling.
Read about the event:
👇
tinyurl.com/3de3khzd
Read about the event:
👇
tinyurl.com/3de3khzd
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Last month, the Cultural Analytics Lecture series, a collab b/w @ucbids.bsky.social and the I School, kicked off w/ a lecture from @manvir.bsky.social, where he shared his findings on global patterns in music and storytelling.
Read about the event:
👇
tinyurl.com/3de3khzd
Read about the event:
👇
tinyurl.com/3de3khzd
ICYMI 📰 Lance Santana, MIMS student, participated in the 2025 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Data Science Challenge.
He developed deep learning models to detect and reconstruct occluded pedestrians and vehicles in driving scenes and achieved strong results. 👏 👏
He developed deep learning models to detect and reconstruct occluded pedestrians and vehicles in driving scenes and achieved strong results. 👏 👏
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ICYMI 📰 Lance Santana, MIMS student, participated in the 2025 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Data Science Challenge.
He developed deep learning models to detect and reconstruct occluded pedestrians and vehicles in driving scenes and achieved strong results. 👏 👏
He developed deep learning models to detect and reconstruct occluded pedestrians and vehicles in driving scenes and achieved strong results. 👏 👏
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mark your calendars! 📅
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Prof. Deirdre Mulligan will be on a panel at the SF AI Forum to explore how government can realize AI’s promise while safeguarding against its risks.
⏰ Dec. 17, 2025
📍 Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library
https://www.sf.gov/sf-ai-forum
Interested in pursuing graduate school?
Learn more about the Master of Information Management and Systems program and the Master of Computational Social Science degree programs! Pizza will be served!
📅 TODAY, 5-6 pm
📍 210 South Hall
Learn more about the Master of Information Management and Systems program and the Master of Computational Social Science degree programs! Pizza will be served!
📅 TODAY, 5-6 pm
📍 210 South Hall
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Interested in pursuing graduate school?
Learn more about the Master of Information Management and Systems program and the Master of Computational Social Science degree programs! Pizza will be served!
📅 TODAY, 5-6 pm
📍 210 South Hall
Learn more about the Master of Information Management and Systems program and the Master of Computational Social Science degree programs! Pizza will be served!
📅 TODAY, 5-6 pm
📍 210 South Hall
Happy Veterans Day to members of the I School community who have served the country. 🫡
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service!
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Veterans Day to members of the I School community who have served the country. 🫡
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service!
📢 Tech Policy Enthusiasts: @berkeleyischool.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social , and CITRIS are partnering to host @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's #TechPolicyWeek! Participants will attend workshops that celebrate tech policy efforts across campus.
Register to attend:
bit.ly/TechPolicyWeek
Register to attend:
bit.ly/TechPolicyWeek
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
📢 Tech Policy Enthusiasts: @berkeleyischool.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social , and CITRIS are partnering to host @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's #TechPolicyWeek! Participants will attend workshops that celebrate tech policy efforts across campus.
Register to attend:
bit.ly/TechPolicyWeek
Register to attend:
bit.ly/TechPolicyWeek
Happy Filipino American History Month! This October, we honor the history, pursuits, accomplishments, and legacy of Filipinos in the United States. 🇵🇭 #FAHM
https://diversity.berkeley.edu/filipino-american-history-month
https://diversity.berkeley.edu/filipino-american-history-month
October 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Filipino American History Month! This October, we honor the history, pursuits, accomplishments, and legacy of Filipinos in the United States. 🇵🇭 #FAHM
https://diversity.berkeley.edu/filipino-american-history-month
https://diversity.berkeley.edu/filipino-american-history-month
Mark your calendars for our second Cultural Analytics Talk Series lecture w/ @ucbids.bsky.social!
Assistant Prof. Melanie Walsh will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to "write" fiction.
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
Assistant Prof. Melanie Walsh will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to "write" fiction.
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Mark your calendars for our second Cultural Analytics Talk Series lecture w/ @ucbids.bsky.social!
Assistant Prof. Melanie Walsh will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to "write" fiction.
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
Assistant Prof. Melanie Walsh will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to "write" fiction.
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
Another year, another group photo! 📸
Say hello to Prof. David Bamman's research group! 👋
Their work spans a variety of areas, including but not limited to: computational social science, cultural analytics, natural language processing, and computational precision health.
Say hello to Prof. David Bamman's research group! 👋
Their work spans a variety of areas, including but not limited to: computational social science, cultural analytics, natural language processing, and computational precision health.
October 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Another year, another group photo! 📸
Say hello to Prof. David Bamman's research group! 👋
Their work spans a variety of areas, including but not limited to: computational social science, cultural analytics, natural language processing, and computational precision health.
Say hello to Prof. David Bamman's research group! 👋
Their work spans a variety of areas, including but not limited to: computational social science, cultural analytics, natural language processing, and computational precision health.