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Mary Robinson; UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Shared Futures. March 31. Mary Robinson. From Justice to Climate Justice: A Human Rights Journey.”

We are excited to welcome Mary Robinson on 3/31 at noon for the CDSS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Shared Futures! Please join us for this free event and panel discussion.

🔗 RSVP: https://bit.ly/46HruCD

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Five students throwing star-shaped signs into the air; UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “Become a Big Give Ambassador!”

Three students holding star-shaped signs with the words “Big Give” and smiling side-by-side. Text reads: “Level up your impact. Complete the You + 2 Challenge! Rally your friends around your favorite program; Receive a limited-edition gift; Compete for even more cash prizes.”

Students smiling together dressed in UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society t-shirts. Text reads: “Sign up before March 11!”

Become a #CalBigGive Ambassador for the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society! Get an exclusive gift and support your favorite program. Sign up by March 11!

🔗 https://bit.ly/3OcLg2B

#StudentSuccess #DataScience #ComputerScience #Statistics #EECS

Aditi Krishnapriyan.

Congratulations to Aditi Krishnapriyan on receiving the 2025 U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program award! She will develop #MachineLearning methods to fundamentally change scientific workflows & speed up discovery. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

🔗https://bit.ly/4ry6IxK

Yuan Cao, Sarah E. Chasins and John Wright above the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “UC Berkeley EECS faculty named 2026 Sloan Fellows.”

Congrats to three faculty in the UC Berkeley Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) – Yuan Cao, Sarah Chasins, and John Wright – for being awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships! #SloanFellow

Read more about their work: https://bit.ly/3MhOotB

Zihui Zhou, BIDMaP postdoctoral fellow, and Omar M. Yaghi, BIDMaP’s chief scientist, stand side-by-side wearing blue lab coats and smiling with arms crossed.

BIDMaP researchers have unveiled a new material, COF-1000, that captures carbon dioxide from outdoor air at unprecedented speed, serving as a new climate solution.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4a599le

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Four students holding yellow Big Give star-shaped signs and smiling side-by-side under the Big Give wordmark. Text reads: “#1 data science program and #2 computer science program in the nation (U.S. News and World Report). Home to the largest majors at UC Berkeley.”

The UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society is counting down the days until #CalBigGive on March 12. 🎉 The opportunity to support the next generation of innovators is almost here!

#StudentSuccess #DataScience #Statistics #EECS

https://bit.ly/3OcLg2B

Ken Goldberg and Kam Lau.

Congrats to Ken Goldberg and Kam Lau for being elected to the National Academy of Engineering 2026 Class of Fellows! #UCBerkeley #NAE #PeopleOfCDSS

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4tOJ1mD

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Ojasvi Khanna and the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “Alum Spotlight. Ojasvi Khanna. Data Science.”

Alum Ojasvi Khanna says Berkeley’s data science program and Cal Enviro shaped her path to senior data scientist at Microsoft Xbox, where she works at the intersection of predictive modeling and environmental ethics. #PeopleOfCDSS #Sustainability #DataScience

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tAQJ3y

Mary Robinson and the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Shared Futures. March 31. Mary Robinson. From Justice to Climate Justice to Planetary Guardianship.”

Join us on March 31 at noon for the CDSS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Shared Futures with Mary Robinson! This event is free and open to the UC Berkeley community.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/46HruCD

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The Mayfield AI Garage Berkeley logo, Berkeley Skydeck logo and UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo surround an illustration of a building with a large garage with the Mayfield logo above the door. Text reads: “Build the future of AI. Apply now: mayfield.ai/berkeley.”

We are excited to announce the second year of the Mayfield AI Garage at Berkeley in partnership with Mayfield & Berkeley Skydeck!

Applications are now open for innovators who want to shape the future of AI.

🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/46ApU5s

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Applications are open for the Fall 2026 Berkeley Global Computing and Data Science Program!

Visiting students will access in-demand courses, engage with faculty, industry experts and more.

🔗 Applications are due June 5: https://bit.ly/4s3YGxm

Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Theodore Holman, Sarah Chasins, Zhaodan Kong, Greg Tikhomirov; CITRIS and the Banatao Institute logo; UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo. Text reads: “5 UC researchers receive CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards.”

Congratulations to UC faculty recipients of the CITRIS-CDSS Innovation Fellowship program and AIC Awards! Learn about their award-winning innovations: https://bit.ly/49I5SZ0

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'Discovery of Stacking Heterogeneity, Layer Buckling, and Residual Water in COF-999-NH2 and Implications on CO2 Capture' from Journal of the American Chemical Society is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice.

📖 Read the article: buff.ly/seK9GBx

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11 things UC Berkeley AI experts are watching for in 2026 - Berkeley News How will AI disrupt the labor market? What will deepfake videos mean for our understanding of truth? Are we in a bubble, and if so, will the bubble burst?

From economic impacts to societal shifts, Berkeley #AI experts identified the developments they’ll be monitoring in 2026. #PeopleOfCDSS #UCBerkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qfpERj

From Nano to Nobel: National Lab Researchers Use MOFs to Solve Big Problems Omar Yaghi’s pioneering work on metal-organic frameworks opened up a new class of transformative materials. Researchers at Berkeley Lab and its DOE user facilities are designing MOFs for next-generati...

The #NobelPrize-winning materials known as MOFs have incredible promise for #EnergyTechnology, #medicine, #CleanWater, and more. Our scientists are helping pioneer the field to make big changes from these tiny crystal sponges. ⬇️
newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/01/06/f...

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Rebecca Dang presenting at JupyterCon, smiling behind a podium.

Built by UC Berkeley graduate student instructor Rebecca Dang and her team, a new instructional tool simplifies how students write and test database queries, replacing an outdated system and supporting learning for 400+ data science undergraduates each semester.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4skRLA0

Narges Norouzi and Joseph Gonzalez stand and smile in a classroom with a chalkboard and projector screen behind them.

Students seated in a classroom, with one student raising their hand to ask a question.

As AI continues advancing at a breakneck pace, UC Berkeley faculty Narges Norouzi & Joseph Gonzalez are optimizing computer science courses to prepare undergraduate students for changing careers in tech & beyond. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social

https://bit.ly/49QvjI7

Collage of photos: Students posing, speaking at an event or presenting research posters; student mentors at an event; interior skylight of the Gateway building; exterior windows of the Gateway building; a group of faculty and students with Omar Yaghi; Narges Norouzi delivering a keynote speech; students seated in a classroom; students in caps and gowns seated at commencement; Abhishek Nagaraj, Pamela Samuelson and Jennifer Chayes; Sandya Subramanian listening to fellow panelists; blue hard hats with the CDSS logo; Safiya Noble speaking to an audience. Text reads: "Happy Holidays!"

✨As 2025 comes to a close, we are celebrating the many milestones and memories of the past year. Thank you for being part of the CDSS community!

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a restful winter break. See you in the new year! ❄️

A group of seated students dressed in UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society t-shirts smiling and talking.

Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 Berkeley Global Computing and Data Science Program! Visiting students can earn transferable credits, connect with faculty and industry leaders, and more!

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s3YGxm

Abhishek Nagaraj, Pamela Samuelson, Jennifer Chayes and Goodwin Liu standing side-by-side and smiling in front of a stage.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Berkeley Committee held a panel on the legal and economic implications of GenAI, featuring UC Berkeley experts Jennifer Chayes, Pamela Samuelson and Abhishek Nagaraj.
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Read more: https://bit.ly/3K0FnUv

Adam Yala.

Researchers at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @ucsfhealth.bsky.social released Pillar-0, an open-source AI model that detects cancer, brain hemorrhages and other medical conditions from a single CT or MRI image with unprecedented accuracy. @ucjointcph.bsky.social

Read more: bit.ly/4obqVqG

New modeling tool provides United Nations with opportunity to achieve environmental goals At the Dec. 5 meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, United Nations, the Multilateral Fund Secretariat and researchers at UC Berke...

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Experts at @schmidtdse.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, in partnership with the United Nations Multilateral Fund Secretariat, have developed Kagali Sim – an open-source AI modeling tool to assist global policymakers in reaching environmental & climate goals. #PeopleOfCDSS @unep.org