UC Berkeley Data Science alum Nandita Radhakrishnan is shaping health policy with a focus on reducing medical costs for American families. Learn about her interactive dashboard that helps policymakers model cost reductions through hospital payment caps: bit.ly/4l2tw51

A working group co-led by three experts at CDSS, Stanford HAI and Carnegie Endowment submitted an evidence-backed report on frontier #AI policy to the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, providing a policymaking framework for #California. Read the release: bit.ly/3HLtCjd

Professor Ryan Tibshirani has been named Chair of the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, effective July 1st, 2025. statistics.berkeley.edu/about/news/tib… #BerkeleyStats

Join us virtually on 6/24 for "Bridging AI and Humanity: A Conversation about Vision and Change," a session on the intersection of AI, society & the power of collective action with Safiya Noble of UCLA and Jennifer Chayes of CDSS. Livestream link: bit.ly/3T0o32M

This Perplexity cofounder wants to help AI breakthroughs graduate from university labs f-st.co/wixLozf

Congrats to the team of AI change-makers, led by UC Berkeley alum and Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski, on today’s launch of Laude Institute – a nonprofit that helps university-based computer science researchers bring their breakthroughs out of the lab and into the world!

Omar Yaghi — known for creating materials from molecular building blocks that can capture carbon and clean water — has been named University Professor, one of the highest honors in the University of California system. Read the announcement from College of Chemistry: bit.ly/4egx8yg

The CMD-IT/Tapia Conference names CDSS Dean Jennifer Chayes as the recipient of the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing, for “her groundbreaking research and tireless commitment to inclusion in tech.” bit.ly/4l0ZEq4

At the 2025 National Workshop for Data Science Education, UCLA professor and social scientist Safiya Noble & CDSS Dean Jennifer Chayes shared a powerful vision: AI should uplift communities and advance equity – not deepen existing inequality. Read more: bit.ly/4kiF3fM

We are excited to welcome Narges Norouzi UC Berkeley EECS as Associate Dean for Students! An expert in machine learning, she advances education with AI-driven solutions, including the integration of LLMs to enhance learning experiences, improve accessibility & support educators.

Join Jennifer Chayes and working group co-leads to discuss the recently released Joint California Report on Frontier AI Policy - July 15 at 1 pm PT! CCST ccst.us/charting-calif…

The @ucberkeley Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet (BIDMaP) is celebrating four exceptional postdoctoral research fellows as they advance #ClimateSolutions at the intersection of #MachineLearning and the natural sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4eSkINz

Now Available: Watch our discussion with the co-leads of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report Stanford HAI, Carnegie Endowment, BIDS - Berkeley Institute for Data Science. Hosted at Bay Area Council. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=xW7PfC… #AI #scipol #AIpolicy #genai #caleg #AIfrontier

As policymakers consider how to govern the use of #AI in the U.S. and beyond, UC Berkeley researchers Jennifer Chayes, Ion Stoica, Dawn Song and Emma Pierson Emma Pierson have joined other experts to recommend opportunities in Science Magazine: bit.ly/4mbkK5s

A new database — the first-of-its-kind law enforcement records database in the nation — makes public 1.5 million pages of police records on use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers. Berkeley Journalism Criminal Law & Justice Center NACDL cdss.berkeley.edu/news/new-datab…

In an op-ed for The Hill, UC Berkeley professor emeritus David Patterson Association for Computing Machinery Laude Institute makes a strong case for preserving federal research funding to ensure the U.S. retains leadership in technological innovation. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46IiEpf

Professor. Innovator. Entrepreneur. Ion Stoica is turning breakthroughs in computer science into academic innovation and startup success, making meaningful contributions in both worlds. Read the story in Forbes. UC Berkeley UC Berkeley EECS Berkeley Engineering Databricks Conviva

After 4 inspiring years leading UC Berkeley EECS, Claire Tomlin ends her term as chair. She grew the faculty and helped position EECS under 2 colleges: Berkeley Engineering & CDSS. She'll remain as a professor and director of the Hybrid Systems Lab. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3J6IWb3

BSTARS 2025, a gathering for the UC Berkeley Statistics department and friends, featuring a keynote speech by Distinguished Professor Philip B. Stark, a special 70th anniversary keynote with Professor Emeritus Peter Bickel, alum panel, and reception. tinyurl.com/2fen8m9n

How do data + technology shape our social + political worlds? Data 104, a course taught by the UC Berkeley History Dept. + Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society program, examines this question through historical + ethical frameworks in various data science subjects. Read more: bit.ly/3Z7DkCd