Events

Upcoming events

Littlest Bear Virtual 5K Run/Walk 2024

Monday, July 29, 2024 - Sunday, August 4, 2024

A fun run/walk/roll for the I School community.

Cybersecurity Summer 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Data Science Summer 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

A festive picnic on the grass in front of South Hall

I School Community Picnic

Sunday, August 18, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A festive summer gathering for I School students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends.

Cybersecurity Fall 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Data Science Fall 2024 Capstone Project Showcase for 5th Year MIDS Students

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST

Graduating 5th Year MIDS students present their data science projects.

Data Science Fall 2024 Capstone Project Showcase

Thursday, December 19, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Previous events

Special Friday afternoon seminar for California Library Association attendees

Friday, November 7, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Skills Gap and Online Education

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Lynda Weinman is co-founder and executive chair of lynda.com

Prospective MIMS Student Open House

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm

Thinking about attending the School of Information? Learn more at our Open House for prospective MIMS students. Sit in on classes between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm, or come to the information session at 5:30 pm.

Leveraging Workforce Science to Unlock Employee Value

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

It works for marketing. It works for finance. And now, big data and predictive analytics are working for HR.

Ontology Mapping: A concept hub for storing mapping data and linguistic methods for producing mappings

Friday, October 24, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:10 pm

Reader Privacy and the Flow of Information about Who is Reading What

Friday, October 17, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

TV Live-Tweeter: An Empowered TV Viewer

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm

Kai Huotari’s analysis of TV live-tweeting identifies 4 types of live-tweeters, 4 categories of tweets, and a range of live-tweeting practices that make the live-tweeter an empowered TV viewer.

Scaling Cognitive Modeling in Digital Education

Friday, October 10, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Securing Cyberspace: A National Priority

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Frederick R. Chang is the director of SMU’s Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security and the former director of research at the National Security Agency.

Engineering for Privacy in a World of Pervasive Data

Monday, October 6, 2014, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Ari Gesher, engineering ambassador at Palantir Technologies, speaks about the design principles of his forthcoming book.

California Digital Library: Calculating Scholarly Journal Value

Friday, October 3, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

I School Tailgate Party: Cal vs. Colorado

Saturday, September 27, 2014, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Digital Humanities and Penniless Scholars

Friday, September 26, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

If You Could Design A Museum From Scratch, What Would It Be Like?

Friday, September 19, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Career Talk: Data Analytics at Facebook

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm

Jake Peterson will talk about the Facebook analytics team and how they perform large scale data analysis, identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence the direction of the business.

Mobile Persuasion Design: Combining Information Design with Persuasion Design to Change Behavior

Friday, September 12, 2014, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm