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Press Coverage

I School faculty, students, and scholars in the news.

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The Wall Street Journal’s Quote of the Day, from Xiao Qiang
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The Guardian Notes David Bamman’s Findings on Representation of Women in Literature
Analysis from I School Professor David Bamman finds proportion of female authors and characters fell after 19th century, with male authors remaining…
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Big Data Reveals the Shrinking Role of Women in Novels
Professor David Bamman’s machine-learning algorithm analyzed the presentation of gender in more than 100,000 novels.
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Winning Berkeley I School Research Finds Social Media Users Actually Wind Down, Not Up
Contrary to conventional wisdom, people tend to wind down rather than whip themselves into a frenzy while browsing Facebook and Twitter, according to…
Peter Rowland (left) and Steve Trush spent months examining CRIMS. - Photo by Darryl Barnes for East Bay Express
Berkeley I School Students Map Oakland’s Police Data
A team of UC Berkeley School of Information students is helping Oakland’s privacy commission figure out if ICE agents are accessing OPD computer data…
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Geoff Nunberg’s Word of the Year: “Tribalism”
As Fissures Between Political Camps Grow, 'Tribalism' Emerges As The Word Of 2017
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New York Times Praises Alumni Project iNaturalist
In 2008, Ken-ichi Ueda and several other students at the University of California, Berkeley, founded iNaturalist as an online community for…
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Tech Press Touts Apple’s Pop Up Archive Acquisition
Apple recently acquired Pop Up Archive, an Oakland-based start-up founded by Berkeley School of Information alumnae Anne Wooten and Bailey Smith. The…
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Alumni Start-Up Pop Up Archive Acquired by Apple
Pop Up Archive was founded by Berkeley School of Information alumnae Anne Wooten and Bailey Smith…
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Steve Weber’s Take on the North Korea Situation

News

Retiring University Librarian and I School Professor Jeff MacKie-Mason Discusses His Legacy, the Libraries, and the Future of Information
New IceBerk Lab Aims to Empower All with Climate Information Tools
Michael Buckland Awarded UC Berkeley’s 2024 Emeritus of the Year Award
I School Researchers Share Human-Computer Interaction Findings at 2024 CHI Conference
New Dean to Lead Berkeley’s School of Information

Alumni News

Speakers Celebrate Moments of Persistence, Resilience, and Camaraderie at 2024 Commencement
MIMS Alum Prayag Narula Featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
MIMS Alum Leslie Tom Is Digitally Transforming the Charles H. Wright Museum Into a ‘Smart Museum’
New Research Combats Burgeoning Threat of Deepfake Audio