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Berkeley Computational Social Science Training Program welcomes Fall 2022 cohort

The Berkeley Computational Social Science Training Program (CSSTP) is delighted to welcome its newest cohort of fellows for the Fall 2022 semester at UC Berkeley.

Fall 2022 BIDS Undergraduate Internships - Apply August 17-29

BIDS is hiring: Data Architect, CLEAN Initiative

The Berkeley Institute of Data Science (BIDS) is hiring: BIDS Data Architect (CLEAN Initiative) (Applications Programmer 4 (0652U), Job ID: 39273). The first review date for applications is July 27, 2022, and the posting will remain open until filled. 

Global Warming: Why the problem is worse – and solutions simpler – than you thought

This article and video are cross-posted from Global Warming: Why the problem is worse – and solutions simpler – than you thought June 22, 2022  |  Douglas Fischer  |  Environmental Health News ___________________________ Noted ecologist John Harte offers a fresh take on the dire topic of climate change. How do you cut through the fog around climate change and get to a solution?

Tim Thomas and UDP team release the California Estimated Displacement Risk (EDR) Model

Erin M. Kerrison and team awarded NIDA grant to investigate structural racism and discrimination (SRD) and its influence on public health and legal inequities

BIDS Faculty Affiliate Erin M. Kerrison, with colleagues from UCSF and Brown University, have recently been awarded a 5-year $3.7M National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant to investigate The Impact of Racism on Trajectories of Substance Use, Mental Health and Legal System Contact from Adolescence to Young Adulthood. 

How data-driven research partnerships deepen energy access across supply chains

This article is cross-posted from How data-driven research partnerships deepen energy access across supply chains June 16, 2022  |  Sam Miles & Annelise Gill-Wiehl & Daniel Kammen  |   GreenBiz

Benjamin Nachman receives prestigious five-year grant through DOE’s Early Career Research Program

BIDS Research Affiliate Benjamin Nachman is one of 83 scientists from across the nation selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to receive significant funding through the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). 

New anthology, community celebrates creativity in data science

Designers, artists and scientists celebrated the creativity of data science and called for a more inclusive, transparent and ethically-focused field in a new anthology published this month.

Data Science by Design (DSxD) book launch: ‘The Future of Data Science’

The Data Science by Design (DSxD) initiative is pleased to announce the release of their new book, The Future of Data Science, a curated anthology that showcases recent work created by the newly-established DSxD community of data designers, scientists, and artists, as well as other contributors who inspire that community.