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BIDS is hiring: Postdoctoral Scholar - Criminal Justice

The Berkeley Institute of Data Science (BIDS) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar for an independent research fellowship focusing on criminal justice and police misconduct. Full details and instructions to apply are available here: BIDS Postdoctoral Scholar - Criminal Justice (#JPF03173).  Apply by December 1, 2021, to ensure full consideration by the hiring committee. Applications received after December 17, 2021, will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Looking to better algorithms to push back against built-in bias in online platforms

This article is cross-posted from Looking to better algorithms to push back against built-in bias in online platforms November 4, 2021  |  Jon Bashor  |  CDSS News ___________________________

A.I. can be a cornerstone of success—but only if leaders make the right choices

Maya Petersen to co-direct UC Berkeley-UCSF Computational Precision Health, an innovative new joint program to improve quality and equity in health care

BIDS is hiring: Assistant Research Engineer

The Berkeley Institute of Data Science (BIDS) is seeking an Assistant Research Engineer to lead significant biological and environmental science research and training programs at BIDS.

Benjamin Nachman receives the 2022 American Physical Society Award for Early-Career Particle Physics

BIDS Research Affiliate Benjamin Nachman has received the American Physical Society's 2022 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics for his "innovative contributions to the search for new physics in collider data incorporating original machine learning algorithms, and for the effective communication of these new techniques to the broader physics community."

UC Berkeley Showcases Plans for CDSS’ Future Home in New Video

This article is cross-posted from UC Berkeley Showcases Plans for CDSS’ Future Home in New Video  October 15, 2021  |   Rachel Leven   |   CDSS News ____________________________

BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network: First comprehensive atlas of mammalian brain cells

Statistics Faculty Play Key Role in Classifying Cells in Massive NIH Study of Brain Neural Networks

This article is cross-posted with Statistics Faculty Play Key Role in Classifying Cells in Massive NIH Study of Brain Neural Networks October 6, 2021  |   Jon Bashor   |   CDSS News

Berkeley Data Science Students Help Uncover How Flaubert Honed “Madame Bovary”

This article cross-posted from  Berkeley Data Science Students Help Uncover How Flaubert Honed “Madame Bovary”  October 5, 2021   |   Jon Bashor   |   CDSS News __________________