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COVIDVIS: Visualizing the impact of pandemic intervention strategies

/ May 1, 2020

This article cross-posted from Are distancing measures worth the sacrifice? See for yourself. May 1, 2020  |   Jill Hodges   |   Berkeley CDSS News ___________________________ How much difference does closing schools make in limiting the spread of COVID-19? How about border restrictions? Stay-at-home orders?

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Election 2020: The pandemic changes everything

/ April 30, 2020

This article cross-posted from Election 2020: The pandemic changes everything April 30, 2020   |   Edward Lempinen   |  Berkeley News ___________________

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Addressing housing security and inequality in the wake of COVID-19

/ April 30, 2020

Two Berkeley faculty have received a grant to investigate and address eviction spikes and displacement risks related to COVID-19. They are among the first three grantees of the newly created C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute for projects focused on COVID-19 response and recovery.

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Climate change and COVID-19: Can this crisis shift the paradigm?

/ April 27, 2020

This article is cross-posted from Climate change and COVID-19: Can this crisis shift the paradigm? April 27, 2020  |  Roqua Montez  |  Berkeley News Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 - website with full schedule and links to videos. ___________________________

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Bayesians v. Frequentists: A Tale as Old as Time

Sara Stoudt / April 27, 2020

This article cross-posted from  Bayesians v. Frequentists: A Tale as Old as Time  April 27, 2020   |   Sara Stoudt   |  Ecology for the Masses ___________________________

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Study challenges reports of low fatality rate for COVID-19

/ April 24, 2020

This article is cross-posted from Study challenges reports of low fatality rate for COVID-19 April 24, 2020  |  Robert Sanders  |    Berkeley News ___________________________

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Daniel Kammen and Edward Miquel elected to AAAS

/ April 23, 2020

BIDS Senior Fellows Daniel M. Kammen and Edward Miquel are among nine UC Berkeley faculty members recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). The nine are among 276 new AAAS members, who are honored among the country’s most accomplished artists, scholars, scientists and leaders. 

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UC Berkeley announces new NIH-funded Computational Social Science Training Program

/ April 23, 2020

UC Berkeley is launching a new Computational Social Science Training Program (CSSTP) to train predoctoral students with advanced computational and data science analytics skills to address pressing needs in biomedical, behavioral, social, and clinical research.

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Berkeley Institute for Data Science and Accenture Applied Intelligence announce new collaboration to pursue data science research

/ April 22, 2020

The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and Accenture Applied Intelligence have announced a new strategic relationship to support interdisciplinary research and training that will advance the field of data science. This collaboration aims to explore major social and scientific challenges, such as ethical AI, biomedicine, and environmental sustainability in California.

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Understanding and seeking equity amid COVID-19

/ April 21, 2020

This article is cross-posted from Understanding and seeking equity amid COVID-19 April 21, 2020  |  Kara Manke  |  Berkeley News Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 - website with full schedule and links to videos. ___________________________

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