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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 __________________

California’s eviction moratorium is ending –  how data science will affect what comes next

This article is cross-posted from California’s Eviction Moratorium is Ending. In a Q&A, Tim Thomas Says Data Science Has a Crucial Role in What Comes Next.  September 30, 2021  |   Rachel Leven   |   CDSS News ___________________________

Dani Ushizima and Berkeley Lab machine-learning team receive the ALS' 2021 Halbach Award

How to approach accessibility in academic data science

This article is cross-posted from  How to approach accessibility in academic data science September 23, 2021  |  Ciera Martinez  |  ADSA Blog ___________________________ Introduction

Saul Perlmutter appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

The White House announced this morning that BIDS Director Saul Perlmutter has been appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).