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The UC Berkeley School of Information is a multi-disciplinary program devoted to enhancing the accessibility, usability, credibility & security of information.
Berkeley, California, USA
Joined March 2011
We're thrilled to announce that Eric T. Meyer has been appointed dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information 🎉 He comes to @UCBerkeley from UT Austin, where he has been dean of the iSchool since 2018.
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In early April, Prof. Hany Farid gave a TED Talk in Vancouver on how to spot fake AI photos. In the talk, he pointed to anomalies in noise patterns, vanishing points, and shadows and encouraged the audience to practice digital literacy.
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In a podcast episode of @NPR's All Things Considered, Prof. Hany Farid discussed how people have turned to asking chatbots to authenticate information about Iran and Israel's conflict. "You don’t get reliable information on social media or an AI bot.".
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Executive Fellow Merici Vinton was featured in a @CBSNews documentary titled, "Is America in a New Gilded Age? Wealth, Power, and Democracy.". In the video, she said she was initially cautiously optimistic about the DOGE, but then it "quickly got absurd".
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At the end of April, eleven fellows attended a week of meetings with policymakers, Berkeley faculty members, and research centers in the larger Bay Area. The group was led by I School Prof. Deirdre Mulligan and spent a day in Sacramento. Read more:.
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MICS lecturer and winner of the MICS Teaching Excellence Award Kim Jones recently dropped this podcast episode with @thecyberwire, where he reflected on Juneteenth and provided personal anecdotes about his journey.
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🚨 SEEKING COURSE PROPOSALS🚨 . The MICS program is seeking proposals for a new online course in Cybersecurity in Context: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Policy, Law, and Ethics. Successful proposals will be offered as part of online degree program!.
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Doubts are being raised about the authenticity of a video being widely shared online purporting to show a strike on Iran's Evin prison. Prof. Hany Farid analyzed the video, saying that it was too poor quality to tell its authenticity. @abcnews .
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Last chance to order 5K merch!. Signed up for the Virtual 5K and looking for a way to rep the I School? Check out our new limited-edition merch only for the 5K! . We have a t-shirt 👚👕 in women's, men's, and youth sizes! . Store closes tomorrow! .⬇️ .
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A Library School alum was recently named a winner of UC Berkeley’s Distinguished Librarian Award. Ramona Collins ('02) runs the Berkeley Law Library and served as inaugural co-chair of the Library Equity and Inclusion Committee. @UCBerkeleyLib. Congrats!.
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In a @FRANCE24 article, a surge in wartime misinformation has pushed narratives in the Iran-Israel conflict. Prof. Hany Farid noted that Google VEO videos tend to be 8 seconds long, so an 8-second video could be a sign of AI-generated content.
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Last Chance! Register for the 2025 I School v5K 🐻 -
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It's back! Register for the 2025 I School v5K 🐻 -
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The team behind Brain Type, one of the winners of the MIMS Chen Award, spoke to the I School about their product, teamwork, and more. “We believe that designing for community. is of extreme importance for our current world," said member Aaron Rodden.
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The I School Virtual 5K is returning for its 7th year! Run, walk, or roll from wherever you are from July 21 to 27 to participate!. For limited edition merch, please order from our storefront by June 25! . Register now & get your merch here.👇.
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Today is an opportunity for us to reflect on the historical struggles faced by Black people in this country, and to acknowledge the transformative work that still lies ahead of us. We wish for a happy, hopeful, proud, and abundant Juneteenth to all those who celebrate.
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At Commencement last month, we announced the winner of the Spring 2025 Varian Award-winning project: SafeWalk! 🤩 . We spoke with the team recently about their inspiration, their teamwork, and more. Read their Q&A here:.
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In a @FullFact article, Prof. Hany Farid debunked a supposed audio clip of Princess Anne talking about Queen Camilla. “This is a poorly executed fake. The audio is completely disconnected from the video in the parts where you can see Princess Anne.".
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In a new feature, @californiamag discussed how an I School-born app has led to one of the largest biodiversity datasets on Earth. @inaturalist, the app in question, was founded by MIMS alum @kueda in 2008 as his final project and has since flourished.
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The I School Virtual 5K is returning for its 7th year! Run, walk, or roll from wherever you are from July 21 to 27 to participate!. For limited edition merch, please order from our storefront by June 25! . Register now & get your merch here.👇 .
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