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Dr. Yogananda Pittman, who serves as Chief of UC Berkeley Police after serving as U.S. Chief of Capitol Police in 2021, completed her doctoral degree in 2023 with a dissertation that explores the obstacles...Read more about Bridging Boundaries: Dr. Yogananda Pittman’s Dissertation on Women in Law Enforcement and Her Collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Research IT

Welcome to the special Spring 2024 issue of the Research IT newsletter. We hope you learn about some of the many ways we support research across the UC Berkeley campus and beyond. In this issue, we are highlighting our consulting program as it is one of the primary ways we...Read more about April 2024 Newsletter

The UC Berkeley Research IT Consulting team bridges the gap between technology and people, serving as the first point of contact for UC Berkeley researchers seeking to leverage computing and data resources. This diverse group of experts includes Research IT and Lawrence Berkeley...Read more about Empowering Researchers, Fueling Innovation: UC Berkeley’s Research IT Consulting Team Bridges the Gap Between Cutting-Edge Technology and Researchers

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Berkeley Conference 2023 Recap

On March 7, 2023, the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Berkeley Conference was held in the Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall on campus. The Global Women in Data Science (WiDS)...Read more about Celebrating WiDS Berkeley 2023! This article is a reflection on the insightful discussions, groundbreaking research, and empowering connections made at last year's event.

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UC Berkeley’s Research IT unit is hiring graduate student Domain Consultants for flexible, 15% to 25% (6-10 hours/week) appointments. We...Read more about Hiring for Research Data and Computing Domain Consultants!

The University and Jepson Herbaria (https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/) is located at the ground level of the Valley Life Sciences building on the UC Berkeley campus, adjacent to both the VLSB library as well as the infamous,...Read more about University and Jepson Herbaria's One Millionth Record Tells Our Past, Showcases Our Future

As Research IT’s Associate Director Chris Hoffman moves into a new role in UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, we would like to thank him for his incredible efforts and contributions over the years. He began working part-time to manage museum collections for UC Berkeley’s data...Read more about Associate Director Chris Hoffman’s Move to UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and His Contributions to Research IT

Beginning January 25 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is implementing a data...Read more about Are you ready for the *new* NIH data management and sharing policy?

We are pleased to announce that Research IT Director Ken Lutz has been named the Chief Research Technology Officer (CRTO) for the UC Berkeley campus. In this new role, Ken will be collaborating with campus leadership across research, IT, teaching, and administration in order to...Read more about UC Berkeley’s New Chief Research Technology Officer - Ken Lutz

As Service Lead of the Research Data Management (RDM) Program, I am very excited to announce the launch of the new RDM Program website! Since its beginning in 2015, the RDM Program supports and advocates for campus researchers and their research data need...Read more about Introducing the New Research Data Management (RDM) Program Website