Berkeley Statistics

We are the UC Berkeley Department of Statistics, known for award-winning faculty, cutting-edge research and innovations in instruction.

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Adjunct Professor Michael Mahoney and his team at @BerkeleyLab have developed a "bridge model" that connects conversational AI, such as GPT, to physics-based structural encoders.

https://t.co/NFrnSyVWZj

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[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

On May 22, CDSS held two commencement ceremonies at the Greek Theatre to recognize more than 2,000 students graduating with bachelor of arts degrees in computer science, data science and statistics. Congratulations, class of 2026!

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/5HEMNJwyVM

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Yesterday, we celebrated the remarkable class of 2026!

We gathered at Hertz Hall on the UC Berkeley campus for commencement ceremonies, which featured a keynote address by renowned statistician and computational biologist Michael Waterman.

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[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Get to know the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway, our new home!

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[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

The Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway, the new home of CDSS, is nearing completion! This space will foster AI-driven discovery, interdisciplinary collaboration & provide student support as we work to find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

https://t.co/10BFmpBv9b

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor @bbiinnyyuu recently joined The Genetics Podcast, where she discussed her work with the Ashley group at Stanford.

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[Sano Genetics @sanogenetics]

🎙️Tune in to Episode 238 of #TheGeneticsPodcast 🚀

This week, we’re joined by Dr. Bin Yu, Chancellor's Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley. Listen in to hear why linear models may not tell the whole story in genetics, how a stability-driven random forest approach revealed novel epistatic interactions in cardiomyopathy, and why predictability, computability, and stability should guide how we do data science in biology.

Available here👇

🎧 https://t.co/wszZ9fE7yw
📽️ https://t.co/2ApPPTrSE9

#Biostatistics #Genetics #MachineLearning

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Professor of the Graduate School Peter Bartlett is one of six Berkeley faculty members recently inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2026!

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[National Academy of Sciences @theNASciences]

We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 25 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research.

Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy! 🎊

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Assistant Professors Liberty Hamilton and Alex Huth were recently interviewed by the Berkeley College of Letters and Science.

https://t.co/lLOaiQCwI1

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[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Professor Yun S. Song (@yun_s_song) and alum Jingyi Jessica Li (@jsb_ucla), PhD. ‘13 have been named as 2026 fellows at the International Society for Computational Biology.

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[ISCB News @iscb]

🌟 ISCB proudly congratulates the 2026 Class of Fellows! 🌟

This prestigious recognition celebrates a career of significant impact and dedication to the #computationalbiology community. 

➡️Read more about this year’s Fellows and their contributions here: https://t.co/fdsOi1oMCE

[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

Michael Jordan, the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor Emeritus in @UCBStatistics and @Berkeley_EECS, will speak at the CDSS undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 22.

🔗 https://t.co/WueByHBWwD

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Huge congrats to #BerkeleyStats Professor @ras_nielsen for being among the 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows.

[UC Berkeley @UCBerkeley]

Two historians, a biologist and a bioengineer from UC Berkeley have won illustrious Guggenheim Fellowships and will pursue independent work under “the freest possible conditions.” https://t.co/FfZXldTOZd

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Distinguished Professor @bbiinnyyuu and Associate Teaching Professor Andrew Bray were part of a panel discussion on teaching data science using the Veridical Data Science (VDS) framework.

https://t.co/8eUQ2JlU5e

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[World Laureates Summit @WLA_summit]

At the 2026 #WLS #AI Science Forum, Professor Michael I. Jordan revealed a fundamental flaw in foundation models: they are masters of the past but unreliable at the boundaries of discovery. Using AlphaFold's failure to predict protein quantum fluctuations as a case study, Jordan demonstrated how AI can produce "convincingly narrow" but factually incorrect confidence intervals.

To solve this, he introduces Prediction-Powered Inference (PPI), a new statistical framework designed to ground AI predictions in empirical truth, ensuring that the next generation of automated science remains "honest".

Watch the full keynote: https://t.co/6qjs1ZDNfi

#WLS26 #MachineLearning #Science #BasicScience #Möbius #Dubai #UAE @Berkeley_EECS @UCBStatistics

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Congrats to Associate Professor Fernando Pérez and Affiliated Assistant Professor Ahmed Alaa!

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[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

Congrats to the Edge Medicine initiative team – Ida Sim, Ahmed Alaa, Irene Chen, Fernando Perez, & Maya Petersen – on receiving a @LaudeInstitute Moonshots seed grant!

🔗 https://t.co/zzfHNGtjdi

@UCBStatistics @UCJointCPH @UCBerkeley @UCSF
#AI #HealthCare

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

We're thrilled to announce that we are the #1 public Statistics program according to U.S. News & World Report, and #2 overall!

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[Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society @BerkeleyCDSS]

.@UCBerkeley graduate programs in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and statistics get high rankings by @usnews. Go Bears! 🐻

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/F8khKPK6hR

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

New @UCBStatistics Research Digest

In keeping with the Berkeley tradition, dating back to Neyman and our other founders, we continue to hold a very broad appreciation for what research looks like in statistics -- from applied, to methodological.

https://t.co/2ISSSH3GMi

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Assistant Professor Alex Huth was recently quoted in a Nature article about a non-invasive AI that translates brain activity into descriptive text, accurately detailing what a person is seeing or imagining.

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[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

In case you missed it, Big Give is up and running and so far your commitment is shining through. Remember, you have until 9 pm pacific time to give!

https://t.co/WCaVUpUfrE

#BerkeleyStats #CalBigGive

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Big Give 2026 is live!

Members of the Berkeley Statistics Alumni Advisory Board will match, dollar for dollar, every gift made to the Department of Statistics up to $20,000.

#BerkeleyStats #CalBigGive

https://t.co/WCaVUpUfrE

[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

Associate Professor Sam Pimentel was recently awarded a sizable grant by the Huo Family Foundation in conjunction with family online safety company Aura to study the impact of social media on children’s mental health.

https://t.co/OabUw7lLzh

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[Berkeley Statistics @UCBStatistics]

PhD Alum Amanda Glazer '24 recently returned to Berkeley to speak at the Winning Analytics Summit at Memorial Stadium. Hosted by @CalAthletics, the initiative looks to leverage data and analytics to bolster Cal Athletics' recruiting, performance, and engagement.

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