Why Discovery
Since 2015, the Data Science Discovery Program, a joint effort of the Berkeley Institute of Data Sciences, Division of Data Sciences, and Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP), provides undergraduates more opportunities to engage in hands-on, team-based discovery opportunities leveraging data science by connecting them with cutting-edge graduate student/postdoc research projects, community impact groups, entrepreneurship ventures, and educational initiatives across UC Berkeley. Data science is an intrinsically interdisciplinary field with broad reach, fast scaling capacity, and a large pool of interested students and projects. Students can earn units through Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP).
The Data Science Discovery Experiences model can identify, connect, and scale access for significantly more students in the data science space. It does so by creating a sustainable and diverse pipeline of projects by improving the matching and database system, fine-tuning the training and consulting services needed by graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduate research leads, and expanding internal and public communication.
Research Partners
Research projects with faculty, postdocs, and graduate students encompassing all domain areas along with Social Impact efforts with the community non-profit groups. Project partners include:
- Digital Humanities
- UCSF
- American Cultures Center
- College of Natural Resources
- Skydeck
- CITRIS
- Space Science Labs
- Energy Resources Group
- D-Lab
- Social Science Matrix
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
- Department of Political Science
Email questions to: ds-discovery@berkeley.edu
