Trio of gifts, $75 million, accelerates transformation of computing and data science at Berkeley
Three gifts totaling $75 million will support construction of the Gateway, the future home for Berkeley’s Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), and the creation of two new faculty positions in computer science. (Weiss/Manfredi rendering of Level 1 of the Gateway. Note: design is provisional and in development)
The University of California, Berkeley, today (Monday, June 7) announced three gifts of $25 million each that will reinforce Berkeley’s position as a leader in computing and data science research and education , and help create a visionary new home for the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS).
Notably, two of the gifts are from current Berkeley faculty: professors Scott Shenker and Ion Stoica of the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society, and the College of Engineering.
“We are deeply grateful for these three gifts.” said Jennifer Chayes, associate provost of the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society. “I cannot imagine a stronger endorsement of CDSS and of Berkeley than the unprecedented generosity of our two current faculty, Scott and Ion.”
