Big Announcement: Visit Our New Website!
WiCDS Berkeley’s new website is live! Visit wicdsberkeley.framer.website to learn about the club, explore future opportunities, and connect with our community.
Select “Bits & Bytes” to access our blog, where we share technology news, career resources, club announcements, and stories about women in technology.
Building Industry-Ready Data Science Skills
Want to prepare for data science work beyond the classroom? Start with these actions:
Build an end-to-end project. Practice defining a business problem, collecting and cleaning data, developing a model, evaluating its performance, and communicating your recommendations. Our DS and ML committees do this! Explore WiCDS opportunities →
Learn how models operate in real systems. Explore concepts such as data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, version control, testing, monitoring, privacy, and security.
Strengthen your communication skills. Practice explaining technical decisions, limitations, and results to audiences without a data science background.
Get involved with WiCDS. Join the Data Science, Machine Learning, or Projects Committee to develop skills through workshops and collaborative projects.
Recent Tech News
AI is automating work across business functions.
ServiceNow announced AI systems designed to handle processes in IT, customer relationship management, employee services, cybersecurity, and risk management.
Customer-service teams face growing pressure to adopt AI.
A Gartner survey found that 91% of customer-service leaders felt pressure to implement AI in 2026, while complex and emotionally sensitive interactions continued to require human expertise.
Technical abilities aren’t the only skills employers value.
Research from the OECD suggests AI is increasing the importance of data analysis and interpretation alongside problem-solving, creativity, communication, and other human skills.
Human judgment remains a career advantage.
Workplace experts told the Associated Press that relationship-building, critical thinking, empathy, and ethical decision-making are among the abilities that remain difficult for AI to reproduce.
WiCDS Updates
Upcoming Events
Building the Future of AI: Frontier Research Panel — September 18, 6–8 PM
Join a frontier research panel at The Gateway exploring cutting-edge developments in AI and where the field is headed next.
RSVP / Learn More →
Member Spotlight
“Being in WiCDS has been so rewarding—seeing everyone's ideas come to life at our end-of-semester symposium was definitely a highlight. Between the awesome work across our Data Science, Machine Learning, and our Project committee collaborating with a startup and a non-profit, building alongside such a cool team has been amazing!”
— Marie Ramirez, WiCDS president
Woman of the Week: Jennifer Chayes
Jennifer Chayes is the dean of Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society and a professor in several departments. Her research includes networks, machine learning, ethical decision-making, climate change, and cancer immunotherapy. Before joining Berkeley, she spent more than 20 years at Microsoft and founded three interdisciplinary research labs. Her career demonstrates how data science can connect technology with problems across many fields. Read her Berkeley profile.
This Week’s Action Item
Complete a 20-minute career check-in:
Choose one role that interests you.
Find three skills listed in related job descriptions.
Identify one skill you already have.
Choose one skill to develop this semester.
This Week’s Bites 🍜
Need a study-break snack or somewhere to meet after class? Here’s a favorite from the WiCDS community.
Toss Noodle Bar
WiCDS member recommendation: “Toss has the most delicious thai fried rice I’ve had in my 4 years at Berkeley. I love that you can customize your whole dish, from the noodles to the protein to the sauce used.” — Reva Gokhale, WiCDS president
What to order: Fried white rice with thai sauce and tofu
Where: 2272 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
Good for: Group dinners, catching up with friends
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