12 May, 2026 Announcing BCNM's Spring 2026 Conference Grant Recipients The Berkeley Center for New Media is thrilled to provide small grants to our graduate students to help them share their innovative research at the premiere conferences in their field. We look forward to seeing the work of these students spread across the globe! Read more
12 May, 2026 Announcing Our Summer 2026 Research Award Recipients Congratulations to our 2026 Summer Research Award recipients from Music, Geography, Information Science, Spanish & Portuguese, Art Practice, German, Rhetoric, School of Information, Computer Science, and EECS. Read more
07 May, 2026 Cloud Carib Launches Innovation Impact Award through UC Berkeley A new award will provide infrastructure support to Caribbean participants in the Global Digital Infrastructure Certificate program as they develop impactful regional solutions. Read more
05 May, 2026 New Summer Minor in Global Digital Infrastructure The Berkeley Center for New Media is proud to launch a new summer minor in Global Digital Infrastructure — a first-of-its-kind program for students who want to understand the infrastructures that support the internet, artificial intelligence, and all digital life. Read more
28 Apr, 2026 Rita Lucarelli Presents "Book of the Dead in 3D" A new immersive project by Rita Lucarelli brings ancient Egyptian funerary texts into the digital age, using 3D scans and virtual environments to reimagine how the Book of the Dead can be experienced today. Read more
28 Apr, 2026 Jacobs Spring Design Showcase Highlights New Media Courses The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation will showcase student work in design, technology, and new media at its Spring 2026 Design Showcase, running May 6–8 at Jacobs Hall. Read more
14 Apr, 2026 Alexis Wood Guest Curates State of Jefferson: Maps & More Pop-Up Exhibit Alexis Wood, PhD student in the Department of Geography, will deliver introductory remarks as guest curator for The State of Jefferson, the final Maps and More pop-up exhibit of the semester. Read more
14 Apr, 2026 Alumni in Entertainment Panel for Creative Careers Week BCNM faculty member Abigail De Kosnik will moderate the Alumni in Entertainment Panel as part of UC Berkeley’s Creative Careers Week. Read more
14 Apr, 2026 Janiya Renee Peters Awarded Oxford-Berkeley Internet Institute Scholarship BCNM DE student Janiya Renee Peters has been awarded a scholarship to attend the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Program at the Oxford Internet Institute, an interdisciplinary program that brings together emerging scholars researching critical issues in technology and society. Read more
28 Mar, 2026 Tom McEnaney Featured in Berkeley News for New Book on Punk’s Radical Legacy A new UC Berkeley News feature spotlights BCNM Director Tom McEnaney and his new co-authored book, We’re Having Much More Fun, which explores punk’s political, cultural, and community-driven histories, including the East Bay scene’s lasting influence. Read more
01 Sep, 2026 Special Events Coming in 2026-27: Disability & Media Studies We're excited to announce our thematic focus for the 2026-27 academic year: Disability & Media Studies. Read more! Read more
