Largest gift in Berkeley’s history to fund new Data Science building

An anonymous donor has pledged $252 million to help fund the construction of a building for the newly christened Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS): it is the single largest gift in Berkeley’s history.  The new “Data Hub” will be located at the intersection of Hearst Avenue, Arch Street, and MacFarlane Lane, at the site previously occupied by Tolman Hall.    An additional $300 million of private support will need to be raised to complete the capital project.  The building will house faculty offices and labs, robotics and other artificial intelligence laboratories, research centers and workroom spaces, public gathering areas, and teaching space, including a large auditorium and classrooms to accommodate the 6,000+ undergraduates who take data science courses each year.