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      <h1 class="display-4 mb-4">About D-Lab</h1>
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        The D-Lab provides data science support, training, and community engagement to Berkeley students, staff, and faculty across all disciplines.
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      <h2>Our Mission</h2>
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        D-Lab helps Berkeley faculty, staff, and students move forward with world-class research in data-intensive social science, humanities, and collaborative research. We offer training, individual consulting, and infrastructure for broadly-defined empirical research.
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      <h2>What We Offer</h2>
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      <h2>Get Involved</h2>
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        Visit our main website at <a href="https://dlab.berkeley.edu?utm_source=workshop_catalog&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=about_page_text">dlab.berkeley.edu</a> to learn more about our services, 
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