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CITRIS-seeded Digital Refuge Amplifies Refugee Stories
In honor of World Refugee Day, the CITRIS-seeded Digital Refuge project today launched an interactive website that maps the perilous ordeals of thousands of displaced people through […]
CITRIS showcases student Tech for Social Good
At a showcase in April at the Banatao Auditorium, undergraduate and graduate students presented their work developing novel tech ideas, addressing issues from gait impairment in the elderly and robots for disaster relief to connecting refugees to social services.
Irrigation robots could help grow wine grapes in California
Faced with shortages of water and workers, winemakers are working with CITRIS researchers at UC Merced and UC Berkeley on a robot-assisted precision irrigation delivery system that uses machines to monitor and adjust water emitters
Investing in the Bank of Hysteria
In the CITRIS Tech Museum in Sutardja Dai Hall, a new exhibit is designed to encourage “womxn, femmes, and gender-nonconforming community members” to express and share their anger. “The Bank of Hysteria Toll-free Rage Hotline” enables visitors to vent their thoughts at what looks like an automated teller screen, via text-message or phone. Then the installation prints out transcriptions of these messages into an overflowing crate of “rage receipts” below.
A huge UC Davis tech campus is coming to this neighborhood in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: In April, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May (M.S.’88, Ph.D.’91 EECS) announced plans for a 25-acre technology and innovation district at the university’s medical center campus in Sacramento.
Ayar Labs: Photonic communication comes to computer chips
“This will change the availability of optics, and how the world can use optics, in ways beyond what we can predict right now,” says CEO […]
No age limit on tech benefits
No age limit on tech benefits: Americans 65 and older are projected to number more than 98 million by 2060. “Technology can be a huge […]
J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves named director of CITRIS UC Santa Cruz
We are pleased to welcome Professor J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves as the new director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
2018 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards announced
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2018. This year, 50 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at UC […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Health Postdoctoral Scholar
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is recruiting for a postdoctoral scholar position in health technology (CITRIS Health). CITRIS Postdoctoral Scholar, Health Initiative, UC Berkeley […]
How the Paris climate accord is becoming reality at UC
The University of California launched its Carbon Neutrality Initiative in 2013, aiming to reach that target by 2025. But the big question has been how. Now, a […]
Six new startups join the CITRIS Foundry for spring 2018
Following another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes six new startups into our program at UC Berkeley. The Spring 2018 cohort is commercializing inventions and […]
Yali’s opens in Qualcomm Cafe at CITRIS headquarters
Qualcomm Cafe will be returning to the UC Berkeley campus with a soft opening on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The cafe is reopening under a […]
SVLink: UC Santa Cruz tech incubator offers convenient access to Silicon Valley
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new tech incubator, SVLink, based at the Silicon Valley campus in Santa Clara. Review of applications for up to […]
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum presents tech research and industry experts
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum: Visionary entrepreneur Thomas M. Siebel of C3 IoT and robotics pioneer Ken Goldberg of UC Berkeley are among the speakers lined […]
CITRIS test beds to be utilized in new CEC partnership
The test beds at CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute in Sutardja Dai Hall, CIEE (California […]
Berkeley High suits up at Marvell NanoLab
Three Berkeley High students donned cleanroom suits at the Marvell NanoLab at CITRIS for a summer program designed to inspire young women to consider careers in science. “A rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience,” says professor and program founder Tsu-Jae King Liu.
Kurt D. Bettenhausen joins CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Kurt D. Bettenhausen to our Advisory Board. Kurt D. Bettenhausen is Senior Vice President and the global Automation & Control Technology […]
Global Lives Project Receives Multivenue Presentation on UC Berkeley Campus Throughout 2017-18
The Global Lives Project is now at UC Berkeley! The Global Lives Project presents life experiences from cultures and communities around the world. This presentation […]
3D Orchards: UC Researcher Turns Farms Into Virtual Reality
3D Orchards: Virtual reality meets agriculture in the article below featuring CITRIS Researcher Dr. YangQuan Chen and the UC Merced MESA lab. Farmers are relying more and more […]
GoFab: CITRIS Invention Lab launches 3D printer lending library
Five years ago, CITRIS launched the first makerspace on the UC Berkeley campus: the CITRIS Invention Lab. This fall, the CITRIS Invention Lab is announcing its […]
Global Lives Project Exhibit at the CITRIS Tech Museum
Check out the latest exhibit in the CITRIS Tech Museum: The Global Lives Project The Global Lives Project Exhibit is a video library of the […]
Enel Global Internship Program
CITRIS Partner Enel is now accepting applications for its internship program. More information below about the opportunity. WHO are we looking for? We are looking […]