Scientific data like that being produced by UC Merced researchers will ultimately provide a means to a more sustainable future. “Going with the Flow of […]
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Big Ideas Innovation Contest opens September 8
Big Ideas is an innovation contest that provides funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students who have ‘big ideas.’ Since […]
Meet the new 2015 NanoLab Summer Internship Program graduates
The NanoLab Summer Internship Program provides young women in high school with the first-hand experience of working inside a UC Berkeley lab. Congratulations to Anjali, […]
Five Questions for Dr. Kenneth Loh, New Director of CITRIS at UC Davis
Since his appointment in July 2015 as the new UC Davis campus director for CITRIS, Dr. Kenneth Loh has been actively recruiting students for CITRIS projects, promoting […]
Evaluating California water management options
By Jenny Ta and Joshua Viers | Reposted from http://californiawaterblog.com It seems inevitable that increasing numbers of California farmers will see their claims to surface […]
Enduring Summer’s Deep Freeze
Summer’s Deep Freeze: New York Times reporter Kate Murphy discusses over-air-conditioned offices and apps like Comfy which let users control the temperature of their offices. […]
UC research in 2014 leads to 1,796 inventions, 86 startups
The University of California released Thursday a technology report on innovation and funding throughout the UC system. According to the 2014 Technology Commercialization Report, there […]
Research Scientists to Use Network Much Faster Than Internet
A series of ultra-high-speed fiber-optic cables will weave a cluster of West Coast university laboratories and supercomputer centers into a network called the Pacific Research […]
Kenneth Loh appointed new CITRIS Director at UC Davis
CITRIS is delighted to announce that Dr. Kenneth Loh, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, will serve as CITRIS campus director […]
eMotorWerks and WattTime Reveal First EV Charging Solution that Minimizes Emissions
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Gavin, Anna, and the growing WattTime team for reaching this significant milestone. WattTime won the top prize in the 2014 CITRIS […]
Happy National Week of Making
Reposted from Berkeley Engineering | 6/17/2015 To mark the National Week of Making 2015, a handful of Berkeley engineers participated in the National Maker Faire […]
UC Merced Connect: Fulbright scholar to study Himalayan hydropower
Reposted from UC Merced University Communications | June 9, 2015UC Merced researcher David Rheinheimer has seen the Himalayas from many angles – from his home […]
Stop Laughing at those Clumsy Humanoid Robots
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, was prominently featured in a Wired article on humanoid robots. […]
Bold Bets: Tomorrow’s Industrial Entrepreneurship
For the third event in the Bold Bets series, The Atlantic will travel to the Bay Area to explore innovations in manufacturing and production. Next-generation […]
Students Design Mobile Apps With Social Flavor
In the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge, inspiration meets perspiration. It’s a rigorous three-month competition where students design, prototype and pitch ideas for solving pressing societal […]
Adaptable Wins 2015 CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Davis
Launched in 2015, the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Davis encouraged student teams to develop innovative mobile applications for today’s most pressing societal needs. […]
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin will serve on the executive board of a new multidisciplinary research enterprise called the People and Robots Initiative, by the […]
Five innovative faculty named Bakar Fellows
Congratulations to each of the new Bakar Fellows at UC Berkeley, including CITRIS-affiliated faculty members Pieter Abbeel and Michael Lustig. As a pioneer in robot learning, perception […]
Job Opportunity: Multimedia Specialist
CITRIS Multimedia Specialist at UC Berkeley Job Title: Multimedia Specialist (7449U), Job #19810Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Temporary Apply on the UC Berkeley Jobs Portal […]
Tearing Down the Silos between Education, Research and Social Impact
by Charvi Shetty, Founder and CEO of KNOX Diagnostics What do a farmer from India, a professor in clinical education from the UK, and the […]
Snapily Wins 2015 CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Berkeley
To promote innovation, community service, and career development among UC Berkeley students, CITRIS sponsored a semester-long competition for undergraduate and graduate students to develop mobile […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Coordinator
CITRIS Program Coordinator at UC Berkeley Job Title: Program Coordinator (6298U) Job #19734Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-Time Apply on the UC Berkeley Jobs Portal […]
2015 CITRIS Seed Funding awards $600,000 to eleven information technology projects
We are delighted to announce that the 2015 CITRIS Seed Fund Awards have been selected. This year, CITRIS received 24 highly competitive proposals from the […]
Big Ideas 2015 winners in “IT for Society” Challenge: BCAPI takes first place
CITRIS held its poster and judging session on April 10, for the Big Ideas 2015 competition, with seven innovative projects competing for $22.5K in prizes. […]