Launched in 2013, the CITRIS-ITESM Seed Funding Program supports binational collaborations between Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and CITRIS and the Banatao Institute that further our […]
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Job Opportunity: Administrative Specialist
Job Title: Administrative Specialist (4722C) Job #26022 – CITRISLocation: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “26022” in job portal keyword search About […]
2019 Women in Tech Symposium on the Future of AI
The Women in Tech Symposium on the Future of AI has a new date: March 8, 2019 – International Women’s Day. Women in Tech: The […]
2019 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards announced
Inventors, academics, STEM advocates, and civic technology researchers are among the winners of this year’s Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards, which recognize those who […]
NanoLab faculty director Wu to step down
By Dr. Bill Flounders, NanoLab Executive Director Ming C. Wu, Nortel Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, will step down as faculty director […]
Merced prof’s novel mercury-mapping tech
CITRIS UC Merced faculty advisor Erin Hestir uses the latest in environmental sensing technology to analyze the amount of mercury and methylmercury in the San Francisco Bay […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Policy Lab Director
Job Title: CITRIS Policy Lab Director (0378U) Job #25789 – CITRISLocation: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “25789” in job portal keyword […]
Artificial Intelligence will diversify human thinking, not replace it
New blog post by CITRIS People and Robots director Ken Goldberg describes how artificial intelligence will help humans work together in new ways. Tata Communications: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is […]
UC Davis launches Drone Academy for high-schoolers
This year, UC Davis launched a week-long inaugural Summer Drone Academy program for high-schoolers from groups underrepresented in STEM fields, with help from CITRIS and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Job Opportunity: Women in Technology Program Director
Join us in advocating for inclusion in technology. We’re hiring a Program Director for our Women in Technology Initiative.
Siemens acquires Oakland startup Comfy
German conglomerate Siemens has acquired Comfy, which designs IoT-enabled technology for office workers to control temperature and lighting. The company got its start at CITRIS […]
CRISPR reduces autism symptoms in mice
Company GenEdit, founded by Berkeley PhDs Kunwoo Lee and Hyo Min Park, with Berkeley bioengineering professor Niren Murthy, was part of a study representing the first demonstration of behavior […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Director of Development
Apply for the CITRIS Director of Development opportunity at UC Berkeley.
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 […]
TechCrunch showcases Berkeley robotics
by Saemmool Lee At a CITRIS-co-sponsored event on May 11 that drew more than 1,100 people to Zellerbach Hall, TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics presented pioneers in […]
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.
Ken Goldberg wins award recognizing faculty research in the public interest
The open source, e-participation Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Engine platform (CAFE), developed by CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg and team, was recognized with a public service award from Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ in April.
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.
Making computer animation more agile, acrobatic — and realistic
Graduate students working with CITRIS researchers Pieter Abbeel and Sergey Levine have made major advances in realistic computer animation, using deep reinforcement learning to create […]