Art Rosenfeld, a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Distinguished Scientist Emeritus who is also known as California’s “godfather” of energy efficiency and who has […]
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Berkeley Innovators Present: “She Started It” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the CITRIS for a film screening of “She Started It,” a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys […]
Why It’s So Hard For Robots To Get A Grip
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots Initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, heads up a research team working on robotic grasping abilities, […]
Christine Gulbranson and Andrea Goldsmith join CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Christine Gulbranson and Andrea Goldsmith to our Advisory Board. Christine Gulbranson is Senior Vice President for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at […]
Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities
The CITRIS Foundry has recently partnered with Groupe INSEEC, a renowned business school and research center based in France.
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change […]
Mobile health data may offer new pathways to better patient care
UC Davis awarded $1.2 million to advance state’s precision medicine initiative A UC Davis-led team has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the California Initiative […]
Stuart Feldman Joins the CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is delighted to welcome Stuart Feldman to our Advisory Board. Stuart Feldman is Chief Scientist of Schmidt Futures where he is responsible for the […]
2017 CITRIS Seed Funding Request for Proposals
The 2017 CITRIS Seed Funding opportunity invites principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health System, UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz to apply […]
CITRIS announces recipients of the inaugural Athena Awards for Women in Technology
To recognize the accomplishments of technology leaders and organizations fostering interest in computer science for the next generation of women and girls, CITRIS and the […]
Computational Training Expanding at UC Merced Through New Grants
The National Science Foundation awarded the campus two of 30 research training grants for graduate students — particularly those from underserved populations — in computational […]
Mind and Body Join Robotics in New Research Project
Three UC Merced researchers are connecting eye-tracking hardware with a robotic exoskeletal arm to further understand the mind-body connection and, someday, to help people with […]
Celebrating our Foundations, Looking to the Future
Now in its 15th year, CITRIS has become a forerunner of information technology research and entrepreneurship in the interest of society. On this occasion, we […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry by September 25, 2016
Applications for the fall 2016 cohort are due by Sept. 25.
Job Opportunity: Pacific Research Platform (PRP) Development Specialist
Job Title: Specialist – CITRIS – College of EngineeringLocation: UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CAOpen Date: August 11, 2016Next review date: September 23, 2016. Apply by this […]
Job Opportunity: Senior Developer for Crowdsourcing App
Help build awesome web apps like Label This! for CITRIS Social Apps Lab and UC Davis Library as a Senior Developer. Job Title: Manager, Digital […]
2016 Tech for Social Good Projects Awarded at UC Davis
Launched in collaboration between CITRIS at UC Davis, the Blum Center for Developing Economies, the Center for Regional Change, and the Institute for Social Sciences, […]
Twenty-four UC Merced teams demo mobile apps at Innovate to Grow
On May 13, student teams pitched their mobile apps before a panel of esteemed judges at the annual Innovate to Grow showcase event. The 5th […]
CITRIS-sponsored UCSC Design teams win Deans’ Awards
Members of CITRIS-sponsored UCSC Design teams (bolded names) are among this year’s recipients of the Deans’ Awards. Deans’ Awards are granted to 50 undergraduate projects, […]
Students design and demo mobile apps to benefit society at UC Davis
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the second-annual CITRIS Mobile App Challenge at UC Davis: SafeTravel, Eventr, PalMe, & Food Budgt. CITRIS sponsors this […]
Motherhood and Raspberry Pi: Challenges for Mothers in Technology
The lack of gender diversity in technology fields has become a hot topic of late, for good reason. Women and girls are under-represented in computer […]
WattTime partners with Energate to launch smart thermostat solution
Congratulations to WattTime, a CITRIS Foundry alumni company that is creating technology to make using clean energy as simple as tapping your smartphone. WattTime is an environmental nonprofit spinning […]
Special Education Project Wins 2016 CITRIS Big Ideas competition
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are honored to announce the top five winners in the IT for Society category of the Big Ideas competition. Selected […]
Job Opportunity: Development Coordinator
CITRIS Development Coordinator at UC Berkeley Job Title: Development Coordinator (6298U) Job #21467Location: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Temporary Apply on the UC Berkeley Jobs […]