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 […]
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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 […]
2016 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards $575,000 to Ten Information Technology Projects
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2016. This year, 54 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at […]
CITRIS Partners with UC Riverside for New Seed Funding Series
We are delighted to announce the inaugural CITRIS & UC Riverside Seed Funding Program and grant awardees. As part of CITRIS’s annual seed funding process, […]
Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Ken Goldberg, director of CITRIS People and Robots, was quoted in a Rolling Stones article covering recent developments in artificial intelligence. Regarding […]
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Scholar with Pacific Research Platform
CITRIS seeks a postdoctoral researcher to participate as a member of CITRIS’s Pacific Research Platform team. CITRIS Postdoctoral Scholar – CITRIS – College of Engineering, […]
Special education project wins 2016 CITRIS Big Ideas competition
Selected from a pool of more than 55 proposals from all 10 UC campuses, these innovative projects won a total of $20,000 in prizes.
Bahram Ravani named new CITRIS Director at UC Davis
CITRIS is pleased to announce that Bahram Ravani has been appointed CITRIS Director for the UC Davis campus, effective January 1, 2016. With appointments in […]
CITRIS Mobile App Challenge begins January 21
Each spring, teams of students will develop mobile software applications and the business models needed to prepare them for the marketplace in the Mobile App […]
Big Ideas Finalists Announced in “IT for Society” 2016 Competition
CITRIS is delighted to have six innovative finalists in the IT for Society category of the 2015-2016 Big Ideas at Berkeley competition, which provides funding, […]