Director Paul Wright reports on the addition of two wonderful new leaders to our team.
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Solving the Brueghel Imbroglio: New tech to shed light on old paintings
This could be the basis of a paradigm for making the work on other artists more accessible and collaborative
Nina Amenta: Looking for patterns and collaborations in the data
The new CITRIS@Davis director is compelled to get involved in research that will “have real world impact in other areas.”
CITRIS joins New Cities Foundation
NCF and CITRIS build on existing collaboration on the Foundation’s Task Force on Connected Commuting in Silicon Valley.
CITRIS welcomes new staff member Nate Metzler to the UC Davis campus
Nate joined us in December.
Spring 2012 Research Exchange Seminar Series Schedule
The Spring 2012 Research Exchange Seminar Series
Spring 2012 i4Energy Seminar Series
The Spring 2012 i4Energy Seminar Series
Catching Supernova in the Act
Data-enabled science allowed detection of Type Ia supernova hours after explosion.
Lecture series on YouTube
Our recent seminar series can be found as playlists.
Call for Proposals – CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference 2012 at UC Davis
This conference will highlight cutting-edge case studies as well as research, curriculum development, and community partnerships.
Adura Technologies lets buildings turn on lights efficiently
A CITRIS-supported startup is developing innovative technologies to curb skyrocketing electrical consumption, energy costs and greenhouse emissions.
Wholesome Data: Using IT to Promote Healthy Behaviors
Programs promote healthy behaviors by feeding information to overweight and asthmatic youth.
CITRIS Health Care Initiative Employs IT to Tame Costs and Boost Access
Many of California’s residents are tragically underserved.
UC system generates $46.3B in economic activity for state
The University of California is a key economic catalyst for the state, generating $46.3 billion in annual economic activity for California.
Nina Amenta is the new Director at UC Davis
She will help guide the CITRIS Initiatives and enhance collaboration between the UC Davis researchers and the other three CITRIS campuses.
Student competition at CITRIS: $45K in prizes
Our annual student competition for student-led proposals.
Jay Han has been named CITRIS Medical Director
Dr. Han is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
UCSC-Cisco partnership in Network Management and Operations expands to UC Davis
The goal of the NMO Lab is to engage students and faculty by addressing real-world problems in complex networks, and in a variety of topics that include quality of service, customer support, intelligent and automated management of network devices.
Turning Data into Democratic Action: Social Apps Lab at CITRIS
This is a problem of knowledge, specifically of local information, since dengue fever’s prevention depends on eliminating local breeding sites.
Employing mobile-phone-based games to empower individuals: Aug/Sept 2011 newsletter
We are very excited here at CITRIS about the innovative applications of basic information technologies and principles to some very resistant societal problems.
Fall 2011 i4Energy Seminar Series
The Fall series will begin in September.
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule for Fall 2011
The fall Research Exchange schedule is now online
Nesbitt named director of CITRIS Initiative: Delivering ‘Quality Healthcare Everywhere’ for Californians
The mission of this initiative is to improve access and reduce disparities in health care.
Announcing our new initiatives – CITRIS newsletter for June 2011
CITRIS’s ‘Big Bets’ emerge out of our strategic planning work and address problems that are of significant importance. They each address a fundamental requirement for human life: Health, Sustainability and Energy.