UC Merced Newsroom: Harvesting is one of the most costly and labor-intensive operations in strawberry production. But a UC Merced engineering researcher is looking for ways […]
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Our energy grid is vulnerable. Locally sourced power may be the answer.
Berkeley News: Kara Manke spoke with CITRIS PI and CIEE Electrical Grid Director Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier about the risks posed by the current energy grid and the EcoBlock project, a possible solution moving forward. The EcoBlock project is looking to develop microgrids separate from PG&E in the City of Oakland.
UCSC Entrepreneurs Supported by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Santa Cruz Tech Beat: Michael Matkin, Assistant Director of CITRIS Santa Cruz, writes about three UC Santa Cruz student-helmed companies that got started via the CITRIS Foundry.
Health, Wildfires & Climate Change in California
In Spring 2019, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute collaborated with the California Institute for […]
Hamilton Sensors: How to make buildings smarter
Detecting temperature, humidity, or occupancy can make buildings “smarter.” The information can lead to reductions in energy consumption and improve the comfort of occupants by responding to energy demands in real time. We commonly see a single thermometer or humidity sensor per room, which can only provide limited information. What about deploying many cheap and disposable sensors to capture more granular data about buildings and energy use patterns?
Tech meets neurodegenerative diseases at the Aging Research and Technology Summit
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, along with other UC Berkeley campus partners, presented the second annual Aging Research and Technology Summit earlier this month, to highlight research and technology solutions being developed to disrupt the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
CITRIS launches Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz
A new Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz, launched by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and cosponsored by the Institute for Social Transformation, will fund student […]
CITRIS Foundry announces fall 2019 cohort
Spin microscopy for quantum computing, underwater nanoscience for clean tech, and bio-prospected hemp are a few of the novel technologies represented in the fall incubator cohort announced by the CITRIS Foundry, the innovation hub of the multicampus Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute, headquartered at UC Berkeley.
CITRIS CAVE exhibit opens in CITRIS Tech Museum
by Saemmool Lee The new CITRIS CAVE exhibit now on display at the CITRIS Tech Museum in Sutardja Dai Hall offers a dynamic experience designed […]
New Decal Course: Inclusive Pathways Into Tech & Entrepreneurship
Inclusive Pathways into Tech and Entrepreneurship is for students who want to get hands-on experience in creating a project that advances diversity in tech. This course engages in an innovative approach to teaching by bringing together students from tech and non-tech majors to learn what kind of diverse perspectives they need on their team to solve the world’s problems.
Nominations Now Open for the 2020 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards
The Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards recognize those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology. Awardees are leaders who inspire […]
Resources for Women in Tech at UC Berkeley
Resources for Women in Tech at UC Berkeley The Women in Tech Initiative has compiled a list of resources for female students at UC Berkeley […]
CITRIS Health is hiring!
CITRIS Health is seeking motivated students to fill two open positions. Details about the positions below: Student assistant (investor database) (~10 hours per week) CITRIS […]
Using Virtual Reality for physical rehabilitation
UCSC undergraduate Aviv Elor develops virtual reality games for physical rehabilitation
Bolinas to be case study in evacuation
Point Reyes Light: CITRIS visiting scholar Louise Comfort will join a yearlong study in Bolinas, CA along with other UC Berkeley researchers to develop the […]
UC Davis student-led tech projects provide solutions to societal issues
Four UC Davis projects highlighted at Engineering Design Showcase
The “Future of Work” addressed in Silicon Valley Forum
Industry experts shaped guidelines to technologically improve society at the “Future of the Workforce” event in Silicon Valley.
Korea Woman Journalists Association visits CITRIS
A delegation from the Korea Woman Journalists Association visited CITRIS Headquarters at Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley last week to learn more about Women in […]
Calling all innovators: Apply to CITRIS Foundry 201
Devising plans for a startup? Looking for help and support? A call for applications is now open at the newly relaunched CITRIS Foundry innovation incubator. […]
Now Hiring: CITRIS Foundry – Communications Assistant
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is a deep tech innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurs from the University of California build transformative technology […]
Now Hiring: CITRIS Foundry – Community and Events Coordinator
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is a deep tech innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurs from the University of California build transformative technology […]
How to Become an Effective Female Founder
As female entrepreneurs, the job is often more challenging. For instance, raising capital, only 2% of all American venture capital went to female founders in 2018. Despite the consistent unconscious bias, startups founded by women have outpaced their male counterparts in terms of financial performance.
CITRIS Foundry innovation hub expands under new leadership
by Saemmool Lee The CITRIS Foundry welcomes a new executive director, Maher Hakim, Ph.D., who comes aboard after the Foundry’s five-year-review and a renewed mission […]
Now Hiring: Communications Summer Interns
About CITRIS The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute create information technology solutions for society’s most […]