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CITRIS
Video from Chris Somerville’s talk is available
The video from Chris Somerville's talk on "Development of Cellulosic Biofuels" is now available online.
Next-generation nuclear power and Monitoring air quality
Read about innovative work at CITRIS in the latest newsletter, now on-line.
CITRIS welcomes Heidi Hallett to staff
CITRIS is pleased to welcome Heidi Hallett as our new colleague and leader of the business aspects of CITRIS on all four campuses.
C-GRACE International Meeting in Copenhagen
In June 2008, CITRIS is organizing C-GRACE, one of several mission-critical
meetings leading up to the next U.N. Climate Summit: http://www.c-grace.org/
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule for Spring 2008
All Research Exchange talks take place at noon on Wednesdays in 290 Hearst
Memorial Mining Building on the UC Berkeley campus, As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live on-line.
CITRIS Newsletter is online
Read more about sustainable building and trusting Wikipedia in the latest CITRIS newsletter.
Developing Interactive Lifecycle Assessment Tools for Consumer-level Goods and Services
Every dollar spent by consumers leaves an environmental footprint in its wake. What is the impact of manufacturing, shipping, and selling an automobile, television, or […]
UC Receives $22 Million FCC Telehealth Grant
The University of California, in partnership with a coalition of government
agencies, health care providers and others, received a three-year, $22 million
award from the Federal Communications Commission to help develop
a new California Telehealth Network.
Envisioning Futures for the Delta
The Cosumnes River is the last river without major dams on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Thus, it is one of the few […]
Modeling and Analysis of California’s Hydrologic Resources and Operations (MACHRO)
Managing California’s Water Water management in California currently lacks a broad and consistent water management accounting and modeling capability that allows policy makers to meet […]
CITRIS: Committed to Energy, Environment, and Society
Message from Acting Director Paul Wright Greetings from Berkeley, California, headquarters of CITRIS, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society. We […]
Pure water and an interview with Roger Bales
The CITRIS newsletter is online with a story about engineering for pure water and an interview with UC Merced professor Roger Bales.
Interview with Roger Bales on the Sierra Nevada and California’s water supply
An interview with Professor of Engineering Roger Bales on measuring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
CITRIS work cited in PC World
A recent TechNet summit is discussed in PC World, with CITRIS research a main focus of the story.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Previous meetings
Please find a list of the previous IBM Day events.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Biographies
Please find the biographies for speakers at the CITRIS IBM Day 2007 "Sensors, at your service"
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Abstracts
Please find the talk abstracts for CITRIS and IBM researchers for the Oct. 30 event.
UC Davis hosting two environment-related conferences
UC Davis will host GoingGreen 2007 on September 10-12, and the Clean Energy Showcase on October 11.
New UC Santa Cruz tool tests Wikipedia trustworthiness
Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the
Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now Luca de Alfaro
aims to provide users with software that flags questionable
lines in Wikipedia entries.
Telemedicine: Bringing Healthcare to the Patient
Learn how research at CITRIS in telemedicine is improving the access to healthcare for those in remote regions throughout the state.
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule is now online
The fall schedule for the Research Exchange, which begins on Sept. 5 at noon, is now online.
UC president to step down
Robert C. Dynes, a renowned physicist who rose to become head of the 10-campus university system, announced Monday his intention to step down as president by June 2008, nearly five years after he took over leadership of the University of California.
Summer of Service Institute shares videos and photos
The Summer of Service Technology Institute won the Special Prize for Best Use of IT for Rural America ($5000 from AT&T) in this year's CITRIS White Paper competition and has now produced a summary video to share how the institute went.