Tomales Resilience, a game that simulates a real-life wildfire evacuation, stems from a 2019 CITRIS Seed Award project led by Thomas Maiorana and Kenichi Soga.
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CITRIS names 9 rising entrepreneurs as UC Berkeley Climate Innovation fellows
The cohort of nine fellows will receive $10,000 each to advance projects that address urgent environmental challenges.
Immergo Labs awarded $1M by NSF small business innovation program
The startup aims to reduce costs for patients and clinics alike while setting a new standard for hybrid physical rehabilitation care.
Winners of 2024 CITRIS Aviation Prize reach great heights
Hard-working student teams from four UC campuses competed for more than $10,000 in industry-sponsored awards.
UC Santa Cruz students excel in 3rd year of CIDER drone pilot program
The program, which trains students to take the FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot exam, doubled its size this year and expanded to include an agriculture-focused track.
CITRIS PI’s microcapacitors advance next generation of energy storage
Engineered microcapacitors from the Salahuddin lab could facilitate on-chip energy storage in electronic devices.
Answering the call: Sri Kurniawan designs assistive tech to improve quality of life
Inspired by the accidents she witnessed in the oil fields, the UC Santa Cruz scholar of human-centered design works to serve vulnerable populations.
Award-winning documentary features Invention Lab innovators
Are inventors born or made? That’s the question posed by “Pathways to Invention,” a documentary that premiered May 1 on PBS stations nationwide.
¡Valle! connects Central Valley students to STEM careers
Through workshops and hands-on activities, the program empowered participants to build skills and networks and learn about rewarding research experiences.
Picking up vibrations: Shijia Pan makes ambient surfaces smarter
The CITRIS PI and UC Merced professor combines vibration sensors with the Internet of Things to develop smart devices for health applications and more.
CITRIS Foundry announces spring 2024 cohort
The 12-month program provides business, legal and technological support to student and faculty entrepreneurs affiliated with the four CITRIS campuses.
CITRIS sponsors health tech award at Hack Merced
The annual hackathon brought together more than 150 collaborators to develop technology solutions for public benefit.
CITRIS support leads to more efficient design for underwater instruments
UC Berkeley researcher Grace Gu is using inspiration from nature to design a more efficient towed sonar array.
CITRIS signs MOU with Berlin to boost innovation
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises to boost innovation in the field of digital health and aging.
Inaugural Tech Policy Summit addresses AI governance, ethical tech
The sold-out event, co-hosted by the CITRIS Policy Lab, drew world-renowned academics, policymakers and industry pioneers to discuss the most pressing issues in the field.
Seed Award project aims to help keep older adults independent ‘as long as possible’
UC Davis neuropsychologist Alyssa Weakley and a multicampus team have been developing new features for Interactive Care, or I-Care, a web-based platform for long-distance caregivers.
Hestir among UC Merced Women’s History Month honorees
The CITRIS at UC Merced campus director was lauded for her leadership and strategic vision.
Is Silicon Valley pricing academics out of AI research?
CITRIS affiliate David Evan Harris weighs in on the melding of academia and industry research and its impact on the trajectory of artificial intelligence.
2023 Rosenfeld Award recipient pursues affordable electricity
Eleanor Adachi is focusing on incentive mechanisms to enhance affordable electricity and a more resource-efficient society.
Job opportunity: Events director
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are seeking an events director to lead planning and implementation of organization events.
CITRIS PI’s startup launches AI for robots
The company aims to transition AI from the digital world to physical use through its Robotics Foundation Model 1 software.
Sanfelice receives $2.5M to develop aerospace digital twin
A team led by CITRIS Aviation Director Ricardo Sanfelice has received a three-year award to model spacecraft that will clean space debris.
NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg delivers CITRIS Distinguished Lecture
On Feb. 6, 2024, Warren “Woody” Hoburg returned to Sutardja Dai Hall to deliver a CITRIS Distinguished Lecture, co-hosted by the Berkeley Space Center, to a packed Banatao Auditorium.
Mitigating risks, maximizing benefits: Brandie Nonnecke bridges tech research and policy
The director of the CITRIS Policy Lab and UC Berkeley research professor demystifies emerging tech to help lawmakers create responsible policy.