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High-rez 3D printers now free for Maker Pass holders in CITRIS Invention Lab
Maker Pass holders, students who qualify to use a variety of makerspaces on the Berkeley campuses, can now access high-resolution Form 2 3D printers in the CITRIS Invention Lab in Sutardja Dai Hall, thanks to a grant from the Student Tech Fund at UC Berkeley.
Kris Pister appointed new faculty director to Marvell NanoLab
Kris Pister, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and a co-director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, has been named the new faculty director of the UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory (NanoLab), located at CITRIS. The appointment, which became effective Jan. 2, brings in a veteran user known for his advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to head the cutting-edge facility.
Targeting the Caravan: Debunking an Anti-Migrant Video Spread as U.S. Right Wing Propaganda
The gross misrepresentation of events exemplified in this tweet came to my attention during my involvement in a research project between the CITRIS Policy Lab and the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley which analyzed thousands of tweets from the top 10 most influential bot and non-bot accounts spreading anti-migrant propaganda on Twitter leading up to the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.
Tickets now on sale for Women in Tech Symposium: Reimagining Cybersecurity for All
The Women in Tech Symposium is back, this time focusing on cybersecurity. Get to know some of the leading women in the field on Friday, March 6 at UC Berkeley’s Sibley Auditorium. Join CITRIS for a day-long event focused on the experiences and career paths of women in cybersecurity and walk away with deep insights about our cybersecurity future.
California CIO Amy Tong joins CITRIS Advisory Board
State Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the California Department of Technology Amy Tong has joined the advisory board of the Center for Information […]
Meet the 2020 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards Winners
A pioneering woman in AI and Machine Learning, the first woman to receive tenure in her field at UC Berkeley, a computer scientist and digital activist challenging bias in decision-making software, and an organization that has introduced 185,000 girls to coding and computer science. The winners of this year’s Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards represent a wide range of talents and contributions to the tech field and exemplify the goals of our program.
Oakland EcoBlock looking for interested neighborhoods
Please fill out the EcoBlock Response Form to nominate a neighborhood and submit by December 30, 2019, 11:59 p.m. PDT.
Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency
ABOUT The Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency aims to promote innovative research in technologies and policies that will enable a more resource-efficient society. To […]
Yana Feldman speaks about machine learning at CITRIS Research Exchange
Daily Californian: Yana Feldman of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab speaks about Multimodal-Deep Learning System for Monitoring Nuclear Proliferation Activities at CITRIS Research Exchange.
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.
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 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.
‘Super-ultra HD’ vizwall 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 […]
Sutardja Dai Hall – 10th Anniversary
by Edward Kang CITRIS headquarters Sutardja Dai Hall celebrates 10th anniversary Sutardja Dai Hall, the headquarters of the multicampus CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at […]
CITRIS Inventor Series presents “Eyeris”
“Eyeris,” described by Mechanical Engineering PhD student George Moore as a “performative wearable that aims to tackle the issue of sexual harassment– specifically, non-consensual touch.” […]
NanoLab faculty director Wu to step down
By Dr. Bill Flounders, NanoLab Executive Director Ming C. Wu, Nortel Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, will step down as faculty director […]
UC Berkeley Undergraduates Win Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs Tomás Vega and Corten Singer both describe themselves as being “passionate about assistive technology,” which is designed […]
UC Water Challenge Grant Initiative: Request for Proposals
Challenge Grant Initiative UC Water supports water research across the UC system as a network of scholars, students and partners. To engage new investigators and […]
Launching new Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovations
In today’s world, innovations require weaving together the knowledge, theories and skills of different disciplines. This Certificate introduces design as the creative and critical means […]