Medical startup Storx Technologies improves fetal health and lowers the rate of C-sections. The team develops better standards than heart rate monitors for assessing fetal […]
UC Davis
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 […]
UC Davis student-led tech projects provide solutions to societal issues
Four UC Davis projects highlighted at Engineering Design Showcase
Merced prof’s novel mercury-mapping tech
CITRIS UC Merced faculty advisor Erin Hestir uses the latest in environmental sensing technology to analyze the amount of mercury and methylmercury in the San Francisco Bay […]
UC Davis launches Drone Academy for high-schoolers
This year, UC Davis launched a week-long inaugural Summer Drone Academy program for high-schoolers from groups underrepresented in STEM fields, with help from CITRIS and the Federal Aviation Administration.
CITRIS showcases student Tech for Social Good
At a showcase in April at the Banatao Auditorium, undergraduate and graduate students presented their work developing novel tech ideas, addressing issues from gait impairment in the elderly and robots for disaster relief to connecting refugees to social services.
A huge UC Davis tech campus is coming to this neighborhood in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: In April, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May (M.S.’88, Ph.D.’91 EECS) announced plans for a 25-acre technology and innovation district at the university’s medical center campus in Sacramento.
How the Paris climate accord is becoming reality at UC
The University of California launched its Carbon Neutrality Initiative in 2013, aiming to reach that target by 2025. But the big question has been how. Now, a […]
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum presents top names from tech research and industry
Visionary entrepreneur Thomas M. Siebel of C3 IoT and robotics pioneer Ken Goldberg of UC Berkeley are among the speakers lined up for this spring’s […]
CITRIS test beds to be utilized in new CEC partnership
The test beds at CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute in Sutardja Dai Hall, CIEE (California […]
Announcing the Spring 2018 CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series
We are excited to launch the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series for Spring 2018! What is Research Exchange?Free and open to the public, the CITRIS Research […]
Kurt D. Bettenhausen joins CITRIS and the Banatao Institute Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Kurt D. Bettenhausen to our Advisory Board. Kurt D. Bettenhausen is Senior Vice President and the global Automation & Control Technology […]
Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Join us on November 30th for Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Despite evidence suggesting that diverse leadership teams can benefit workplace […]
Announcing the Fall 2017 CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series
We are excited to launch our RESEARCH EXCHANGE Seminar Series for Fall 2017! What is Research Exchange?Free and open to the public, the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar […]
Tech Pride: Celebrations and Challenges for LGBT Members of the Tech Community
Huffington Post, June 19, 2017 – “Despite widely adopted non-discrimination protections and benefit coverage for same-sex couples, LGBT employees as a cohort may still be under-recognized,” says […]
CITRIS Foundry Welcomes Four New Pioneering Startups
After another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes four pioneering companies into our accelerator program. The newest cohort is commercializing deep technology innovations within the […]
UCSF and UC Berkeley teams win IT for Society category of Big Ideas Competition 2017
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are pleased to announce four winners in the ‘IT for Society’ category of the annual Big Ideas competition. This category […]
Announcing Inaugural Student Awardees in CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute announce 16 student-led projects that won competitive funding in Spring 2017. In parallel with the successful CITRIS Seed Funding Program […]
CITRIS and ITESM announce four winning proposals for California-Mexico collaborative research
Building on a successful binational partnership launched in 2013, four new projects have been selected to receive seed funding from Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) jointly […]
UCTV Launches New Portal to Sustainability for California
With some of the world’s greatest assets of plant, animal, ecosystem and human diversity, and as the world’s sixth largest economy and provider of more […]
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 […]
Behavior, Energy, & Climate Change Conference: 2017 Call for Abstract
October 16 through October 18 Pre-conference Workshops – October 15 Hyatt Regency Sacramento – Sacramento, CA Call for abstracts is open. Closes April 1, 2017 Submit a […]
Inside CITRIS Day
CITRIS Day was held on November 1st at the newly-opened UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, where invitees discussed the theme of […]
Inria@SiliconValley Interview with Camille Crittenden (Deputy Director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute)
Dr. Camille Crittenden serves as Deputy Director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, Director of the CITRIS Connected Communities Initiative, and Executive Director of the […]