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CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards Tech for Social Good funding to 5 student teams

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards Tech for Social Good funding to 5 student teams
Posted on January 25, 2023

CITRIS is partnering with the UCSC Institute for Social Transformation to support student projects aimed at creating technology that promotes healthy, sustainable livelihoods.

Posted in In the News, Tech for Social Good, UC Santa Cruz

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz director elected to National Academy of Inventors

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz director elected to National Academy of Inventors
Posted on December 16, 2022

J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, campus director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz, has been named to the National Academy of Inventors.

Posted in In the News, UC Santa Cruz

Job opportunity: CITRIS Aviation Program Coordinator

Job opportunity: CITRIS Aviation Program Coordinator
Posted on December 6, 2022

UC Santa Cruz is looking for a full-time program coordinator to perform, coordinate and manage administrative services for the CITRIS Aviation research initiative.

Posted in CITRIS Aviation, Job Opportunities, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation

CITRIS researchers to help Northern California communities reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling and serious games

CITRIS researchers to help Northern California communities reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling and serious games
Posted on December 5, 2022

With $2.5 million from the NSF, a multicampus UC team is partnering with a dozen Bay Area orgs to help residents respond to natural disasters more quickly.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Seed Funding, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Climate, Policy

UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz named agricultural experiment stations

UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz named agricultural experiment stations
Posted on November 18, 2022

UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are the first UC campuses to be named agricultural experiment stations in more than 50 years.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities
Posted on November 10, 2022

The donation to CITRIS — an “easy decision,” said partners at Siemens — helped bring skills training to students across Northern California.

Posted in CITRIS Aviation, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation, Robotics

CIDER to assist with ONR-funded ecology survey

CIDER to assist with ONR-funded ecology survey
Posted on October 20, 2022

The CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research will test forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras on drones as a potential tool for counting animals and detecting biological hot spots.

Posted in CITRIS Aviation, In the News, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation

UC Santa Cruz alumni found Immergo Labs to bring physical therapy to VR

UC Santa Cruz alumni found Immergo Labs to bring physical therapy to VR
Posted on September 28, 2022

Immergo Labs, a venture from the fall 2021 CITRIS Foundry cohort, will launch its beta platform in January 2023.

Posted in CITRIS Foundry, In the News, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Health

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz announces 2022 campus seed awards

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz announces 2022 campus seed awards
Posted on September 9, 2022

The recipients will receive up to $40,000 to pursue multidisciplinary projects related to climate resilience.

Posted in In the News, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Climate, Robotics

Ricardo Sanfelice appointed inaugural director of CITRIS Aviation

Ricardo Sanfelice appointed inaugural director of CITRIS Aviation
Posted on August 9, 2022

Sanfelice, a UC Santa Cruz professor of electrical and computer engineering, offers deep expertise in cyber-physical systems and a long history with the institution.

Posted in Announcements, CITRIS Aviation, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation

CITRIS PIs receive $5.7M to advance cyber-physical systems research

CITRIS PIs receive $5.7M to advance cyber-physical systems research
Posted on July 1, 2022

UC Santa Cruz researcher Ricardo Sanfelice will lead the project, and UC Berkeley’s Murat Arcak will serve as a co-investigator.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Robotics

CIDER drone pilot training helps UC Santa Cruz students reach new heights

CIDER drone pilot training helps UC Santa Cruz students reach new heights
Posted on June 10, 2022

CIDER aims to reduce barriers to entry into drone research and industry by providing students with the opportunity to gain flight hours with drone hardware.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Aviation, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation

CIDER drone education program receives $1M from James Irvine Foundation

CIDER drone education program receives $1M from James Irvine Foundation
Posted on April 26, 2022

The CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research at UC Santa Cruz has received a $1 million grant to support workforce development in the Salinas and Pajaro valleys.

Posted in Announcements, CITRIS Aviation, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation

Forming links to solve big problems: Katia Obraczka embraces CITRIS’s interdisciplinary mission

Forming links to solve big problems: Katia Obraczka embraces CITRIS’s interdisciplinary mission
Posted on April 1, 2022

This UC Santa Cruz professor of computer science and engineering addresses complex issues of public safety with systems and networking expertise.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, UC Santa Cruz

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards five student teams Tech for Social Good funding

CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards five student teams Tech for Social Good funding
Posted on January 27, 2022

Three student-led technology development projects and two events have received 2021–22 TSG awards.

Posted in Announcements, Tech for Social Good, UC Santa Cruz

CITRIS UCSC Tech For Social Good Program funds student teams

CITRIS UCSC Tech For Social Good Program funds student teams
Posted on January 6, 2021

Six student teams at UCSC have been chosen for funding this year through the Tech for Social Good Program run by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at […]

Posted in Tech for Social Good, UC Santa Cruz

Q&A with Sukh Singh, Founder of Code Naturally

Q&A with Sukh Singh, Founder of Code Naturally
Posted on December 15, 2020

Sukh Singh was a UC Santa Cruz student studying technology information management before leaving the program to start his own company. His interest in entrepreneurship […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Foundry, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz

UC Leaders Share Message of Resiliency, Highlight Research During CITRIS Town Hall

UC Leaders Share Message of Resiliency, Highlight Research During CITRIS Town Hall
Posted on December 11, 2020

On December 9, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute hosted a virtual town hall to reflect on how the University of California research community has developed […]

Posted in CITRIS, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz

Tech for Social Good at UC Santa Cruz now open for applications

Tech for Social Good at UC Santa Cruz now open for applications
Posted on October 9, 2020

The Tech for Social Good (TSG) program, which funds student research projects and events on the UC Santa Cruz campus, is now accepting applications for 2020-21. Started […]

Posted in Tech for Social Good, UC Santa Cruz

California CIO Amy Tong joins CITRIS Advisory Board

California CIO Amy Tong joins CITRIS Advisory Board
Posted on January 17, 2020

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 […]

Posted in CITRIS, In the News, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz

UCSC Entrepreneurs Supported by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

UCSC Entrepreneurs Supported by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Posted on October 30, 2019

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.

Posted in CITRIS Foundry, UC Santa Cruz

CITRIS launches Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz

CITRIS launches Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz
Posted on September 20, 2019

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 […]

Posted in Tech for Social Good, UC Santa Cruz

Using Virtual Reality for physical rehabilitation

Using Virtual Reality for physical rehabilitation
Posted on August 14, 2019

UCSC undergraduate Aviv Elor develops virtual reality games for physical rehabilitation

Posted in CITRIS Health, UC Santa Cruz

The “Future of Work” addressed in Silicon Valley Forum

The “Future of Work” addressed in Silicon Valley Forum
Posted on July 10, 2019

Industry experts shaped guidelines to technologically improve society at the “Future of the Workforce” event in Silicon Valley.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, Future of Work, UC Santa Cruz

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