A young scientist pursuing a career in academic research walked into the CITRIS Invention Lab wanting to build mice cages for a doctoral project. “It was like, ‘This is intimidating, I don’t know what I’m doing at all.’ But my entire career changed based on the experience I had at CITRIS.” She went on to found a company developing novel photonic technology to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Prosthetic Hand Challenge
CITRIS has partnered with the Lawrence Hall of Science on an exhibit that spun from the Sophie’s Super Hand and Million Hands projects out of […]
From Invention Lab to Ghana, training devices to screen for cervical cancer
In collaboration with midwives in Ghana, Visualize designs, builds and implements low-cost training devices that assist in teaching health care providers how to screen for cervical cancer.
Nostrum Project: All-woman team constructs clever commentary in CITRIS Invention Lab
A mysterious white box welcomes users with a sign that reads, “Feeling inadequate? Come on over.” If you put your hand into it, a glowing […]
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and learn about ways CITRIS is advancing information technology in the interest of society. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin and City […]
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.” […]
Million Hands
Hand prosthetics have come a long way since Daniel Lim created a “super hand” in the CITRIS Invention Lab in 2015 for an eight-year-old with symbrachydactyly, thanks to CITRIS seed-funded projects led by Professors Alice Agogino and Grace McConnell and collaborators across campus and beyond.
Young summer interns design and create in CITRIS Invention Lab
The CITRIS Invention Lab has launched a summer internship program for junior high and high school students. From mid-June to early August, nine students from California schools are spending two weeks designing and creating in the 1700-sf makerspace on the first floor of Sutardja Dai Hall.
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.
Investing in the Bank of Hysteria
In the CITRIS Tech Museum in Sutardja Dai Hall, a new exhibit is designed to encourage “womxn, femmes, and gender-nonconforming community members” to express and share their anger. “The Bank of Hysteria Toll-free Rage Hotline” enables visitors to vent their thoughts at what looks like an automated teller screen, via text-message or phone. Then the installation prints out transcriptions of these messages into an overflowing crate of “rage receipts” below.
GoFab: CITRIS Invention Lab launches 3D printer lending library
Five years ago, CITRIS launched the first makerspace on the UC Berkeley campus: the CITRIS Invention Lab. This fall, the CITRIS Invention Lab is announcing its […]
FEMTech: Berkeley’s First Campuswide Tech Club for Women
FEMTech, UC Berkeley’s first campuswide tech club for women is featured in UC Berkeley News. FEMTech is supported by our Tech for Social Good program and […]
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ Tours CITRIS Facilities
On June 16, 2017, UC Berkeley Chancellor-Designate Carol T. Christ visited CITRIS and learned about our labs and programs. CITRIS welcomed UC Berkeley Chancellor-Designate Carol […]
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 […]
Makeathon to build tech for people with disabilities
Nearly 100 innovators, makers, students, and people with disabilities will gather at the UC Berkeley Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation for a three-day technology-building makeathon to […]
TOM:Berkeley Makeathon This Weekend!
Bay Area makers and UC Berkeley students join global movement to collaborate and develop custom solutions with people with disabilities in the 48-hour TOM:Berkeley Makeathon. […]
Inside CITRIS Day 2017
CITRIS Day 2017 was held on November 1st at the newly-opened UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, where invitees discussed the theme […]
Women in Technology: Meeting the Challenge for the Next Generation
Improving the number of women in technology will require effort from industry executives, higher education administrators and faculty, K-14 leaders and teachers, and families. With […]
New Joint Maker Pass Announced for Fall 2016
Clearing the path to innovation and making at UC Berkeley, two of the campus’ flagship facilities, the CITRIS Invention Lab and the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, […]
Apply for the 2016 CITRIS Seed Funding Opportunities (Deadline: Jan. 31, 2016)
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) is a multi-campus institute within the University of California charged with creating information […]
Sophie’s Super Hand
Reposted from Berkeley Engineering | 11/1/15 | By Daniel McGlynn Sophie is eight years old. Her favorite animal is the cheetah. Her career aspirations, in […]
CITRIS Day 2015 Highlights
The inaugural CITRIS Day on October 13, 2015, delivered timely panel discussions and keynote talks, and the videos are now online. Please also enjoy the […]
Join us for CITRIS Day 2015 on October 13
In celebration of our 15th anniversary, we highlight activities core to our mission: bringing innovative methods, insights, and tools from the classroom to the marketplace […]
CITRIS Deputy Director Camille Crittenden presents at BIDS DP@C Series
For the 2015-2016 academic year, the Data Points at Cal (BIDS DP@C) series hosted directors from various data science-related research units on campus who delivered 10-minute overviews of […]