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Foundry alum WattTime creates a Time best invention
The startup’s Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) system identifies the optimal time to pull cleaner energy from the electric grid.
Coreshell wins $1M top prize at Startup World Cup
The 2018 CITRIS Foundry alum is working to increase the capacity, longevity and safety of lithium-ion batteries.
Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Award invites applications
Doctoral students conducting semiconductor research at the four CITRIS campuses are invited to apply.
Startup founder named to Time 100 for climate
David Lu, founder of Clarity Movement Co., has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential leaders driving climate action.
UC Santa Cruz leaders to help combat exhausting commutes
Katia Obraczka and Ricardo Sanfelice are teaming up to improve long commutes associated with increased traffic congestion.
CITRIS to partner with DNV on embodied AI
UC Berkeley’s Murat Arcak will lead work to develop new ways to improve the safety of AI systems that make decisions in unpredictable environments.
UC Davis research leads to new plant-protecting film
Saif Islam, former director of CITRIS at UC Davis and chair of the UC Davis Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, worked with Md Shamim […]
CITRIS announces partnership with TITAN Group
The initial phase of the joint research effort, launched in September, focuses on advancing “digital twins” for cement plants.
Summit caps UC Berkeley’s first Tech Policy Week
Hosted by CITRIS, the Goldman School of Public Policy and the School of Information, the event examined the intersection of research, public sentiment and policymaking in an era of rapid technological change.
2025 UC Santa Cruz I2P Awards to advance interdisciplinary faculty research
The UC Santa Cruz Interdisciplinary Innovation Program announced funding awards for three faculty research projects.
Apply now: CITRIS responsible tech fellowship
Students from the four CITRIS campuses are eligible to apply for spring 2026 government internships.
UC Berkeley to celebrate inaugural Tech Policy Week
CITRIS is co-hosting the first UC Berkeley Tech Policy Week, which will showcase technology policy efforts across campus from Oct. 20–23.
CITRIS senior advisor to lead Berkeley Space Center
Victoria Coleman, former chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force, will succeed CITRIS’s Alexandre Bayen as associate provost for the Berkeley Space Center.
BioSCape project receives NASA award
Co-led by CITRIS’s Erin Hestir, the team received a 2024–25 NASA Group Achievement Award.
Job opportunity: Digital marketing assistant (open to UC Berkeley students)
The communications team at CITRIS’s UC Berkeley headquarters is seeking a student assistant to assist with a variety of digital marketing tasks.
Startup co-founder among UC Santa Cruz alumni awardees
Aviv Elor, co-founder of the fall 2021 CITRIS Foundry startup Immergo Labs, has been named the recipient of the 2025 UC Santa Cruz Outstanding Recent […]
Wi-Fi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed
Research led by Katia Obrackza, director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz, shows how the signal from a household Wi-Fi device can be used to […]
CITRIS Aviation to help launch Central Coast air mobility test ecosystem
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute will support the state’s first FAA-compliant ecosystem for clean-energy drones and advanced aerospace vehicles.
Nearly $3M expands drone workforce development work statewide
Thanks to nearly $3 million in new grant funding, the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) at UC Santa Cruz is launching a […]
‘Startup Campus’ highlights CITRIS’s role in UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurial efforts
The book recognizes CITRIS and sibling institute QB3 for demonstrating how corporate funding could boost the university’s research capabilities.
CITRIS Aviation Prize welcomes proposals from UC students
The 2025–26 CITRIS Aviation Prize brings together students, researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds to design critical aviation simulations and subsystems, integrating air transit into […]
CITRIS, CDSS and AIC invite proposals for faculty innovation fellowships
The program will confer five awards per year of up to $200,000 over two years, subject to achieving milestones.
Robot butlers on the horizon? Not so fast, says Goldberg
Leading roboticist Ken Goldberg explains the vast data gap between today’s AI chatbots and humanoid robots that can complete real-world tasks.