The CITRIS Foundry welcomes seven teams advancing IT solutions in medical diagnostics, wildfire detection, AI applications and more
Announcements
2023 EDGE in Tech Athena Award winners promote diversity and inclusion in tech
The awards recognize achievements in executive leadership, academic leadership, early career excellence and next-generation engagement.
CITRIS Foundry introduces new vision under managing director Marc Theeuwes
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes its new managing director, Marc Theeuwes, who offers a broad background in venture capital, IT and deep tech.
CITRIS selects 8 multicampus projects for 2022 Seed Awards
The eight selected proposals, submitted by interdisciplinary teams from Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz, will receive up to $60,000 for their work, thanks in part to external philanthropic support.
Nickhil Jakatdar and Weijie Yun join CITRIS advisory board
Jakatdar and Yun bring deep domain knowledge that aligns well with CITRIS’s mission to solve complex problems through public-private collaboration.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for social good
Investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2022 CITRIS Seed Awards.
Nicholas Anderson and James Marcin named co-directors of CITRIS Health
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute welcome Nicholas Anderson, the Robert E. Cardiff Endowed Professor in Biomedical Informatics and the health informatics division chief in the […]
Ricardo Sanfelice appointed inaugural director of CITRIS Aviation
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.
Building career pathways for California’s next-generation tech workforce
CITRIS Workforce Innovation places top student talent from four UC campuses in paid summer internships at established companies, startups, nonprofit organizations, and national and academic labs.
CIDER drone education program receives $1M from James Irvine Foundation
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.
Policy Lab launches Section 230 legislation database
The CITRIS Policy Lab has launched a database that tracks all U.S. federal legislation seeking to amend, repeal or reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
CITRIS and CLTC announce launch of AI Policy Hub
Two prominent centers at the University of California have joined together to launch an interdisciplinary initiative to train forward-thinking researchers.
Inaugural cohort of health data science fellows named
The Translational Health Data Science Fellowship Program, a partnership between CITRIS Health, the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center, UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences and the UC Davis DataLab, has announced its first seven graduate student fellows.
Saif Islam named director of CITRIS at UC Davis
An esteemed scholar and award-winning mentor, Islam brings considerable research and leadership experience to his new role.
CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz awards five student teams Tech for Social Good funding
Three student-led technology development projects and two events have received 2021–22 TSG awards.
Meet the 2022 EDGE in Tech Athena Awards winners
The awards were given in four categories, to recognize achievements in executive leadership, academic leadership, early career excellence and next-generation engagement.
CITRIS announces winners of first-ever student aviation prize
A team of eight undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced has won the inaugural CITRIS Aviation Prize.
13 cross-campus projects selected for 2021 Seed Awards
The proposals address grand challenges, including climate resilience, digital health innovation, next-generation technology policy, and automation and the workforce.
CITRIS launches aviation research initiative
Innovative technical and policy research and the unique strengths of four UC campuses place CITRIS at the forefront of a transforming industry.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers $500K for multicampus research for social good
CITRIS is accepting proposals from principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz for projects addressing Grand Challenges of IT.
CITRIS Foundry announces fall 2021 cohort
New UC ventures seek to solve pressing challenges in health care equity, energy efficiency, education access and more.
California Awards $20 Million to Institutes for Science and Innovation for Workforce Development
CITRIS is poised to offer new training programs and workforce development thanks to additional support from the FY22 state budget. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Lessons on Scaling Equitable Vaccine Distribution to Help High-Risk Populations Webinar
On May 20, 2021, CITRIS Health hosted a webinar that focused on the lessons learned through the development and deployment of vaccination efforts across three […]
CITRIS Policy Lab launches Deepfake Education Competition
The Deepfake Education Competition is open to high school, undergrad, and grad students “Deepfakes”—the use of AI to generate deceptive visual media depicting real people […]