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CITRIS Health releases ACTIVATE community engagement guide
Originally implemented in community health centers, ACTIVATE now provides a how-to guide for communities to take quality health care into their own hands.
CITRIS and CLTC partner to bring cybersecurity internships to UC students
The collaboration will address the demand for cybersecurity expertise by integrating cybersecurity awareness across the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program.
CITRIS-supported UC Santa Cruz student team wins at sustainability decathlon
The winning project — an affordable, innovative net-zero house — was advised by professor Sue Carter and largely student built.
Crittenden sees opportunities for higher ed in White House’s new Executive Order on AI
CITRIS’s ED discusses how the executive order will shape policy and practice in the coming years.
Fall Research Exchange series tackled AI framing, learning models and safety
Distinguished experts in artificial intelligence led discussions that aimed to broaden perspectives and give insight into the technology’s future.
As heard on KQED: EcoBlock seeks neighborhood-wide electrification
To address fossil fuel dependency in the housing sector, the project is focusing on large scale retrofitting of existing homes.
CITRIS Foundry opens applications for spring 2024 cohort
Applications for the University of California technology startup incubator open Nov. 1, 2023, and close on Nov. 30.
Farid addresses rise of deepfakes in Nature
Falsified images and videos, which can be hard for the general public to detect, call for equally clever detection methods, says CITRIS PI.
UC Berkeley announces space education and research center at NASA Ames
The Berkeley Space Center will facilitate collaboration across academia and industry to generate innovations in aviation and space technology.
UC Santa Cruz I2P funds climate resilience projects
Researchers receive grants of up to $40,000 to develop information technology solutions to pressing climate issues.
Nonnecke co-authors policy brief on AI risk management standards
CITRIS researchers contribute their expertise as policymakers seek to regulate quickly developing AI systems.
ACTIVATE telehealth program supports rural communities
Striving to make remote health care delivery more equitable in California’s Central Valley, a CITRIS project finds success in health education and monitoring.
Şeker lab develops serious games to teach microfabrication
Innovative teaching methods created with CITRIS support will strengthen a growing microfabrication infrastructure and workforce.
NSF award to expand semiconductor workforce training for UC students
CITRIS investigators have received nearly $1M from the NSF ExLENT program to enhance immersive training opportunities.
CITRIS-China partnership inaugurates new robotic surgery training center
Located in Guangzhou, China, the program brings together state of the art technology and international clinical expertise.
CITRIS affiliate calls for reevaluation of rainforest carbon credits
A recent report led by Barbara Haya and team found these projects to be unfounded in their claims to mitigate climate change.
TecHype video series debunks emerging tech
Hosted by Brandie Nonnecke, the series features expert insight and offers strategies to both harness the benefits and mitigate the risks of new tech.
Pourreza speaks to CNN on the future of AI in agriculture
AI has the potential to transform both the production power and labor landscape of the agriculture industry, says ag tech expert.
CITRIS researchers awarded California Climate Action grants
CITRIS principal investigators will use the funding to fuel a variety of projects aimed at achieving California’s climate goals.
CITRIS Aviation Prize opens RFP to UC students
The 2023 CITRIS Aviation Prize invites students to design air mobility infrastructure that could serve as a first step for campus-to-campus transportation at UC.
CITRIS Seed Award project uses drones to detect wildfires
UC Davis’s Zhaodan Kong plans to speed up wildfire detection with his integrated UAV and sensor technology systems.
Aether raises $49M in series A funding
The 2017 CITRIS Foundry startup will use the funding to scale its engineering capabilities.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for public good
Principal investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2023 CITRIS Seed Awards.