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UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence
Brandie Nonnecke, founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, co-chaired the University of California Presidential Working Group on AI.
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.
CITRIS Foundry startup GenEdit raises $26M in series A funding
GenEdit, a venture from the spring 2016 CITRIS Foundry cohort, has received $26 million from Eli Lilly and Co. and nearly a dozen other investors […]
CITRIS Foundry alum Lion Semiconductor acquired for $335M
Texas-based microchip manufacturer Cirrus Logic has acquired Lion Semiconductor, a startup from the 2013 CITRIS Foundry cohort, for $335 million. Lion Semiconductor produces switched-capacitor architectures […]
Aviation Fields Must Diversify to Soar with the Next Generation
Created in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to commemorate Orville Wright’s birthday, National Aviation Day has been celebrated annually on August 19 with air shows and related […]
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 […]
CITRIS Student Technology Writer Fall 2021-Spring 2022
Build your skills and make a positive impact! At the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), […]
CITRIS Student Assistant Positions Fall 2021-Spring 2022
Build your skills and make a positive impact! At the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager
Job Title: CITRIS Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager (4330U) Job ID: 19322Location: UC Berkeley Departmental Overview The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of […]
Job Opportunity: Administrative Coordinator, Health
Job Title: Administrative Coordinator (4722C) – CITRIS (Health) Job ID: 19315Location: UC Berkeley Departmental Overview The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of […]
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 […]
Job Opportunity: Digital Communications Manager
About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that […]
Helping High-Risk, Homebound Older Adults Get Vaccinated
The Lighthouse project is addressing vaccine distribution disparities by prioritizing overlooked, homebound older adults who often lack access to resources and technology. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
Hestir Turns NASA Technology Toward Earth’s Biodiversity
Half a world away from California’s Central Valley is a place with similar climate but an unparalleled diversity of plants, marine animals and ecosystems.
CITRIS Research Guides Robot Surgery to Success – NY Times
The Berkeley team led by CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg built a neural network to analyze the surgical robot’s mistakes and learned how […]
CITRIS Health Pioneers Innovation in Telehealth and Healthy Aging
CITRIS began working at the intersection of health and technology more than ten years ago to lead and support University of California research on healthy […]
Job Opportunity: Multimedia Student Assistant
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute leverage the research strengths of the University of California […]
Job Opportunity: Administrative Coordinator
About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that […]
The Trailblazing Women of CITRIS
Twenty years ago, thanks to a visionary partnership between the University of California and state leaders, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute was launched to support […]
Job Opportunity: Director of Development
About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that […]
Job Opportunity: Director of Communications
About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that […]
Founding the Future: Highlights from the First Cohorts of the CITRIS Foundry
Since it opened its doors in 2013, the CITRIS Foundry has helped innovators turn their ideas into real-world impact. In the process, the Foundry has […]