CITRIS researcher and UC Berkeley roboticist Pieter Abbeel tells Wired how BRETT (Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks) uses trial-and-error to learn new […]
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Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Join us on November 30 for Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Despite evidence suggesting that diverse leadership teams can benefit workplace […]
A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting Old
Tech for Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting OldCITRIS Director of Health Initiatives David Lindeman and his team “offer a glowing array […]
What Does Your Smart Meter Know About You?
CITRIS Director Costas Spanos is among a team of UC Berkeley researchers investigating the implications – and potential misuse – of information gathered by smart […]
Tech Pride: Celebrations and Challenges for LGBT Members of the Tech Community
“Despite widely adopted non-discrimination protections and benefit coverage for same-sex couples, LGBT employees as a cohort may still be under-recognized,” says Camille Crittenden, Deputy Director […]
CITRIS Foundry Welcomes Four New Pioneering Startups for Spring 2017
After another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes four pioneering companies into our accelerator program. The newest cohort is commercializing deep technology innovations within the […]
Ken Goldberg Robot Grasping Research featured in MIT Tech Review and NY Times
Robot Grasping: CITRIS researchers Ken Goldberg and Pieter Abbeel, using a deep-learning neural network, have developed a robot with “an exceptional knack for picking up […]
Announcing Inaugural Student Awardees in CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute announce 16 student-led projects that won competitive funding in Spring 2017. In parallel with the successful CITRIS Seed Funding Program […]
CITRIS and ITESM announce four winning proposals for California-Mexico collaborative research
Building on a successful binational partnership launched in 2013, four new projects have been selected to receive seed funding from Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) jointly […]
UCTV Launches New Portal to Sustainability for California
The University of California is sharing their efforts to maintain a Sustainable California, with a new media-rich web portal hosted by University of California Television […]
AppCivist project wins Chancellor’s Award for Public Service
The AppCivist project of the Social Apps Lab at CITRIS (Connected Communities Initiative) in partnership with Inria, led by Professor James Holston, has won the 2016-17 Chancellor’s Award for […]
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 […]
Robotic irrigation coming to CA vineyards
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, explains robotic applications for crop irrigation. Researchers are developing a […]
UC Berkeley, power company Enel launch innovation hub
A new CITRIS partnership with Enel is a promising step towards increasing innovation at the University of California. Berkeley News, March 7, 2017 – The […]
BECC Conference 2017: Call for Abstracts Now Open
The BECC Conference 2017 Call for abstracts is open. Closes on April 1, 2017. The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier […]
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 […]
Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities
The CITRIS Foundry has recently partnered with Groupe INSEEC, a renowned business school and research center based in France.
Cal Hacks: How to Organize a Hackathon
Fueled by energy drinks, spicy yogurt, and passion for invention and innovation, over 1500 hackers gathered on Veterans’ Day weekend for the third annual Cal […]
2017 CITRIS Seed Funding Request for Proposals
The 2017 CITRIS Seed Funding opportunity invites principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health System, UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz to apply […]
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, […]
Job Opportunity: Pacific Research Platform (PRP) Development Specialist
Job Title: Specialist – CITRIS – College of EngineeringLocation: UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CAOpen Date: August 11, 2016Next review date: September 23, 2016. Apply by this […]
Women in Technology Symposium: Recognizing Leaders, Inspiring the Next Generation
Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 11:30am-6:00pmBanatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC BerkeleyRegister here > Gender diversity among leadership teams and the broader workforce offers demonstrated advantages for innovative […]
Job Opportunity: Senior Developer for Crowdsourcing App
Help build awesome web apps like Label This! for CITRIS Social Apps Lab and UC Davis Library as a Senior Developer. Job Title: Manager, Digital […]