With support from a 2020 CITRIS COVID-19 Seed Funding Award, UC Davis professor Cristina Davis is working to develop a portable breathalyzer-like device to detect COVID-19.
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EcoBlock serves as PG&E microgrid exemplar
As the California Public Utilities Commission approves an expansion of eligibility requirements for community microgrids, PG&E offered their partnership with CITRIS on the Oakland EcoBlock as a case study of a successful microgrid project.
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.
Job opportunity: FRESH Farm Coordinator
The CITRIS-supported UC Merced Food Resiliency through Equity, Sustainability, and Health program is seeking a coordinator to help develop and manage a new experimental farm.
Kim recognized for community engagement
Katherine Kim, co-director of the CITRIS Health ACTIVATE project, received the 2021 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
CITRIS-supported COVID-19 tracking earns Naughton acclaim
Colleen Naughton, an assistant professor at UC Merced, has received two significant honors for wastewater epidemiology work that stemmed from CITRIS seed funding.
‘Spike-liposomes’ pioneered with CITRIS support
Supported by a CITRIS Seed Award, a team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley has created mimics of COVID-19 that can be used to test the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies.
Barbato discusses ways to protect California homes from wildfires
Michele Barbato, faculty director of CITRIS Climate, spoke to The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the wildfire risks of different home materials.
Soga to lead new Center for Smart Infrastructure
CITRIS PI Kenichi Soga has been named the founding director of the UC Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure, a unique collaboration with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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