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News
Carbon calculator honored in California magazine
To assist consumers, researchers at Berkeley
Institute of the Environment are
developing an online carbon-tracking calculator that produces a summary of all the greenhouse
gases produced by specific consumer goods.
Craigslist to establish first endowed faculty chair in new media
UC Berkeley has announced
plans to establish the first endowed faculty chair at the Berkeley Center for
New Media with a donation of $1.6 million from craigslist, one of the most
popular Web sites in the world.
Berkeley Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires
Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed
through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by
CITRIS-associated researchers at UC Berkeley.
C-GRACE International Meeting in Copenhagen
In June 2008, CITRIS is organizing C-GRACE, one of several mission-critical
meetings leading up to the next U.N. Climate Summit: http://www.c-grace.org/
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule for Spring 2008
All Research Exchange talks take place at noon on Wednesdays in 290 Hearst
Memorial Mining Building on the UC Berkeley campus, As always, these talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live on-line.
CITRIS Newsletter is online
Read more about sustainable building and trusting Wikipedia in the latest CITRIS newsletter.
UC Receives $22 Million FCC Telehealth Grant
The University of California, in partnership with a coalition of government
agencies, health care providers and others, received a three-year, $22 million
award from the Federal Communications Commission to help develop
a new California Telehealth Network.
Digital project to boost Irish studies with ‘virtual Ireland’ website
A new ECAI-related project, "Context and Relationships: Ireland and Irish
Studies," aims to better connect Irish studies materials and to make them easily
accessible from anywhere with a quick click of the computer mouse.
UC Merced Professor Selected for Presidential Science and Engineering Award
Shawn Newsam, an assistant professor in the School of Engineering at the
University of California, Merced, has been selected for a prestigious PECASE award from
the White House.
Floating sensors: Monitoring water and traffic
CITRIS researchers at UC Berkeley are exploring new ways to use sensors
to monitor our infrastructure—including water and traffic.
Medical Devices on Networked Systems
CITRIS research on remote care, including that from John Canny's group at UC Berkeley, focuses on
diagnostic medical devices and their integration with network
technologies.
CITRIS brings ATC to UC Santa Cruz
The acclaimed Art, Technology and Culture colloquium (ATC) at Berkeley now expands to UC Santa Cruz this fall, through a new partnership
between the ATC and UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program.
Pure water and an interview with Roger Bales
The CITRIS newsletter is online with a story about engineering for pure water and an interview with UC Merced professor Roger Bales.
CITRIS work cited in PC World
A recent TechNet summit is discussed in PC World, with CITRIS research a main focus of the story.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Previous meetings
Please find a list of the previous IBM Day events.
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Biographies
Please find the biographies for speakers at the CITRIS IBM Day 2007 "Sensors, at your service"
CITRIS IBM Day 2007: Abstracts
Please find the talk abstracts for CITRIS and IBM researchers for the Oct. 30 event.
Claire Tomlin interviewed as MacArthur grantee
Dr. Claire Tomlin, recipient of a 2006 MacArthur Foundation
"Genius" Fellowship, speaks about the experience of
receiving $500,000 "no strings attached" to pursue creative ideas in
engineering.
UC Santa Cruz’s Tenth Chancellor Appointed
George Blumenthal, who has served as Acting Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz for the
past 14 months, has been named Chancellor by the UC Board of Regents.
Professors Astaneh and Bea Featured in Article on Freeway Collapse
Civil Engineering Professors Abolhassan Astaneh and Robert Bea are featured in a California Magazine article on the repair of the collapsed MacArthur Maze freeway connector.
Former CITRIS Director Sastry discusses the future of engineering curricula with NY Times
In a recent NY Times article, Shankar Sastry, the former CITRIS Director, discusses how engineering curricula will change in response to societal needs.
Berkeley Team Receives NSF Grant for Homeland Security
Five UC Berkeley researchers have been awarded a $1.4 million grant to improve homeland security through detection of nuclear materials.
UC Davis hosting two environment-related conferences
UC Davis will host GoingGreen 2007 on September 10-12, and the Clean Energy Showcase on October 11.