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.
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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.
New UC Santa Cruz tool tests Wikipedia trustworthiness
Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the
Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now Luca de Alfaro
aims to provide users with software that flags questionable
lines in Wikipedia entries.
CITRIS Research Exchange schedule is now online
The fall schedule for the Research Exchange, which begins on Sept. 5 at noon, is now online.
UK House of Lords report includes TRUST talk summaries
Members of the CITRIS center TRUST briefed the UK House of Lords Science and Technology committee in the spring. Summaries of their talks can be found in the final report, "Personal Internet Security."
UC president to step down
Robert C. Dynes, a renowned physicist who rose to become head of the 10-campus university system, announced Monday his intention to step down as president by June 2008, nearly five years after he took over leadership of the University of California.
Summer of Service Institute shares videos and photos
The Summer of Service Technology Institute won the Special Prize for Best Use of IT for Rural America ($5000 from AT&T) in this year's CITRIS White Paper competition and has now produced a summary video to share how the institute went.
$100 Million Grant Launches Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation today announced $100 million in founding support to launch the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The new school and its programs will serve approximately 450 students and will incorporate UC Davis’ expertise in public health, telemedicine and health technology.
Paul Wright named CITRIS Acting Director
Paul Wright, the current Chief Scientist at CITRIS, has been appointed Acting Director of the institute. Prof. Wright is a professor in Mechanical Engineering and co-director of both the Berkeley Manufacturing Institute and the Berkeley Wireless Research Center.
Cities Get Smart with Wireless Sensor Networking
An ON World survey revealed that many cities around the world are looking to Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) to improve public safety, emergency services, traffic and other problems. Full story here.
CITRIS Researchers Featured in Innovation Article
Several CITRIS researchers and their projects are featured in a San Francisco Magazine article highlighing inventions and technologies that could change the world. Full story here
Shankar Sastry Appointed Dean of Engineering
Congratulations to CITRIS Director Shankar Sastry, who has recently been appointed Dean of the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley.You can read the full story on the UC Berkeley website.
CITRIS Newsletter
The CITRIS Newsletter for June is now online. Featured in this issue are two articles. The first is an article on healthcare and the role CITRIS has in the development of remote health care. The second article features UC Merced’s commitment to cultivating open source software in its computing environment.
Paul Wright and CITRIS highlighted in Science News
In a recent issue of Science News, Paul Wright (CITRIS Chief Scientist at Berkeley) was interviewed regarding his work on electronic devices which power themselves by scavenging energy from the environment.
Radio Interview with CITRIS Researcher on the Safety of the Repaired MacArthur Maze
Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, Professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, was a recent guest on Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. He discussed his CITRIS-sponsored study on the safety of the recently repaired MacArthur Maze freeway project.
The Future of Search – 2007 Agenda
The videos from this year's event "The Future of Search" are now online.
Thomas Nesbitt named CITRIS@Davis Chief Scientist
Thomas Nesbitt has been named CITRIS@Davis Chief Scientist. He is currently the Executive Associate Dean for Administration and Clinical Outreach and is a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine who specializes in rural health and the use of advanced telecommunications technologies to improve access to medical education and care.
Cognitive Computing 2007
The videos from this year's Cognitive Computer event on May 2-3 are now online.
Improving maternal health in Mongolia
CITRIS researcher Jaspal Sandhu is working to decrease the maternal death rate in Mongolia using PDAs to assist nurses. He was recently profiled on CNET.
CITRIS Newsletter online
Read about the NOOR project and efforts in Peta computing in the April/May newsletter now online.
Student competition at CITRIS: $25K in prizes
Deadline is April 23 at 5:00 p.m. for the second annual CITRIS White Paper competition, which will give away $25K in cash prizes for the best ideas that demonstrate the ability of IT to address a major societal challenge.
New “hyperlens” brings scientists closer to nanoscale optical imaging
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a "hyperlens" that brings them one major step closer to the goal of nanoscale optical imaging. The new hyperlens is capable of projecting a magnified image of a pair of nanowires spaced 150 nanometers apart onto a plane up to a meter away.