A tech policy expert focusing on how to best regulate nascent technologies, Nonnecke received a San Francisco Business Times Inspire Award.
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Seed Award project helps enable safer navigation for blind people
Roberto Manduchi’s lab has developed two smartphone-based apps to help blind people navigate inside buildings.
Nonnecke talks connected cars and cybersecurity on VOA
According to the CITRIS Policy Lab director, an interconnected network of electric vehicles must take precautions against hacking and malware.
CITRIS convenes workshop on drones and data at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley
Interdisciplinary experts discuss challenges and opportunities of using drones to advance innovative research.
How the CITRIS Policy Lab is helping to make online spaces safer
CITRIS Policy Lab Director Brandie Nonnecke seeks to hold social media companies accountable for harmful content on their platforms.
CITRIS-supported caregiving project moves from simulation to pilot study
UC Davis neuropsychologist Alyssa Weakley developed the Interactive Care Platform to help older adults living alone access family support.
CITRIS researcher aims to electrify big machines
Off-road construction machinery presents new challenges in vehicle electrification, and Shima Nazari is working on ways to meet them.
Policy Lab announces new cohort of tech policy fellows
The 2024–25 fellows will work to develop policy best practices and interventions that will advance responsible technology.
CITRIS PI studies gait to improve health of older adults
As Carolynn Patten’s research reveals, analyzing the way a person walks has the potential to catch underlying health conditions in older adults.
ACTIVATE places in health innovation challenge
The telehealth initiative seeks to provide underserved populations in California’s Central Valley with accessible care.
Here’s the latest from the Oakland EcoBlock
The project is one step closer to completing service upgrades and in-home retrofits for shared, sustainable energy.
CIDER to receive NOAA climate resilience funding
The funding will cover the cost for four students per year to learn drone skills in an intensive two-week summer training program.
Nonnecke weighs in on AI companies’ self-regulation
She encourages federal enforcement of the voluntary commitments made between tech developers and the White House.
CITRIS researcher gives tips on keeping cool while saving energy
UC Berkeley’s Stefano Schiavon spoke to NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday about alternatives to cranking up the air conditioner.
CITRIS PIs use AI to solve key California issues
Addressing problems from traffic congestion to dangerous rip currents, CITRIS-affiliated researchers test the limits of AI as a tool for social betterment.
International partnership advances water quality monitoring
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta will serve as the newest test site for Aquawatch Australia, a near-real-time water quality service.
Serious game helps Californians prep for wildfires
Tomales Resilience, a game that simulates a real-life wildfire evacuation, stems from a 2019 CITRIS Seed Award project led by Thomas Maiorana and Kenichi Soga.
Immergo Labs awarded $1M by NSF small business innovation program
The startup aims to reduce costs for patients and clinics alike while setting a new standard for hybrid physical rehabilitation care.
CITRIS experts share rich discussion at UC AI conference
In February, the first-ever University of California Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence brought campus and system leaders together at UCLA.
CITRIS Health affiliate receives $2.5M in NIH SBIR funding
CITRIS Health will facilitate research for BetterAge’s platform, which will improve the holistic well-being of older adults with empirical recommendations and personalized support.
CalWave highlighted as ‘genius’ UC invention
The CITRIS Foundry alum develops wave energy converters to harness the ocean’s vast potential for renewable electricity production.
On KALW: EcoBlock offers electrification lessons
EcoBlock principal investigator Therese Peffer advocates for a group approach to energy upgrades.
UC Santa Cruz students excel in 3rd year of CIDER drone pilot program
The program, which trains students to take the FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot exam, doubled its size this year and expanded to include an agriculture-focused track.
Chemix raises $20M in series A funding
The startup’s pioneering use of AI in the battery manufacturing industry will contribute to more efficient and sustainable electric vehicles.