The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and Center for Technology and Aging (CTA) to Host Forum on Connected Aging […]
Research Thrusts
3rd Annual CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge Winners
The CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge finals were held on Friday, May 16, 2014. Congratulations to the finalists! Meet the winners below. Crowd […]
CITRIS in a Nutshell: Innovation, Community, Teamwork, and Social Purpose
Dear Friends of CITRIS, Most issues of the CITRIS Signal focus on new research conducted by our top faculty scientists and engineers. This edition looks […]
The CITRIS Foundry first cohort of graduates
by Gordy Slack The road to start-up success is littered with great ideas. Turning an idea into a prototype, a viable business plan, and an […]
Mobile App Challenge: Inventing Small Ways to Make a Big Difference
Most students aspire to both do well and do good in school. A semester-long app-development competition helped give traction for 50 graduate and undergraduate students […]
The Innovation HealthJam to be held June 17-19, 2014
Registration is now open for the Innovation HealthJam, a collaborative brainstorming event that will be held online June 17-19, 2014. During the free, three-day virtual […]
CITRIS Big Ideas Winners for 2014
CITRIS held its poster and judging session on April 21st, 2014 for the annual Big Ideas competition, with eight innovative projects competing for $22.5K in […]
Translantic Telehealth Research Network
CITRIS is a major partner in an innovative international collaboration in telemedicine and heart disease. In March 2012, Aalborg University (Denmark), CITRIS/UC Davis Health System […]
The CITRIS Foundry Announces the New Cohort of Teams for Spring 2014
Five new teams have recently joined the CITRIS Foundry. Created in 2012, the Foundry helps entrepreneurs build companies that make a significant impact on the […]
UC-Merced, UC-Davis Collaborate on New Virtual Physical Therapy Software
In the not-so-distant future, physical therapy patients could toss their hand outs with stick-figure drawings to the wind and instead do their prescribed exercises in […]
David Lindeman Appointed Director of CITRIS Health Care Initiative
He will facilitate research, education, and development of health care technology solutions.
Vote Your Mind
A CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative project helps injured veterans navigate the cognitive obstacle course back to the voting booth.
Smart Bandages to Track Wounds Through Healing
An interdisciplinary team of UCB and UCSF researchers uses printable electronics to make bandages that can track—and potentially advance—the healing of wounds.
CompFest brings together researchers from Berkeley and Stanford
Annual event by the CSE program allows students to learn more about local research in computational science.
CITRIS @ Davis Supported Social Media Tool Garners Attention
A group of UC Davis students are using it as a new way of voicing concerns about one’s workplace.
Experts Weigh Opportunities and Challenges of Public Open Data
Civic engagement. International politics. Data transparency. These were some of the key themes emerging from the September 12 conference, “Can Open Data Improve Democratic Governance?”
Heather Young Joins as New Chief Scientist at UC Davis
Dr. Young is a nurse leader, educator and scientist and a nationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and rural health care.
View the 2013 CITRIS Impact Report Online
Posted on July 11, 2013 We are pleased to announce the publication of 2013 CITRIS Impact Report! This interactive online site allows users to explore and discover […]
David Lindeman joins CITRIS Health Care Initiative
Dr. Lindeman will help coordinate health care projects among the CITRIS campuses and has worked in the field of again for more than 30 years.
Rashomon Project featured in New Scientist
The Rashomon Project is developing an open-source toolkit that can facilitate the rapid assembly and public review of “Video Timelines” where many video and photo perspectives are time-aligned and displayed simultaneously.
The New Age of Medical Monitoring
Steve DeMello featured in article from Scientific American on remote monitoring of patients and the collection of surveillance data from nontraditional sources.
The Crowd and the Mob: Opportunities, Cautions for Constant Video Surveillance
Deputy Director Camille Crittenden blogs about perpetual surveillance & need for authentication.
CITRIS Health Care Initiative Discusses Potential of Big Data
The fourth CITRIS SCHEME meeting recently took place, uniting physician and engineers to discuss the future of medicine and information technology.
University 2.0: Examining the Promise of Online Education
Real questions remain about the effectiveness of online vs. traditional formats and the implications of these technological advances for the future of higher education.