A team of eight undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced has won the inaugural CITRIS Aviation Prize.
Research Thrusts
Inaugural Human Rights By Design fellows publish white papers
Brie McLemore and Ifejesu Ogunleye, the first cohort of a fellowship program established by Taraaz and the CITRIS Policy Lab, have released papers on the human rights implications of emerging tech.
CITRIS experts discuss chatbots for student mental health support
Can — and should — chatbots help students navigate mental health crises? As higher education tackles a worsening student mental health crisis on slim budgets, […]
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.
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.
NIST’s AI risk management framework should address key societal-scale risks
CITRIS Policy Lab Director Brandie Nonnecke and colleagues have authored a set of recommendations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to consider for its AI Risk Management Framework.
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.
Opportunities for Funding High-Speed Internet for Congregate Living
We are pleased to share this Opportunities Guide: Funding Senior High-Speed Internet Access, assembled by Freedman Consulting, LLC. It provides a comprehensive list of funding […]
CITRIS Confronts Pandemic Challenges and Continues to Innovate
The 20th anniversary of CITRIS coincided with the coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown of many in-person campus operations. In response, the institute pivoted key programming […]
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 […]
Lessons from Lighthouse Webinar
On April 20, 2021, CITRIS Health and the Lighthouse for Older Adults program hosted the “Lessons from Lighthouse: Operationalizing Technology to Support Older Adults in […]
CITRIS Health Pioneers Innovation in Telehealth and Healthy Aging
CITRIS began working at the intersection of health and technology more than ten years ago to lead and support University of California research on healthy […]
Morgan Ames on the Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child
Morgan Ames researches the ideological origins of inequality in the technology world, with a focus on utopianism, childhood, and learning. The questions that drive her current […]
CITRIS Health Deploys Rapid COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing in Sacramento
CITRIS Health’s Lighthouse team, in collaboration with Eskaton, a Sacramento-based non-profit housing provider for older adults, is launching a mobile care team to support homebound […]
CITRIS Health Launches Rapid COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing in Central Valley
CITRIS Health’s ACTIVATE team is working with Livingston Community Health, a non-profit, community-owned health center based in Livingston, CA, to launch a mobile care team […]
Brian Christian on the Challenges of Integrating Human Values into AI Systems
Brian Christian is the author of “The Most Human Human,” which was named a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and a The New Yorker favorite book of […]
During the Holidays, Using Technology to Connect Older Adults With Friends and Family
During the Holidays, Using Technology to Connect Older Adults With Friends and Family The holiday season is typically a time to reconnect with family and […]
TechHive AI Learning Program for High School Students
About TechHive AI TechHive AI is an innovative learning program to teach high school students about cybersecurity and ethics of AI. While AI holds great […]
Announcing the 2021 Technology and Human Rights Fellows
Taraaz and the CITRIS Policy Lab welcome the 2021 Technology and Human Rights fellows Taraaz and the CITRIS Policy Lab are proud to announce the […]
UC convenes Artificial Intelligence Working Group to harness innovative technology, establish guardrails for equitable and ethical use
UC Newsroom: Artificial intelligence (AI) — machines or computer programs capable of learning and problem-solving to perform tasks that typically require humans — can make […]
CITRIS Policy Lab partners with the Day One Project to inform platform oversight in next administration
As part of the Day One Project, CITRIS Policy Lab Director Brandie Nonnecke has published a policy brief urging the Biden administration to protect third-party […]