The program pilot at two affordable housing communities aims to improve older adult health and well-being CONTACT: Kathleen Stann, Director of Communications, CITRIS, communications@citris-uc.org August 11, 2020 […]
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Blockchain for the public good
Over the last year, I have had the privilege to lead the California Blockchain Working Group, which delivered its report to the Legislature in early July. Established by AB […]
As millions of students turn to online education, the FCC must implement bold changes to close the digital divide
With confirmed cases of coronavirus on the rise in the US, over 100,000 schools have closed, disrupting the education of over 55 million students. While many schools are […]
Targeting the Caravan: Debunking an Anti-Migrant Video Spread as U.S. Right-Wing Propaganda
The gross misrepresentation of events exemplified in this tweet came to my attention during my involvement in a research project between the CITRIS Policy Lab and the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley which analyzed thousands of tweets from the top 10 most influential bot and non-bot accounts spreading anti-migrant propaganda on Twitter leading up to the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.
Applications now open for 2020 TTRN-CITRIS Summer Institute
The TTRN-CITRIS International Summer Institute aims to build and support an international network of researchers dedicated to the creation of impactful research and innovation in health […]
California’s Anti-Deepfake Law
CITRIS Policy Lab Director Brandie Nonnecke appeared on the Unprecedented podcast to discuss California’s Anti-Deepfake Law and some of the flaws in the policy. Nonnecke believes the law […]
The Kids Are Online—and Alright
Lack of broadband access is a greater threat to the well-being of young people than too much access. CITRIS Executive Director Camille Crittenden knocks down the conventional […]
Tech for refugees and immigrants
With 70.8 million people displaced globally this year, ensuring the safety of these populations is a critical issue. CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have launched technological and policy innovations to help protect refugees and immigrants. Projects range from mapping refugee services and transparency technologies to a digital propaganda study on immigration hate speech on Twitter in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
Health, Wildfires & Climate Change in California
In Spring 2019, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute collaborated with the California Institute for […]
How the ‘California effect’ could shape a global approach to ethical AI
World Economic Forum: Amid growing concern over the threat of AI-enabled systems to perpetuate discrimination and bias and infringe upon privacy, California has introduced several bills intended to […]
Tech meets neurodegenerative diseases at the Aging Research and Technology Summit
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, along with other UC Berkeley campus partners, presented the second annual Aging Research and Technology Summit earlier this month, to highlight research and technology solutions being developed to disrupt the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
CITRIS Policy Lab releases two new white papers on digital identification and facial recognition
The CITRIS Policy Lab published two white papers, outlining civil and political rights protections for digital ID and facial recognition systems.
CITRIS participates in state-sponsored precision medicine initiative
The final report from the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine Projects (CIAPM) was released to the California State Legislature in July 2019.
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Health student assistants
CITRIS Health is seeking motivated students to fill two open positions. Details about the positions below: Student assistant (investor database) (~10 hours per week) CITRIS […]
Using Virtual Reality for physical rehabilitation
UCSC undergraduate Aviv Elor develops virtual reality games for physical rehabilitation
Bolinas to be case study in evacuation
Point Reyes Light: CITRIS visiting scholar Louise Comfort will join a yearlong study in Bolinas, CA along with other UC Berkeley researchers to develop the […]
Superuser-turned-entrepreneur designs novel tech to combat Alzheimer’s with light
A young scientist pursuing a career in academic research walked into the CITRIS Invention Lab wanting to build mice cages for a doctoral project. “It was like, ‘This is intimidating, I don’t know what I’m doing at all.’ But my entire career changed based on the experience I had at CITRIS.” She went on to found a company developing novel photonic technology to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
CITRIS E.D. Camille Crittenden named Chair of California Blockchain Working Group
Camille Crittenden to lead 20 blockchain tech and policy experts under Assembly Bill 2658.
Big tech firms racing to track climate refugees
“Everybody deserves to have formal identification that they can use to exert their rights,” says Brandie Nonnecke, director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, as to […]
Fifty years of surveillance law in America
Cyrus Farivar, investigative tech reporter at NBC News and Habeas Data author, discusses 10 legal cases that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and […]
Misinformation Spreading About Abortion Ban
Buzzfeed: Recent abortion bans have spurred a rash of misleading claims online consistent with research from the CITRIS Policy Lab on the role of bots […]
AI that’s fair, reliable, safe: California can lead the way
Today, automated decision systems influence who receives health insurance, parole, and job offers. The California legislature is leading the nation in establishing standards for accountability, […]
From Invention Lab to Ghana, training devices to screen for cervical cancer
In collaboration with midwives in Ghana, Visualize designs, builds and implements low-cost training devices that assist in teaching health care providers how to screen for cervical cancer.
CITRIS 2019 Seed Funding Awards Announced
Competitive teams from the campuses of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Davis, and Davis Health submitted proposals for collaborative […]