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The Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz (UCSCGI), led by CITRIS researcher David Haussler, has been awarded seed funding of up to $50,000 for nine […]
The CITRIS principal investigator and professor of computer science made a proctored, computer–based testing facility, so students gain flexibility and teachers don’t need to plan […]
Help shape the future of risk assessment and insurance in the age of AI. CITRIS and the Banatao Institute is seeking a research intern to […]
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute is pleased to welcome Chris Given, California State Chief Information Officer and Director of the California Department of Technology, to […]
Colleen Naughton, a CITRIS principal investigator (PI) and 2020 seed funding award recipient is leading a new research initiative for nicotine detection at UC Merced. […]
A recent feature in Berkeley Engineer magazine highlights the career of CITRIS investigator Ken Goldberg, whose more than three decades of work have helped shape […]
From generative AI systems to the platforms that shape speech, mobility and economic opportunity, today’s technologies don’t just operate within policy frameworks—they help define them. […]
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) has selected the recipients of its 2026 Seed Funding […]
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) has announced the recipients of the 2026 EDGE in […]
2023 CITRIS Foundry alum PosTrue has been selected for Stage 1 of the VentureWell E-Team Program. The PosTrue app is a muscle stiffness monitor for […]
At the end of April, six teams from all four of the University of California’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society […]
A UC Davis team, led by former CITRIS UC Davis director Saif Islam is joining the Pacific Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors, a regional […]
Matt and Lisa Sonsini’s $13.5 million commitment to fund a new Advanced Technology Entrepreneurial Center and proof-of-concept grants will expand a proven model for moving […]
CITRIS is co-hosting the What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit on June 16-18 at UC Berkeley. At the event, CITRIS, in collaboration with Mary Furlong & […]
Slugiculture, a team from UC Santa Cruz advised by CITRIS researcher and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Steve McGuire, was named a finalist […]
On May 21, 2026, students, mentors and state leaders gathered at the UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento for the final showcase of the […]
CITRIS and UC Merced celebrated dual anniversaries this month, with an event at UC Merced on Main. CITRIS, created by former California Gov. Gray Davis […]
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025–26 CITRIS Aviation Prize, a multidisciplinary competition that challenges University of California […]
With deep sadness, we mourn the passing of Dr. YangQuan Chen, Professor in the School of Engineering at UC Merced and founder and director of […]
On April 2, 2026, Alexandre Bayen, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), was […]
The CITRIS researcher and UC Davis professor has spent two decades investigating sociopolitical discussion on the internet, with the aim of understanding extremism and breaking […]
A 2025 panel discussion, including Bin Yu, a researcher at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute […]
Two CITRIS PIs, Camille Crittenden and Samuel King, have been selected for UC Noyce Initiative funding as part of a $3.4 million award cycle supporting […]
UC Davis has officially launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), a four-month, cohort-based program that supports early-stage life science startups. It operates across both Sacramento […]
