Assistant Professor, UC Davis
EDGE in Tech
The Women Leading a New Era in Human-Computer Interaction
The sold-out 2021 Women in Tech Symposium highlighted the future of human-computer interaction in a myriad of fields including food systems; aging in a digital […]
Meet EDGE in Tech: Women in Tech’s New Name Showcases its Inclusive Mission
The Women in Tech Initiative is now the EDGE in Tech Initiative. The new name strives to better embody the program’s inclusive mission. The Women […]
The Trailblazing Women of CITRIS
Twenty years ago, thanks to a visionary partnership between the University of California and state leaders, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute was launched to support […]
Founding the Future: Highlights from the First Cohorts of the CITRIS Foundry
Since it opened its doors in 2013, the CITRIS Foundry has helped innovators turn their ideas into real-world impact. In the process, the Foundry has […]
Leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series – LaDavia S. Drane
Leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series – Nichelle Grant
Leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Shareka Nelson
Registration is now open for the 2021 Women in Tech Symposium
The 2021 Women in Tech Symposium will take place on March 12, 2021, and focus on human-computer interaction (HCI). Registration for the Women in Tech […]
Leila Takayama and Melody Ivory to Keynote Women in Tech Symposium 2021
Two leading experts in human-computer interaction to keynote the annual Women in Tech Symposium on March 12, 2021. Leila Takayama, associate professor of Computational Media […]
2021 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Award Winners Announced
The Women in Tech Initiative at UC is proud to announce the fifth annual Athena Award winners. Sponsored by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and […]
Berkeley SciComm Fellows Application Opens on Jan 11!
As a Berkeley SciComm Fellow, you will learn facilitation skills and receive training to lead two different science communication workshops, Science Storytelling and Public Speaking. […]
Google supports ¡Valle! tech training for Central Valley students
Applications now open: A second round of funding from Google will support another year of ¡Valle!, the tech training program aimed at increasing access to […]
Women in Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2020
The Women in Tech Initiative at the University of California has developed a 2020 Women in Tech Holiday Gift Guide to boost and support the persistence […]
Picture a STEMinist: Coded Bias
Conversation with Bo Young Lee, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Uber
UC Merced Professors Collaborate to Solve Big Problems in the Central Valley
UC Merced faculty are involved in three new CITRIS seed-funded projects to address society’s—and the San Joaquin Valley’s—problems through technology in the following areas: agriculture, […]
Anita Balaraman
Lecturer at the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
UC Berkeley
Magy Seif El-Nasr
Professor, Vice Chair of Serious Games Program, Computational Media
Jack Baskin School of Engineering
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Hailey Windsor (Class of ’20, CED)
Hailey Windsor was introduced to the CITRIS Invention Lab as a freshman and found a place where she could combine her interests in environmental design, engineering, art, and new media. In the lab, Windsor worked with Visualize, a nonprofit organization co-founded in 2014 by Julia Kramer (PhD 2020 ME) and Loyola University medical student Maria Young, prototyping training devices for nurses in Ghana to identify cervical cancer. Windsor also had the opportunity to work with the Berkeley AI startup Covariant.ai. She graduated from UC Berkeley in spring 2020 with an Individual Major in Human-Centered Design.
2021 Women in Tech Symposium – The New Era in Human-Computer Interaction
Nominations Now Open for 2021 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards!
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Awards! Nominations are due by Nov. 6, 2020.
Grace Hopper Celebration: Finding a Job when AI is “Hiring”
A Recap of Women in Tech Initiative Director Jill Finlayson’s Grace Hopper Celebration 2020 Session Increasingly, AI-enabled tools are used in every facet of the […]
Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Now in its 17th year, NCSAM continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation, […]