More than a hundred UC students in the fourth and final cohort developed valuable skills in high-demand industries.
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Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships
High-performing students from four UC campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand tech fields this summer.
Goldberg comments on potential of AI and robotics
Artificial intelligence can find you a recipe or generate a picture, but it can’t hang a picture on a wall or cook you dinner — yet.
CITRIS PI’s team teaches robots complex skills
Sergey Levine’s reinforcement learning method enables robots to complete a range of tasks from flipping an egg to assembling a motherboard.
CITRIS PI awarded $10M for rural autonomous vehicle project
Led by UC Berkeley’s Scott Moura, the six-year program will explore autonomous vehicle solutions to improve freight system logistics in underserved areas.
CITRIS supports AgTech Alliance at UC Santa Cruz
The Alliance will support research, education and events to advance agricultural technology for a more sustainable future.
CIDER to train 45 new drone pilots in spring 2025
The mission of CIDER’s Drone Pilot Training Program is to support diversity and inclusion in the industry, and to train pilots who prioritize safety, privacy and security.
CITRIS PIs collaborate on international ag tech project
The two-year project will investigate innovative technologies to make berry cultivation processes safer and less labor intensive.
Future of Work podcast addresses shifting labor landscape
Produced by UC Berkeley Extension and hosted by Jill Finlayson, the series helps employees and job-seekers stay competitive in an evolving workforce.
CITRIS publishes 2024 annual report
As we celebrate the past year, we renew our commitment to serve as a catalyst and convener for the UC community.
UC Santa Cruz student team wins safety award in Farm Robotics Challenge
The CITRIS-supported team developed two new features to improve the safety of a small autonomous tractor.
CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz announces 2024 I2P awards
Three projects will work towards developing information technology solutions in the areas of tech ethics, education and art.
CITRIS Workforce Innovation empowers the next generation of STEM leaders
The third cohort of the University of California summer internship program launches new tracks in cybersecurity and data for social impact and welcomes its first graduate students.
¡Valle! connects Central Valley students to STEM careers
Through workshops and hands-on activities, the program empowered participants to build skills and networks and learn about rewarding research experiences.
CITRIS and Intel collaborate to enhance semiconductor training opportunities for UC undergraduates
A grant of more than $50,000 will create the CITRIS-Intel Emerging Engineers Program, to help develop on-ramps into the semiconductor workforce.
Cultivating sustainable systems: Stavros Vougioukas embraces ag tech challenges
The CITRIS PI and UC Davis biological and agricultural engineer harnesses robotic and automated technology to optimize designs, systems and processes in agriculture and beyond.
Pourreza speaks to CNN on the future of AI in agriculture
AI has the potential to transform both the production power and labor landscape of the agriculture industry, says ag tech expert.
UC Santa Cruz receives $10M for food and ag workforce development
The project will be led by CITRIS PI Stacy Philpott, and CIDER Director Becca Fenwick will serve as a co-director.
‘Mission-driven’: Colleen Naughton integrates anthropology and engineering to advance ag tech and public health
The CITRIS PI and UC Merced professor and development engineer blends traditional research techniques with improvements in technology and analytical methods to design more sustainable food, energy and water systems.
2023 EDGE in Tech Symposium: Smarter Tech for a Resilient Future
Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation coalition receives $65.1M from US government
The funding will support the launch of a new agriculture technology center called iCREATE.
CITRIS director weighs in on benefits and risks of AI in business
In the latest issue of BSR’s emerging issues publication, Costas Spanos describes the adoption of autonomous systems in business as an ‘arms race’ to protect privacy.