Jordan Coffey is a UC Berkeley alumnus (class of 2020) who majored in architecture. His interest in dental care started at an early age and […]
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Dialogue4Health: Telehealth Policy Update – Changes for 2021
Gale Berkowitz
Associate Director
CITRIS Health
Emily Cooper
Assistant Professor of Optometry and Vision Science
University of California, Berkeley
CITRIS Health Director David Lindeman appointed to the California Commission on Aging
CITRIS Health Director David Lindeman has been appointed to the California Commission on Aging by Governor Gavin Newsom. Lindeman has worked in the fields of […]
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, […]
CITRIS Foundry team Storx Technologies monitors fetal health during labor and delivery
Medical startup Storx Technologies improves fetal health and lowers the rate of C-sections. The team develops better standards than heart rate monitors for assessing fetal […]
ACTIVATE
ACTIVATE is a public-private pilot initiative to support rural, low-income agricultural workers by providing access to internet and telehealth services.
ACTIVATE Will Bring Telehealth Services To Vulnerable, At-Risk Residents of California’s Central Valley
Researchers at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society & the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at the University of California are launching today Accountability, Coordination, and Telehealth in the Valley to Achieve Transformation and Equity (ACTIVATE)
Lighthouse for Older Adults
“Lighthouse for Older Adults,” a CITRIS and University of California Initiative, Brings Technology-Enabled Health and Well-Being to Low-Income California Seniors During COVID Crisis The program […]
Medical Management in Epilepsy – A Journey into the Unknown
CITRIS Research Exchange with Kamal Jethwani
The promise of technology for older adults: ephemeral or essential?
Technology and technology-enabled interventions have become central to the lives of older adults, family caregivers, and the workforce supporting older adults. CITRIS Health Director David […]
“Lighthouse for Older Adults,” a CITRIS and University of California Initiative, Brings Technology-Enabled Health and Well-Being to Low-Income California Seniors During COVID Crisis
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 […]
Denise Payán
Denise D. Payán is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of California, Merced. She also directs the Community Health & Innovative Policy (CHIP) Lab.
Open Problems for Robots in Surgery and Healthcare
From hobby to necessity
CITRIS administrator sews protective masks Karen Stierwalt, CITRIS Director of Finance and Administration, began sewing at about eight years old. Over the last decade, she […]
CITRIS Foundry Alum Aluna Receives FDA Clearance
CITRIS Foundry alum Aluna recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its asthma management device and platform. Aluna helps patients, particularly pediatric patients, […]
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 […]
Million Hands
Hand prosthetics have come a long way since Daniel Lim created a “super hand” in the CITRIS Invention Lab in 2015 for an eight-year-old with symbrachydactyly, thanks to CITRIS seed-funded projects led by Professors Alice Agogino and Grace McConnell and collaborators across campus and beyond.
Sam Altman: How to build a successful bio startup
On April 25, 2018, CITRIS hosted Y Combinator President Sam Altman to discuss how to build a successful bio startup. Joining him on the panel […]
A huge UC Davis tech campus is coming to this neighborhood in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: In April, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May (M.S.’88, Ph.D.’91 EECS) announced plans for a 25-acre technology and innovation district at the university’s medical center campus in Sacramento.
No age limit on tech benefits
No age limit on tech benefits: Americans 65 and older are projected to number more than 98 million by 2060. “Technology can be a huge […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Health Postdoctoral Scholar
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is recruiting for a postdoctoral scholar position in health technology (CITRIS Health). CITRIS Postdoctoral Scholar, Health Initiative, UC Berkeley […]