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Five student teams embark on tech for social good projects
January 23, 2023
Five student teams will take on tech for social good projects with funding from the UCSC CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the UCSC Institute for Social
CITRIS drone program lands $1 million grant from James Irvine Foundation
April 25, 2022
The Public Interest Technology – University Network (PIT-UN) has opened the call for proposals for the 2022 Network Challenge funding opportunity. The PIT-UN Network Challenge seeks to encourage new ideas, foster collaborations, and incentivize resource- and information-sharing among network members.
2022 PIT-UN Network Challenge funding open for submissions
April 11, 2022
The Public Interest Technology – University Network (PIT-UN) has opened the call for proposals for the 2022 Network Challenge funding opportunity. The PIT-UN Network Challenge seeks to encourage new ideas, foster collaborations, and incentivize resource- and information-sharing among network members.
Engineer David Lee wins funding for public interest technology program
November 02, 2021
David Lee, assistant professor of computational media at UC Santa Cruz, has received funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) for a program to provide community-engaged experiential learning for students.
CITRIS Tech for Social Good 2021-22 student teams awarded funding
January 27, 2022
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz has chosen three new student projects and two events for funding through the 2021-22 Tech for Social Good (TSG)
Member Spotlight: University of California, Santa Cruz
February 09, 2021
PIT University Network spotlights the University of California, Santa Cruz and its collaboration with the network in executing values of public service, environmental stewardship and community engagement.
CITRIS UCSC Tech For Social Good Program funds student teams
January 06, 2021
Six student teams at UCSC have been chosen for funding this year through the Tech for Social Good Program run by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UCSC and co-sponsored by the Institute for Social Transformation.
Two UC Santa Cruz programs win funding for public interest technology
November 16, 2020
The Human Rights Investigations Lab and Everett Program at UC Santa Cruz will receive new grant funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network.
UC Santa Cruz joins national “tech for social good” network
February 21, 2020
UCSC is the second UC campus accepted into The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), a partnership convened by New America, the Ford Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation to build the nascent field of public interest technology.
