If Eleanor Roosevelt had a Smartphone… open.substack.com/pub/camillecri…

Unsecured “open-source” AI systems pose a massive series of threats to society and democracy, says David Evan Harris (David Evan Harris linkedin.com/in/davidevanharris), offering a set of proposals for how to regulate them: techpolicy.press/how-to-regulat…

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'All non-white groups are underrepresented in the academy, accounting for a collective total of only 25.1 percent of all faculty positions, despite representing nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population.'
EDGE in Tech™ – University of California

Study of Colorado women (2000-2010) finds access to free or low-cost contraceptives led to a 6% to 12% increase in bachelor's degree attainment. Gianna Melillo
thehill.com/changing-ameri…

📣 Hey, undergrads of ALL MAJORS at UC Berkeley, @UCDavis, @UCMerced & @UCSC! CITRIS Workforce Innovation is now accepting apps for paid summer #internships in aviation, climate & energy, digital health, robotics & semiconductors. Apply by Jan. 30: 🔹 bit.ly/citris-2023int…

Going into the end of the year like...

'With millions in funding available and growing momentum to improve the climate, let’s start with our own plates.' Camille Crittenden blogs.berkeley.edu/2022/11/28/wan…

🎉 It's official: CIEE's Cal Energy Corps will merge with the #Climate & #Energy track of the @CITRISNews Workforce Innovation Program beginning December 2022! We're excited to support #StudentResearch from the University of California.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/ciee-calenergy…

🎉CITRIS Policy Lab CITRIS has been nominated for the Responsible AI Institute #RAISE2022 Leading Community Organization Award!🎉 responsible.ai/post/and-the-r…

VOTING ENDS NOV. 25! Submit your votes here: share.hsforms.com/1xgCent2hRK6mE…

Learn more about our work here: citrispolicylab.org

🚨 The Athena Awards nomination deadline has been extended to 11/20 at 5 p.m. PT! 🚨 Honor an inclusive leader in your life & see them recognized at the next EDGE in Tech Symposium.

Nominations due today! ⌛️

A group of 84 students made up the inaugural cohort for the new CITRIS program, a #UC center at UC Berkeley @UCDavis @UCMerced and @UCSC that provides real-world experience in tech innovation. This was made possible by a $20M dollar grant from CA. bit.ly/3SrfVFI

Through the nonprofit Elevated Access, 870 volunteer pilots fly passengers across US state lines for abortions and gender affirming care. The pilots fund the transportation costs. 👏 Elevated Access
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/o…

Forget the cat videos. I'm just watching baby elephant videos from now on. 😍

Collaboration, confidence, critical thinking — University of California undergrads from UC Berkeley, @UCDavis, @UCMerced & @UCSC learned essential skills this summer as interns in the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program. Read more about the first cohort: 🔹 bit.ly/citris-workfor…

Nominations are open for EDGE in Tech Athena Awards for Next Generation. Nominate an org creating inclusive onramps to join the ranks of former winners including:
AnnieCannons
Self-eSTEM
Double Shelix
Girls Who Code
Code to Inspire
Neo
edge.berkeley.edu/athena-awards/

This summer, 84 University of California undergraduates explored careers in aviation, climate resilience, digital health, robotics and semiconductors as interns in the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program CITRIS bit.ly/3SrfVFI

'Bureaucracy engineering' 🤣 brilliant!

For your amusement Brandie Nonnecke, Host of TecHype @kmariewaller
Kim Thuy Seelinger and other #copyedit mavens: My Life in Error nyti.ms/3qQsZcg