Partnerships & Collaborations

The Sustainability and Renewable Energy Center at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and Mexico’s National Commission of Efficient Energy Use establish terms of collaboration

Upon invitation from the Director of the Sustainability and Renewable Energy Center (CSER) at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG), Dr. Mauricio Alcocer Ruthling, the Director of Mexico’s National Commission of Efficient Energy Use (CONUEE) visited the installations of what will be the new Lighting Technology Center (CTI).This project is in collaboration with UC Davis, which already has its own lighting technology center and energy efficient experts.

Refugees reclaim a human right with technology

The Article 26 Backpack at UC Davis is a new humanitarian tool that displaced people are using to securely store and share documents, such as transcripts and resumes, with universities, scholarship agencies and employers. Nearly 600 people have created virtual backpacks since the project launched in Lebanon this spring.